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STEP 03

Vendors, photos & costs

Closing the loop is where RentingAuthority saves you the most time and creates a clean paper trail.

Assign a vendor

  • Open a request and assign one of your vendors in a single tap.
  • The vendor gets an SMS with the issue details and property address — no phone tag.

Document with photos

Before-and-after photos stay attached to the request — proof for insurance claims, security deposit disputes, and your own records.

Log costs for taxes

  1. On a request, record the cost (amount, vendor, and a short description).
  2. At tax time, export your cost reports — every maintenance expense, organized by property and request.

Close it out

Mark the request resolved. The tenant gets a confirmation, and the full record — messages, photos, vendor, and costs — stays saved for good.