Inspections and Video Tours, Without Leaving the Chat
No more typing out times in a message box and hoping for a reply. Propose an inspection, get it confirmed, and share a video walkthrough — all as part of the conversation you're already having.
Arranging a room inspection has always meant typing something like "are you free Tuesday at 3pm?" into a chat box and waiting to see if it actually got confirmed. There was no record of whether a time was locked in, no reminder, and no easy way to show a video walkthrough without emailing a file around.
Now both of those live directly inside the conversation itself — structured, confirmable, and backed by the same notifications that already tell you when someone's messaged you.
How it works
Four small steps replace what used to be a back-and-forth of typed messages.
Propose a time
Landlords pick a date and time from a calendar right in the message composer — no more back-and-forth typing out times in chat.
It posts as a card in the conversation, not a plain message, so it's impossible to miss.
One-tap confirm
The person it was proposed to taps Confirm, and both sides get notified straight away — through the same push and email alerts new messages already use.
If plans change, the landlord just proposes a new time — no separate decline flow to navigate.
Add to calendar
Either side can download an .ics file for the confirmed time and drop it straight into their own calendar app.
Works with Google Calendar, Outlook, Apple Calendar — anything that reads .ics files.
Public open homes
Landlords can optionally list an inspection publicly — it shows on the property card as an open home, visible to everyone browsing the listing, not just the person it was proposed to.
Independent of who confirms it — it's a broadcast, not a one-on-one appointment.
Video tours — private by default
A short walkthrough video says more than a dozen photos ever could. Landlords can now attach one to a listing and decide exactly who sees it.
- •Upload a video walkthrough directly, or link an existing YouTube video — whichever's easier.
- •Private by default: it's never shown on the public listing page unless you choose to make it public.
- •Share a private tour with one specific person straight from that conversation — they get a Watch tour button in the chat, nobody else can see it.
- •Flip a tour to public any time and it shows on the property card with a Video tour badge.
What it looks like in practice
- 1A landlord taps the calendar icon in a conversation and picks a date and time
- 2The other person sees a card in the chat with a Confirm button — one tap and it's locked in
- 3Either side downloads an .ics file to add it straight to their own calendar
- 4If it's listed as a public open home, it also shows up right on the property card
Try it on your next conversation
Open any conversation about a property listing and look for the calendar icon next to the message box.
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