Problem
Finding a rental home is often fragmented across multiple platforms, making it difficult to discover verified properties, compare options, schedule visits, and complete the rental process efficiently.
Rentoss
Property Rental Mobile App
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Building a Smarter Rental Experience for Modern Home Seekers
Rentoss is an AI-powered rental platform that simplifies the entire home rental journey—from discovering verified properties and scheduling visits to submitting rental applications and tracking progress—all within a single, seamless experience.
Goal
Design an intuitive, end-to-end rental platform that helps users search, explore, visit, and secure verified homes while reducing friction through AI-powered discovery and streamlined workflows.
Target Users
- Students & Young Professionals
- Families Looking for Rentals
- Working Professionals Relocating
- Property Owners & Agents
Outcome
- AI-Powered Property Discovery
- Simplified Rental Journey
- Seamless Visit Scheduling
- Transparent & Verified Listings
- End-to-End Digital Rental Experience
Understanding the Problem
Before designing Rentoss, I studied the rental journey to identify the biggest pain points users experience while searching for, evaluating, and securing a rental property.
Finding Trusted Properties
Users often struggle to distinguish genuine listings from outdated or misleading ones, making the home search process unreliable and time-consuming.
Impact
- Increases trust issues
- Wastes time on invalid listings
- Reduces confidence in the platform
Complicated Search Experience
Traditional property platforms rely on lengthy filters and manual browsing, making it difficult for users to quickly find homes that match their needs.
Impact
- Slow property discovery
- More search iterations
- Higher user frustration
Fragmented Rental Journey
Searching for a home, scheduling visits, applying for rent, and tracking progress are often spread across multiple channels, creating unnecessary friction.
Impact
- Multiple disconnected steps
- Poor application visibility
- Inconsistent user experience
Design Opportunity
How might we make finding and renting a home simple, transparent, and stress-free while helping users discover verified properties faster?
User Research
To understand the rental journey, I identified the primary user groups interacting with the platform and documented their goals, behaviors, and key expectations throughout the home search process.
Family Renter
Looking for a safe, spacious, and verified home that fits the family's budget while minimizing the effort involved in searching and scheduling visits.
Needs
- Verified Property Listings
- Family-Friendly Locations
- Easy Visit Scheduling
Working Professional
Needs a rental home close to work with a fast, convenient search experience and a streamlined application process.
Needs
- Smart Property Search
- Flexible Visit Slots
- Quick Rental Application
Student / Bachelor
Searching for affordable accommodation with transparent pricing, verified listings, and an easy way to compare nearby rental options.
Needs
- Budget-Friendly Homes
- Nearby Property Search
- Simple Rental Process
USER JOURNEY
Home Rental Journey
Follow the complete user journey from discovering a property to successfully securing a rental home through a seamless digital experience.
Information Architecture
The application is organized into intuitive sections that help users discover properties, manage rentals, and complete the renting journey with minimal effort.
Home
Personalized property discovery and recommendations.
- Featured Properties
- Property Categories
- AI Search
- Nearby Verified Homes
Property Search
Find homes using filters and intelligent search.
- Search & Filters
- AI Property Search
- Property Listings
- Saved Searches
My Rentals
Manage applications, visits, and rental progress.
- Scheduled Visits
- Rental Applications
- Application Status
- Favorites
Low-Fidelity Wireframes
Before moving into high-fidelity designs, I explored the core product structure through low-fidelity wireframes. This helped validate screen hierarchy, information placement and user flow without focusing on visual styling.
Final User Interface
The final mobile experience was designed to simplify every stage of the rental journey—from discovering properties and scheduling visits to applying for rent and tracking application progress through a seamless and intuitive interface.
Home Dashboard
Purpose
Provide users with a personalized starting point to discover verified rental properties, continue their property search, and access AI-powered recommendations from a single dashboard.
Key UX Decisions
- Personalized welcome section with location
- Universal property search with smart filters
- Quick property category navigation
- Featured & recommended property cards
- Floating Ask Rentoss AI assistant
- Bottom navigation for one-hand usability
Property Details
Purpose
Provide users with complete property information, verified listing details, pricing, and essential actions to help them make confident rental decisions without leaving the screen.
