RentRadar

Track and expose ignored fixes in your dorm – crowdsource pressure on bad landlords.

Score: 7.7/10UKMedium BuildReady to Spawn
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The Opportunity

Problem

Student tenants in proptech-managed housing submit maintenance tickets via apps that are unresponsive, with landlords routinely ignoring them.

Solution

RentRadar creates anonymous public radars of unresolved PBSA issues, letting students upvote and share group radars to landlords and unis. It gamifies reporting with badges and predicts fix times based on community data. Landlords fix faster to avoid bad radar rankings.

Target Audience

Student tenants in purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) using proptech apps for maintenance requests

Differentiator

Community-driven public shaming with anonymized, shareable radars unique to PBSA transparency.

Brand Voice

edgy

Features

Anonymous Issue Radar

must-have10h

Report issues anonymously tied to PBSA building.

Upvote & Ranking

must-have12h

Community upvotes rank worst buildings/landlords.

Shareable Widgets

must-have8h

Embed radar snippets for social/uni forums.

Prediction Engine

must-have15h

AI predicts resolution time based on similar past reports.

Personal Watchlist

must-have10h

Track your building's radar and alerts.

Uni-Specific Feeds

nice-to-have10h

Filtered radars per university.

Badge System

nice-to-have8h

Gamify reporting with profile badges.

Export Data

nice-to-have5h

CSV of building stats for campaigns.

Total Build Time: 78 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextYes
anonymous_idtextNo
created_attimestampNo

Relationships:

  • one-to-many with reports

buildings

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
nametextNo
addresstextNo
providertextYes

Relationships:

  • one-to-many with reports

reports

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
building_iduuidNo
user_iduuidYes
issue_typetextNo
votesintNo
resolvedboolNo

Relationships:

  • foreign key to users.id, foreign key to buildings.id

API Endpoints

POST
/api/reports

Submit anonymous report

GET
/api/buildings/:id/reports

Fetch building reports

POST
/api/reports/:id/vote

Upvote report

🔒 Auth Required
GET
/api/buildings

Search buildings

GET
/api/predictions/:buildingId

Get fix time predictions

🔒 Auth Required

Tech Stack

Frontend
Next.js 14 + Tailwind + Shadcn/ui
Backend
Next.js API routes
Database
Supabase Postgres
Auth
Supabase Auth
Payments
Stripe
Hosting
Vercel
Additional Tools
Vercel AI for predictions

Build Timeline

Week 1: DB and anonymous reporting

20h
  • Buildings CRUD
  • Anonymous reports
  • Basic search

Week 2: Voting and radars

25h
  • Upvote system
  • Rankings dashboard
  • Share widgets

Week 3: Predictions and alerts

25h
  • AI predictions
  • User watchlists
  • Email alerts

Week 4: Monetization and launch

20h
  • Pro tiers
  • Landing
  • SEO

Week 5: Polish

15h
  • Badges
  • Uni feeds

Week 6: Testing

10h
  • Beta users
  • Fixes
Total Timeline: 6 weeks • 115 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

No alerts or predictions

  • Report & upvote
  • Basic radars

Pro

$8/mo

1 uni

  • Alerts
  • Predictions
  • Unlimited watches

Radar Pro

$20/mo

None

  • All + custom widgets
  • Data exports
  • Priority

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 13001.5%$36$432
Month 62,0004%$640$7,680

Unit Economics

$4
CAC
$100
LTV
6%
Churn
88%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 25.0xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Expose Your Shady Student Landlord

RentRadar crowdsources PBSA repair fails – upvote, share, and watch them fix fast.

Feature Highlights

Anonymous reports
Viral rankings
Fix predictions
Uni radars
Share power

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'Our hall went from #5 worst to fixed!' – Anon, UCL"
"'Landlord messaged after shares.' – Jordan"

First Three Customers

Seed radars with manual data from student review sites; post in r/UniLiving, UK student Discords. Partner with student union influencers for shoutouts. Run $50 FB ads targeting PBSA keywords.

Launch Channels

Product Huntr/SaaSHacker NewsTwitter #StudentHousing

SEO Keywords

PBSA maintenance rankingsworst student housing UKreport landlord ignoresstudent dorm repair tracker

Competitive Analysis

Free listings
Strength

Rentals marketplace

Weakness

No maintenance focus

Our Advantage

Real-time issue radars

🏰 Moat Strategy

Network effects from upvotes/shares; proprietary PBSA data moat.

⏰ Why Now?

Social media virality + tenant rights awareness rising in UK/EU student housing boom.

Risks & Mitigation

legalhigh severity

Defamation claims

Mitigation

Strict anon + verified buildings

marketmedium severity

Proptech bans

Mitigation

Public data only

executionmedium severity

Low virality

Mitigation

Seed with influencers

Validation Roadmap

pre-build5 days

Twitter poll on PBSA pains

Success: 500 votes + shares

mvp10 days

Static radar prototype

Success: 100 upvotes

growth30 days

Influencer partnerships

Success: 500 MAU

Pivot Options

  • General rental reviews
  • Uni accommodation finder
  • Landlord benchmarking tool

Quick Stats

Build Time
115h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$640
Market Size
$3000.0M
Features
8
Database Tables
3
API Endpoints
5