Name: Alex
Occupation: Student
Interests: motorcycles and music

Alex is new in the area for university and has only been in town for a semester. However, he has the option to live off campus the next semester and wants to jump on it. Not really being familiar with street names and neighborhoods in the surrounding area, he tries to drive around the school and see if any houses or apartments are renting for next year. He runs into a few houses with signs but gets voicemails when he tries the number. He is unsure of how many bedrooms or the price at those listings anyways. Feeling stressed, he is about to just sign up for an on campus apartment when a friend tells him about (APP name). He quickly downloads the app and starts surfing. He is able to pull of a list of all surrounding availabilities within a 3 mile radius from campus. The price, number of rooms and baths, and information about bills are all visible too. Alex is able to filter down his search by putting in his maximum monthly amount and by room numbers. He also was considering bringing his family dog, Rooster, to live with him next semester and is clearly able to see the pet policy on the houses he is interested in. He couldn’t imagine something more useful happening.

        Name: Meredith
Occupation: Student/ Social Work
Interests: Music, Hanging out with friends, art

Meredith is a third year student at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. She has lived in the same apartment for a year and is ready for a change. She wants to live in a house, but hasn’t been able to find one close enough to campus to bike to and from, and one in her price range. She recently heard about (APP) and decides to check it out. She is able to search all available properties less than 1 mile from campus and within her price range. She has two girls that she wants to live with so finding a three bedroom is key. She is able to sift through and narrow it down to 3 major possibilities. She had rented a house at the university she was at before and had a lot of problems both with the property and the realtor. She wants to make sure she doesn’t run into the same problems again and is excited to see reviews from previous tenants of the properties. She is able to find out what problems the house has (pipes, neighbors, etc) and how the landlord/ tenant relationship has been in the past. This is key in her decision. She can discover all of the problems and benefits without even having to talk to the renter. She also sees the possibility of scheduling a viewing right there from her phone. She doesn’t have to deal with voicemails or secretaries but is able to set up an appointment from the calendar. She has great success and will definitely recommend this app to her friends also trying to find a place to live.