Does resty.ai do tenant screening or listings?

No, and that's deliberate. TurboTenant is built for filling vacancies — listings, applications, and screening — and does it well. resty.ai is the operations and accounting layer for units you already manage. Many landlords use a leasing tool to fill a unit, then run the year-round books in resty.ai.

Why does TurboTenant cost so little?

Much of TurboTenant is free or cheap to the landlord because it monetizes the tenant side — application and screening fees, renters insurance, and rent-payment fees. That's a good fit while you're leasing. resty.ai charges the landlord a flat $12/mo and never puts fees on your tenants.

Can I use both TurboTenant and resty.ai?

Yes, and that's a common setup. Use TurboTenant to list and screen for a vacancy, then keep the books — rent roll, Schedule E, depreciation, deposits, and renewals — in resty.ai for the units you already manage.

resty.ai vs TurboTenant

Great at filling units. Then what?

TurboTenant is one of the best tools out there for the part it's built for: getting a unit filled. Listing syndication, online applications, and tenant screening are genuinely strong, and a lot of that is free to you because TurboTenant earns from the tenant side — application and screening fees, renters insurance, payment fees. That model is great while you're leasing. It just thins out once the unit is full and the work becomes running the books for a portfolio you already manage.

Side by side

Where each one actually earns its keep.

Feature comparison between TurboTenant and resty.ai
What it does	TurboTenant	resty.ai
Listings & syndicationpost a vacancy to rental sites	their core strength — syndicated listings	not a leasing tool; bring full units
Applications & screeningcredit, background, eviction checks	built in, tenant-paid screening reports	we don't screen applicants
Rent accounting & Schedule Eledger categorized into tax lines, by property	collects rent; thin on tax-line accounting	per-property Schedule E rollup, CSV export
Schedule E depreciation27.5-year mid-month convention, line 18	not computed	MACRS straight-line, per property
Renewals & recordsinsurance, property tax, rental license dates	geared to leasing, not portfolio upkeep	dated records that remind you early
Who payswhere the money comes from	tenant-monetized: application, screening, payment fees	flat $12/mo from you, nothing on tenants

Listings & syndication

post a vacancy to rental sites

TurboTenant: their core strength — syndicated listings
resty.ai: not a leasing tool; bring full units

Applications & screening

credit, background, eviction checks

TurboTenant: built in, tenant-paid screening reports
resty.ai: we don't screen applicants

Rent accounting & Schedule E

ledger categorized into tax lines, by property

TurboTenant: collects rent; thin on tax-line accounting
resty.ai: per-property Schedule E rollup, CSV export

Schedule E depreciation

27.5-year mid-month convention, line 18

TurboTenant: not computed
resty.ai: MACRS straight-line, per property

Renewals & records

insurance, property tax, rental license dates

TurboTenant: geared to leasing, not portfolio upkeep
resty.ai: dated records that remind you early

Who pays

where the money comes from

TurboTenant: tenant-monetized: application, screening, payment fees
resty.ai: flat $12/mo from you, nothing on tenants

Compared in good faith against each tool's public product as of June 2026. Tools change — if a row here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.

The honest version

There's a right answer for you.

Sometimes it isn't us, and we'll say so. Here's the short way to tell.

Choose TurboTenant if

You have a vacancy to fill right now and need it listed widely.
You want tenant screening — credit, background, and eviction history.
You want online applications and e-sign for a new lease.
You're fine with tenants paying the application and screening fees.

Choose resty.ai if

Your units are full and the work now is keeping the year-round books.
You want Schedule E with depreciation, not just a record of rent collected.
You want insurance, tax, and license renewals tracked so nothing lapses.
You want one flat price you pay — never fees pushed onto your tenants.

On purpose

The work after the unit is full.

TurboTenant earns when a tenant pays a fee — to apply, to be screened, to send rent. resty.ai earns one way: the flat price you pay. So there's nothing pushed onto your tenants, no payment rails taking a cut, and no upsell tier holding the depreciation or the renewals hostage. Fill the unit however you like — TurboTenant is a fine way to do it — then run the books here.

Questions

What landlords ask comparing the two.

Does resty.ai do tenant screening or listings?
No, and that's deliberate. TurboTenant is built for filling vacancies — listings, applications, and screening — and does it well. resty.ai is the operations and accounting layer for units you already manage. Many landlords use a leasing tool to fill a unit, then run the year-round books in resty.ai.
Why does TurboTenant cost so little?
Much of TurboTenant is free or cheap to the landlord because it monetizes the tenant side — application and screening fees, renters insurance, and rent-payment fees. That's a good fit while you're leasing. resty.ai charges the landlord a flat $12/mo and never puts fees on your tenants.
Can I use both TurboTenant and resty.ai?
Yes, and that's a common setup. Use TurboTenant to list and screen for a vacancy, then keep the books — rent roll, Schedule E, depreciation, deposits, and renewals — in resty.ai for the units you already manage.

Lease it with them. Run it with us.

Once the unit is full, the job is the books — rent roll, Schedule E with depreciation, and the renewals that quietly lapse. Open the sample portfolio and see what running a full building looks like.

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