RoomieFix

Collaborative maintenance tracking for roommates – hold landlords accountable together.

Score: 7.4/10GermanyMedium BuildReady to Spawn
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The Opportunity

Problem

College students in off-campus rentals face unresponsive landlords and tracking glitches in proptech apps when submitting maintenance requests.

Solution

RoomieFix enables roommates to co-submit and track requests in shared group dashboards, voting on escalations. It eliminates individual tracking errors by syncing updates across all housemates. Built-in chat keeps everyone looped in without app glitches.

Target Audience

College students renting off-campus apartments or houses

Differentiator

Group-first collaboration with roommate voting on actions.

Brand Voice

supportive

Features

Group Creation

must-have8h

Invite roommates to shared property group.

Shared Request Board

must-have12h

Collaborative kanban for all house requests.

Roomie Voting

must-have10h

Vote to escalate or close requests.

In-app Chat

must-have10h

Discuss issues per request.

Unified Notifications

must-have6h

Group alerts for responses.

Chore Assignment

nice-to-have8h

Assign follow-ups to roommates.

House Scorecard

nice-to-have6h

Track overall maintenance health.

Integration with Calendly

future5h

Schedule landlord meetings.

Total Build Time: 65 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextNo
nametextYes

Relationships:

  • many-to-many with groups

groups

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
nametextNo
addresstextNo
landlord_emailtextNo

Relationships:

  • many-to-many users via group_members
  • one-to-many requests

requests

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
titletextNo
statustextNo
group_iduuidNo
votes_neededintNo
created_attimestampNo

Relationships:

  • foreign key group_id -> groups.id

API Endpoints

POST
/api/groups

Create group

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/groups/:id/requests

Add request to group

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/requests/:id/vote

Vote on request

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/groups/:id/invite

Invite roommate

🔒 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
Pusher for realtime chat

Build Timeline

Week 1: Auth and groups

20h
  • Signup
  • Group create/join
  • DB setup

Week 2: Request board

25h
  • Shared kanban
  • Request CRUD

Week 3: Voting and chat

25h
  • Voting system
  • Realtime chat

Week 4: Notifications and payments

20h
  • Group notifs
  • Stripe
  • Landing

Week 5: Polish and test

15h
  • Mobile responsive
  • Beta launch

Week 6: Iterate on feedback

10h
  • Nice-to-haves
  • SEO
Total Timeline: 6 weeks • 135 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

No voting

  • 1 group, 3 requests/mo

Pro

$9/mo

2-4 members

  • Unlimited requests
  • Voting
  • Chat

House

$25/mo

None

  • All Pro + analytics
  • Unlimited members
  • Custom templates

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 12001%$35$420
Month 61,5003.5%$1,312$15,744

Unit Economics

$3.5
CAC
$160
LTV
6%
Churn
90%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 45.7xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Fix Your House as a Squad

RoomieFix lets roommates team up to track and enforce maintenance requests.

Feature Highlights

Shared dashboards
Vote to escalate
Group chat
No more solo chasing
Easy invites

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'Our whole house got AC fixed!' - Group of 4, OSU"
"'Finally collaborative!' - Jordan, UMich"

First Three Customers

Target house-sharing posts on Facebook Marketplace college groups; Partner with student orgs for promo codes; Run Instagram ads to 'off-campus housing' interests in college towns.

Launch Channels

Product Huntr/roommatesr/collegehousingHacker NewsBetaList

SEO Keywords

roommate maintenance trackergroup landlord request appshared rental repairs collegehousemate fix collaborationoff-campus group proptech

Competitive Analysis

Splitwise

splitwise.com
Free/Pro $5
Strength

Bill splitting

Weakness

No maintenance

Our Advantage

Request-specific collab

HomeZada

homezada.com
$10/mo
Strength

Home mgmt

Weakness

Not group-focused

Our Advantage

Roomie voting + chat

🏰 Moat Strategy

Network effects from group invites grow virally among roommates.

⏰ Why Now?

Surge in shared off-campus housing due to high dorm costs.

Risks & Mitigation

technicalmedium severity

Realtime sync issues

Mitigation

Use Supabase realtime

marketlow severity

Solo renters prefer individual apps

Mitigation

Pro tier for solos

Validation Roadmap

pre-build5 days

Interview 30 roommate groups

Success: 80% want collab features

mvp21 days

10 group betas

Success: 4/5 groups active weekly

Pivot Options

  • Add bill splitting
  • Enterprise for sororities
  • Solo renter mode

Quick Stats

Build Time
135h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$1,300
Market Size
$4500.0M
Features
8
Database Tables
3
API Endpoints
4