Getting Started with TIDY

Welcome to TIDY! TIDY is your AI property manager — AI + humans handle the work of a property manager for you across marketing, pricing, leasing, cleaning, maintenance, guests, and the books, so you can be as hands off as you want to be.

What is TIDY?

TIDY is an AI-powered platform that manages the full lifecycle of your rental properties — short-term, mid-term, and long-term. TIDY’s AI works alongside real people and your own pros to project your revenue, market and price your listings, sign and manage leases, run every operation on the ground, and keep your finances in order. The goal is simple: grow your net operating income while giving you more settings and control than any competitor — at just 3.9%, saving up to 85% versus a traditional property manager.

Underneath it all, TIDY maintains a digital twin of every property — its listings, calendar, leases, assets, checklists, access details, and history — so every decision is made with real data, and schedules and messages go out to your pros automatically so you don’t have to.

How TIDY Manages Your Properties

Most owners come to TIDY property by property. A typical engagement moves through the same arc, with TIDY’s AI and team driving each step:

1. Revenue projection. We start by projecting what each property can earn and recommending the strategy — short-, mid-, or long-term, or a mix — that maximizes your net operating income. See Revenue Optimization.
2. Channels & listings. We identify the right channels for your strategy and distribute your listing across them — from Airbnb and Vrbo to Zillow, Apartments.com, and Furnished Finder — then keep each listing optimized and track how it ranks. See Managing Listings for a typical Airbnb go-live path and Listing Channels for the full map.
3. Pricing. TIDY sets and continuously adjusts pricing and availability, with a per-day strategy for every night — short-term, longer-term, both, or blocked.
4. Leasing. For mid- and long-term stays, TIDY runs the full pipeline — vacancy marketing, applications, tenant screening, e-signed leases, renewals, and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher administration.
5. Operations. TIDY schedules and messages your pros for every turnover, clean, inspection, and maintenance task, and checks the work — automatically.
6. Finance.TIDY collects rent, tracks lease ledgers and deposits, connects to your bank for transaction management, and gives you a monthly P&L per property.

You control how much of this is automated versus reviewed by you — every step has settings, and nothing happens that you haven’t configured.

One Property, Multiple Strategies (STR · MTR · LTR)

The same unit can earn very differently as a nightly short-term rental (STR), a monthly mid-term rental (MTR), or a leased long-term rental (LTR). TIDY recommends the strategy — or blend of strategies — that fits each property and season, and can run all three:

• Short-term (STR): nightly stays on Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and direct, with dynamic nightly pricing and automated turnovers.
• Mid-term (MTR): 28+ night stays for traveling professionals and nurses on Airbnb Monthly, Furnished Finder, and corporate-housing channels. TIDY also works with ALEs — alternative lodging / insurance-displacement firms that place guests after a covered loss.
• Long-term (LTR): traditional leases marketed on Zillow, Apartments.com, and Zumper, with applications, screening, e-signed leases, and rent collection.

You can even split a single unit and rent it by the room. However you run a property, the rest of this guide walks through setting it up.

How TIDY Runs Property Operations

Being hands off means trusting that the on-the-ground work gets done well. TIDY configures and runs the following systems with your pros to make cleaning, maintenance, and turnovers reliable and high quality.

Digital Twins

We believe smarter operations start with understanding what’s happening at your properties. TIDY builds and maintains each property’s digital twin by:

• Collecting photos, floorplans, and videos of the property
• Tracking key assets, inventory, and minimum stock levels
• Scheduling preventative maintenance from equipment requirements
• Centralizing job history, documentation, and communication in one hub

Job Acceptance

TIDY creates and sends effective job requests by:

• Applying the time flexibility, pricing, and approval limits you set
• Delivering requests through each pro’s preferred method: email, SMS, WhatsApp, phone, shared calendar, in-app, or another approved channel
• Predicting whether a request is likely to be accepted and adjusting the outreach

Job Reliability

TIDY monitors and protects each scheduled job by:

• Predicting potential cancellations and no-shows
• Maintaining approved backup and standby pro options
• Sending reminders and confirming progress proactively
• Escalating decisions outside your settings with the relevant context
• Running emergency response workflows when last-minute problems arise

Job Quality

TIDY applies and verifies your quality standards with:

• Pro-property matching based on prior results and requirements
• Property instructions, floor plans, and reference images
• Digital checklists with item descriptions, photos, and videos
• Remote or in-person inspections when the workflow requires them
• Completion evidence and feedback that improve future assignments

Custom Workflows

TIDY configures property-specific workflows using:

• Smart-lock integrations and access rules
• Real-time job and issue tracking
• Compliance requirements and certification records
• Triggered follow-ups, events, and notifications
• Payment rules and automated invoice processing

Expected Benefits

With TIDY managing operations, you can expect:

1. Lower risk of missed cleaning and maintenance work
2. Documented quality through checklists, forms, inspections, and tracking
3. Less time your team spends coordinating day-to-day operations

Your Account Manager and the Concierge tab remain available for exceptions, changes, and anything that needs human judgment.