Key UX Decisions
- Large immersive property gallery
- Verified property & owner trust indicators
- Transparent pricing and rental breakdown
- Quick property specifications (Area, Beds & Baths)
- Sticky primary CTAs for higher conversions
- Thumbnail gallery for effortless image browsing
Smart Property Filters
Purpose
Enable users to quickly narrow down property listings by selecting preferences such as property type, budget, occupancy, bedrooms, bathrooms, availability, and furnishing, making the search experience faster and more personalized.
Key UX Decisions
- Category-based property selection
- Interactive budget range slider
- Multi-criteria filter options
- Visual chip-based selection states
- Real-time property count preview
- Single CTA to apply all filters
Schedule Property Visit
Purpose
Allow users to book a property visit by selecting a preferred date and time, while providing property details and owner information to ensure a smooth and hassle-free scheduling experience.
Key UX Decisions
- Property summary with owner details
- Clear visit information and guidance
- Interactive date & time slot selection
- Pre-filled user information for faster booking
- Simple, step-by-step scheduling flow
- Prominent CTA for quick visit confirmation
AI-Powered Property Search
Purpose
Enable users to discover the most relevant rental properties through natural language conversations, delivering personalized recommendations based on budget, location, lifestyle, and specific preferences.
Key UX Decisions
- Conversational AI search experience
- Natural language property queries
- Personalized property recommendations
- Quick filter suggestion chips
- Interactive property cards within chat
- Seamless transition from search to property exploration
Rental Application
Purpose
Streamline the rental application process by guiding users through a structured multi-step form, allowing them to securely submit personal details and complete their rental request with confidence.
Key UX Decisions
- Step-by-step application progress indicator
- Property summary for context throughout the flow
- Clean and distraction-free form layout
- Intuitive input fields with clear labels
- Minimal data entry to reduce drop-offs
- Guided progression with a single primary CTA
IMPLEMENTATION
Built for a Scalable User Experience
After validating the user journey through wireframes and prototypes, the interfaces were refined into a scalable design system focused on consistency, usability, and future product expansion.
Design System
Built a reusable design system with consistent colors, typography, spacing, buttons, form elements, and cards to maintain visual consistency across the application.
Auto Layout & Components
Created reusable Figma components and Auto Layout structures to accelerate design iterations while ensuring consistency across every screen.
Mobile-First Design
Designed with a mobile-first approach, ensuring intuitive navigation, comfortable touch interactions, and responsive layouts optimized for modern smartphones.
Consistent Design System
Reusable UI Components
Mobile-First Experience
Accessible User Flows
Scalable Component Library
Developer-Friendly Handoff
Project Impact
Key outcomes achieved through user-centered design, intuitive workflows, and a scalable mobile-first experience.
Faster Property Discovery
Users can find relevant rental properties quickly through smart filters, personalized recommendations, and AI-powered search, reducing the time spent browsing listings.
Simplified Rental Journey
A streamlined experience from property discovery to visit scheduling and rental application minimizes friction throughout the user journey.
Trustworthy User Experience
Verified property badges, transparent pricing, detailed information, and guided interactions help users make confident rental decisions.
REFLECTION
What I Learned
Designing Rentoss reinforced the importance of creating intuitive, trust-driven experiences for users searching for rental properties. Every design iteration helped simplify complex user journeys while balancing business goals with user needs.
Designing for trust matters
Verified listings, transparent pricing, and clear property information significantly improve user confidence when making rental decisions.
Simple search leads to better discovery
Reducing the number of steps through smart filters and conversational AI helps users find relevant properties faster with less effort.
Consistency creates a better experience
Building reusable components and a consistent design system made the interface easier to navigate while supporting future scalability.
Every action should feel effortless
From browsing properties to scheduling visits and submitting rental applications, simplifying each interaction improves usability and encourages users to complete their journey.
Final Screens
