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Affordable housing runs on manual work. Roost runs on AI.
A start-to-finish platform for marketing affordable units and an AI-driven compliance engine that outputs an audit-ready packet for every resident. Built by operators who've lived this problem for decades.
How Roost came to be
Two problems. One platform.
There was no source of truth for searching income-restricted units — listings were scattered, outdated, or hidden behind waitlists. And on the compliance side, paperwork took weeks to complete accurately, and if overqualified applicants hit a dead end.
The tooling didn't exist. So we built it. Today Roost is the AI-first system of record for marketing and compliance, live across thousands of units.
A 2-prong solution
Marketing + Compliance
One platform that fills the unit and certifies the resident — start to finish.
01 · Marketing
Think Zillow, for affordable.
A start-to-finish marketing solution with real-time availability. Roost syndicates your units to the right channels and powers our own consumer marketplace at roostaffordable.com — so income-qualified renters can actually find your homes.
- Real-time availability across portals & agency lists
- AI applicant matching by AMI, household size & program
- Multilingual listings, auto-translated
- Built-in waitlist & pre-application workflows
02 · Compliance
An AI-driven application — only relevant questions.
Once a resident selects a home, Roost runs an AI-driven application that asks only the questions that matter for their program. The output is an audit-ready compliance packet, every time. Compliance is the core of Roost.
- AI income calculation w/ source-document citations
- Audit-ready packet for HUD, LIHTC, MFTE & more
- Recertification scheduling & resident reminders
- Bulletproof audit log of every change
Compliance, handled
The qualification packet that builds itself.
Paperwork used to take weeks of back and forth. Walk one resident file through Roost — every figure traceable to the page it came from.
Paperwork, meet progress.
Bank statement
Cascade Credit Union$17.33Interest, monthly average
Benefit award letter
Housing authority$166.67Assistance, monthly
Photo ID
State-issued identificationM. Okafor · household of 2MatchPhoto + name on file
Requested as soon as the resident selects a home
Roost asks only for what the resident's program requires and sends the reminders that bring the file in — your team sees it once it is complete.
Sample resident file. Figures are illustrative.
Then Roost keeps it that way
Compliance that runs itself.
Roost works the file year-round and only taps your site team when a human touch actually helps. Here’s a live look.
roost · compliance
The Alder
193 units · LIHTC 60% AMI · MFTE
97SCORE
Compliance score
Top 5% of WA portfolios
116/116
Income-restricted units qualified
Occupancy rules: clear
14
Recerts due, next 60 days
13 fully automated
0
Open findings on file
Last state audit: no findings
Recertification pipeline
Notice sent · 5Docs in · 4Verified · 3Signed · 2
Roost is handling47 tasks this week
- Sent 90-day recert noticeUnit 304 · 2m agoAUTO
- Income verified from paystubsUnit 118 · 14m agoAUTO
- Certification generated, sent for signatureUnit 271 · 1h agoAUTO
- Utility allowance updated for 2026Property-wide · 3h agoAUTO
- Student status re-verifiedUnit 095 · YesterdayAUTO
Needs your site team · 2
Recert docs missing after 3 reminders
Unit 042 · Due in 9 days
Print notice to post2026 annual report ready for review
Property-wide · Submit by Jul 31
Open reportEverything else is on autopilot. Roost escalates only when a resident goes quiet or a file needs judgment.
Sample property data
What this solves for operators
Two real problems. One platform that fixes both.
Fill units faster
Real-time availability + AI matching means qualified applicants find your homes the moment they're listed.
Reduce compliance overhead
An AI engine ingests docs, runs the math, and outputs an audit-ready packet — your team stops chasing paperwork.
3,000+ units live
Roost supports several ownership groups across thousands of units, on both marketing and compliance.
Results today
The numbers operators are seeing on Roost.
60%+
Savings in compliance overhead
Remove onsite and corporate payroll burden
6x
Faster compliance approval
Averaging 3–5 days, down from a month
2.5→1.5
Applicants to fill a unit
Less friction all around
Reduce
Vacancy
Reduce
Payroll
Increase
NOI
The bigger vision
The leading search engine for income-restricted housing.
Most people who qualify for an affordable home don't know they do. Roost opens the pool of potential applicants, removes the stigma of "affordable," and — for the first time — puts the power in the applicant's hands.
Find any unit
A single front door for every income-restricted home in the country.
Remove the stigma
A consumer-grade experience that treats applicants like the customers they are.
Expand the pool
Reach the millions who qualify but never knew they could apply.
The Roost Passport
One application. Endless opportunity.
If an applicant doesn't qualify for one unit, they don't start over — their verified information carries with them. Pre-populated forms, persistent eligibility, and a single profile across the entire Roost network. We call it the Roost Passport.
- Verified once, accepted everywhere on Roost
- Pre-populated applications across properties
- Applicants see the homes they actually qualify for
- Site teams stop re-collecting the same docs
Roost Passport· verified
Maria L.
Household of 3 · 60% AMI band
Annual income
$42,180
Voucher
S8 · Active
Docs verified
7 of 7
Match score
98
Encrypted · portable across every Roost listing
Impact
Transparency for impact funds and ownership groups.
Every initial certification, lease, and recert rolls into dashboards companies can actually report from — no spreadsheets, no quarterly fire drills.
Total Units
3,847
Affordable Units
1,204
+42 YTD
Avg AMI Served
54%
Audit-Ready Packets
1,189
Units by AMI Band
Affordability Depth
30% AMI
187
50% AMI
312
60% AMI
498
80% AMI
207
Avg Tenancy
3.4 yrs
+0.4 vs market
Annual Retention
78%
vs 61% market
Eviction Rate
1.2%
vs 4.7% market
Longer tenancies reduce turnover costs and signal housing stability for residents.
Plays well with your stack
System agnostic. Sits on top. Does the hard work.
Roost doesn't replace your PMS — it sits on top of it and absorbs the messy back-and-forth between applicants, site teams, and compliance.
PMS
Yardi RentCafe
LivePMS
RealPage
Coming soonPMS
Entrata
Coming soonSee it on your portfolio
Give your team back their week.
See how Roost handles your next 100 applications, end to end. We'll run a live demo on one of your properties and show the value to your bottom line.