Installing the App

You can use TIDY via our mobile apps or online at https://app.tidy.com.

Mobile apps are available at:

• Google Play Store: Download for Android
• Apple App Store: Download for iOS

Choose Your Getting Started Path

The optimal way to use TIDY depends on your specific situation. Choose the path that best describes you:

Getting Started: Rental Properties

Running world-class rentals — across marketing, pricing, leasing, and operations — is a lot to manage. TIDY’s team and AI get you set up and hands off. Here’s how a rental property comes online.

"9 Weeks to 90%" Onboarding Process

Our goal is to help you save significant time and streamline your workflows through a comprehensive onboarding process spanning 9 weeks. Here’s how it works:

1. Understanding Your Needs: We start by learning about your specific goals, workflows, and pain points to tailor our solution to your requirements.
2. Gradual Automation: Over 9 weeks, we progressively help you automate and optimize your workflows through an iterative approach.
3. Collaborative Effort: While we handle most of the initial setup work, your regular feedback is crucial for success.
4. Ongoing Refinement: We continuously refine and adapt based on your feedback and new workflows that emerge.
5. Measurable Results: Our aim is to help you save up to 85% of your time on ongoing tasks by the end of 9 weeks.

Example timeline:

• Onboarding Call: Gather information about your current time expenditure and key pain points
• Go Live: Ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruptions
• Week 1: Target initial 10% time savings by streamlining essential workflows like pro scheduling
• Weeks 2-3: Continue refining scheduling and addressing workflow changes
• Weeks 4-9: Focus varies based on your needs (inventory restocking, preventative maintenance, emergency requests, accounting, edge cases)
• Ongoing Support: Continue providing support for ad-hoc requirements

We recommend setting up a standing weekly call during the 9-week period to stay aligned and gather feedback.

During this process, you’ll interact with our Onboarding Team (initial process), Success Team (long-term happiness), and Concierge Team (support requests and on-demand assistance).

Rental Properties Setup Checklist

⭐ Key Initial Information

Information we typically need to get started:

Most Important:

• Your property management system or list of properties
• Target and max prices for jobs
  • Target prices: Guidance on vendor rates - we’ll notify pros above target and prefer vendors at/below target
  • Max prices: Maximum you’d pay (e.g., a max price significantly above your typical rate)
• Existing vendor information for automation setup
• Current checklists for inspections, maintenance, or cleaning

Other Items:

• Inventory items to track (if using inventory tracking)
• Assets and maintenance schedules (if using preventative maintenance suggestions)

⭐ Communication Setup

We’ll work with you in the way that works best for your team. Slack is often preferred.

⭐ Share Your Goals

Tell us what you’re looking to accomplish and which metrics or reports are important to you. Our success team tracks this and works to help you achieve your goals.

⭐ Technical Integration

• If you have your own property management system, you’ll likely want to integrate it
• Schedule a technical review call with our team to discuss integration options

⭐ Add Properties

• If using a PMS system, we recommend syncing it as your source of truth
• Learn about property management integrations
• You can also add addresses manually

Set Up Branding

• Configure your company branding - all users on your account will see it across various pages

Organize Properties into Groups

Groups allow you to bundle properties together:

• Bundle addresses and users to match your organization structure
• Nest groups within each other to reflect your business structure
• Group settings override account or parent group settings for powerful rule creation
• Limit user access to specific addresses by adding them to groups
• Define payment rules per group (e.g., different default cards for different groups)
• Run reports by group to track spending and activity
• Use groups for accounting integration data organization

Add Users to Groups

User types typically include: internal (employees), partners/customers (property owners), or guests/residents (temporary visitors).

• No per-user fees - add as many people as you like
• Add users to groups to limit their access
• For guest/resident logins, consider SSO (single sign-on) for easier management
• We can support most permission types - discuss custom needs with our team

⭐ Add All Existing Pros/Vendors

TIDY works best when managing all your vendors and jobs. There’s no fee to use our tools with your own vendors, and we don’t affect your existing pricing.

Example: Property Management Company

Before TIDY: A property manager with 4 Airbnb properties calls two vendors between bookings, leaving voicemails for confirmation. About 25% of the time, they don’t show up. Tracking progress requires lots of texts and calls.

