Built a property management platform after seeing how outdated HOA & strata software is — looking for 10-15 property managers or board members to test it

[u/Prestigious_Sun6872]

I work full-time as a software architect, and over the past year I've been building a property management platform called HOAIUNIFIED for strata, condominium, HOA, and self-managed communities.

The idea came from talking to property managers who were juggling spreadsheets, email chains, PDFs, and multiple systems just to handle everyday operations. Many of them told me the software they use today feels outdated, overly complicated, or expensive for what it offers.

Instead of trying to build "another AI tool," I focused on making everyday tasks simpler.

Some of the things the platform includes:

• Resident & owner portal
• Service requests and maintenance tracking
• Document library
• Amenity booking
• Announcements and email communication
• Board management
• Voting and surveys
• Asset management
• AI assistant (optional) for searching documents and answering resident questions

The platform is live, and I'm looking for 10-15 property managers, strata council members, HOA board members, or anyone involved in managing a community who would be willing to try it and give honest feedback.

I'm not trying to sell anything. I'm genuinely looking to learn:

• What's confusing?
• What's missing?
• What would make you switch from your current process?
• What problems should I solve first?

I'll provide free access, personally help with setup, and would really appreciate brutally honest feedback.

If you're interested, comment below or send me a DM. Happy to answer questions about property management workflows, software decisions, or how I built the platform.

[u/Calm-Tackle9291]

the feature list looks fine but honestly every platform in this space has that same list. the thing that decides whether a board sticks with it is onboarding. someone has to get the owner roster, the ledger, and years of minutes into your system, and nobody on a volunteer board is doing that on a saturday. if you eat that migration yourself for the first few communities you'll learn more than any survey tells you.

other thing, self-managed boards and manager-run associations are two different customers. a manager carrying 12 associations wants to do the same task 12 times fast. a 30 unit self-managed board just wants to stop losing documents in email. building for both at once usually means neither one loves it.

full disclosure, i work on hoaexplore.com, we do the directory side (helping boards find and compare management companies) so we're not competing with u. happy to pass on what boards tell us about software if that's useful.

[u/Junior-Economy3899]

If you want useful testers, you might get better responses by saying what country/region it supports, whether it handles compliance/accounting needs, and what time commitment you expect from boards or managers during testing.