How much does REI Today AI cost for landlords?

REI Today AI is free to start. The free plan includes property management, lease tracking, maintenance requests, and marketplace access. Paid plans with AI chatbot features start at $29/month — significantly less than AppFolio ($280/mo minimum) or Buildium ($58/mo).

Is REI Today AI free for contractors and handymen?

Yes. Contractors and handymen can join REI Today AI 100% free — forever. No fees, no commissions. You set your own rates and get paid directly via Stripe.

How does REI Today AI match landlords with contractors?

Our AI analyzes the maintenance request, contractor availability, ratings, and proximity to match property owners with the best-fit verified contractor — often within the same day.

How many properties can I manage with REI Today AI?

REI Today AI is designed for small landlords managing 1 to 100 units. All plans support unlimited properties and units within your portfolio.

Can tenants submit maintenance requests through REI Today AI?

Yes. Tenants can submit maintenance requests with photos, set priority levels, and track status from open to completed. Landlords receive instant notifications and can assign contractors directly from the marketplace.

What makes REI Today AI different from AppFolio or Buildium?

REI Today AI is built specifically for small landlords (1-100 units) who self-manage their properties. Unlike AppFolio and Buildium which target large property management companies with high minimums, REI Today AI starts free, includes an AI chatbot assistant, and has a built-in contractor marketplace.

REI Today vs PropStream: Which Platform Fits Your Business?

PropStream and REI Today AI can both show up in an investor’s browser history—but they solve different problems. The fastest way to waste money is to buy the wrong category of tool and expect it to transform a part of your business it was never built to run.

What PropStream is built for

PropStream is widely used for property data and research: ownership signals, comps, list building, and market analysis workflows that support acquisitions. If your job is to find and evaluate deals, a data/research platform can be central to your stack.

What REI Today AI is built for

REI Today AI is built for rental operations and landlord workflows:

Properties, units, and leases
Rent collection through Stripe
Maintenance requests and tracking
Contractor marketplace and job posting
Messaging between owners, tenants, and contractors
An AI assistant for recurring operational questions

If your job is to operate rentals with fewer headaches, this is the category you are shopping.

Side-by-side: the honest matrix

Deal research and lists

PropStream: strong fit for research-driven investors building lists and analyzing markets.
REI Today AI: not positioned as a nationwide property data engine.

Tenant operations

PropStream: not a tenant portal product.
REI Today AI: designed around real operational workflows.

Maintenance and vendors

PropStream: not a maintenance ticketing + contractor fulfillment system.
REI Today AI: maintenance requests and contractor matching are core.

AI assistance

PropStream: varies by product evolution; historically centered on research workflows.
REI Today AI: AI is aimed at landlord/tenant operational support inside the platform.

When investors should use both

Many hybrid investors should:

Use a research/list tool for acquisitions
Use an operations platform for portfolio management

That is not a compromise—it is correct layering.

Pricing conversations without fake precision

Software pricing changes over time. Instead of quoting numbers that go stale, evaluate:

Per-seat vs per-unit economics
Whether you pay for data you are not using
Whether you pay for operations features you desperately need

You can review current REI Today AI plans on pricing.

Migration mindset

If you are moving from spreadsheets to systems, start with one workflow:

Rent collection, or
Maintenance intake, or
Tenant messaging

Prove adoption, then expand.

CTA

If your pain is operations—not comp searches—start free as a landlord: Get started. If you are hiring contractors regularly, explore REI Today AI for contractors.