After TIDY: The manager adds properties and vendors to TIDY, connects Airbnb, adds checklists, and occasionally uses backup pros. When guests book, TIDY automatically sends requests to preferred vendors. Vendors accept in-app, and TIDY tracks all work in one place.

⭐ Track Assets and Set Up Maintenance Suggestions

• Track assets by adding them in the "Addresses" section
• Send us existing maintenance schedules to load them for you
• We can provide AI-powered maintenance suggestions based on industry best practices
• Suggestions appear in the "Concierge" section, on addresses, and in reports

Specify Compliance Requirements

TIDY helps ensure your vendors meet your compliance requirements, including:

• Insurance requirements
• Training requirements
• Licensing requirements
• Agreement requirements (e.g., NDAs)

We reach out to vendors regularly to ensure compliance and track documentation in vendor profiles.

⭐ Set Up Shared Inbox

• Configure how you want to receive alerts for system events
• Events can be sent to email, SMS, Slack, MS Teams, webhooks, or other tools
• Conversations in TIDY are grouped by job or by pro
• Shared inbox allows everyone to see full conversation threads

Create Maps

• Create property maps to share with your pros

⭐ Inventory Tracking

• Identify items you want to track in inventory

⭐ Create Checklists

• Share any current checklists you use
• Specify preferences if you don’t have existing checklists
• Decide if checklists are general or property-specific
• Determine if checklists should tie into inventory tracking
• Set default checklists (cleaning, inspection, etc.)
• Enable remote inspection (photos/videos before/after)

⭐ Set Up Access Control

For most properties, ensure access notes are available for each property, ideally including codes, photos, parking info, and closing instructions.

For smart locks:

• RemoteLock integration available for anyone
• Direct integration available for 20+ locks of the same type

⭐ Start Scheduling Jobs

• We can help contact your vendors for setup
• Set up Automatic Booking: Connect booking channels (Airbnb, VRBO) or PMS (Hostaway, Guesty) to auto-sync calendars with TIDY

Job request acceptance probability is affected by multiple factors:

Set Up Payment Rules & Pricing

You don’t have to use our payables system, but vendors can invoice you after jobs. You can track everything owed and pay invoices as you go.

Setup options:

• Pay in advance for new pros: If not using TIDY to find new pros, we recommend disabling this and paying after to avoid billing confusion
• Autopay settings: Automatically pay vendor invoices by credit card, or review manually
• Group Billing: Isolate billing for specific property groups with dedicated payment methods
• Bill notes: Add tags or information about bills automatically or manually
• Concierge Billing/Payables: Set up advanced billing rules with our concierge team (e.g., auto-approve specific vendors up to certain amounts)

Set Up Bookkeeping Views

• Review your Monthly P&L and Accounting & Bookkeeping reports
• Connect bank transactions so income and expenses roll into NOI
• Ask your account manager if you need a specific export for your CPA

Set Up Smart Thermostat Integration

Note: Only available to enterprise customers with 20+ thermostats of the same type

Getting Started: Residential Homes

TIDY offers features to help you manage cleaning & maintenance of your home. Here’s how to get started:

1. Add Your Address: Add the address you want us to help manage.
2. Set up Checklists: Generate visual checklists showing exactly how you want your property cleaned or maintained.
3. Create a Map: Create a property map to share with your pros.
4. Get Maintenance Suggestions: We can provide maintenance suggestions based on what others do and expert recommendations.
5. Add Existing Pros/Vendors: Add anyone you already work with.
6. Book Services: Schedule services when you need them.

Getting Started: Offices & Workplaces

TIDY offers features to help you manage cleaning & maintenance of your office or workplace. Here’s how to get started:

1. Add Your Address: Add the address you want us to help manage.
2. Set up Checklists: Generate visual checklists showing exactly how you want your property cleaned or maintained.
3. Create a Map: Create a property map to share with your pros.
4. Get Maintenance Suggestions: We can provide maintenance suggestions based on industry best practices and expert recommendations.
5. Add Existing Pros/Vendors: Add anyone you already work with.
6. Book Services: Schedule services when you need them.

Getting Started: Employer Benefits

TIDY helps companies manage cleaning and maintenance as an employee benefit.

Next Steps

After completing your initial setup, explore these additional resources:

• Grow revenue with Revenue Optimization
• Choose where to list on Listing Channels
• Learn about managing jobs and checklists
• Handle the money in Bills & Payments
• Configure integrations and explore TIDY AI features
• Contact our Concierge team for personalized assistance

Questions? We’re always available in the "Concierge" tab of our app!