Originally published at digital.haofinder.com on May 24, 2019
“Hao”, a Swahili urban slang meaning Nyumba or House and “Finder’, the English phrase (noun) meaning “discoverer”.
Hao Finder provides an online platform which since its launch in 2015 has been providing a real time help hand in digital access to Housing and accommodation across Nairobi and Kiambu counties. What started as a peer hostel room sharing and exchange mobile App in Campus is already overwhelmed by the over 10000 Kenyans who browse through daily in search of affordable yet exquisite rental houses or furnished apartments to let.
Tenants, hikers, local tourists, property buyers in Nairobi and or students need to reserve rental property in Kenya or student hostels in local colleges. Hao Finder is a plug for both backpackers and local Airbnb hosts who book and Rent furnished apartments.
This value for money based platform connects property managers, Landlords, realtors and housing agencies to the vast population of home seeking Kenyans. “That you can add a rental house to a shopping cart…, amazing!” Yes, and all this for only $1; an amount that can’t even get you the cheapest yet convenient SafeBoda Kenya or GetBoda rider to hoover you around the gated Nairobi estates.
Hao Finder (Get Residentials and Apartments in Kenya) blends both offline direct marketing and selling, market analytics, software and internet technology to deliver value digitally on:
- Mobile Application (Hao Finder rental houses App on Google Play Store)
- Web Application (www.haofinder.com , real estate classifieds website in Kenya)
Users can extensively read reviews on rooms submitted by Hao Finder Housing Agencies, best Property managers in Kenya and landlords or professional realtors in Kenya before making an informed decision
Regardless of location, Landlords, realtors in Kenya and top property managers in Kenya can submit Available rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya and furnished apartments to let remotely and get instant feedback from users. This is enhanced by integration of real-time SMS and Email alerts. Leveraging on the value of online shopping security, Hao Finder thoroughly combs through all signed up user profiles to invalidate scammers and dormant properties. “What you see is what you get”. Property advertisers subscribe to www.haofinder.com by paying a fee of US$50 monthly or US$450 per year. Low rental units volume landlords are not left out, they can subscribe to the Pay as you go package which only cost them US$3.5 per unit. The latter is suitable for high rentals demand areas where it is rare to find a “vacant one bed-room to Let” poster at a gate.
Having a vast online services access of near 89% globally, Kenyans at the comfort of their OLED curved Samsung screens can take virtual tours of the rooms they want to book. With the incorporation of the augmented reality (AR) and 360 degree visualization technology, the experience is going to be even better.
Hao Finder Residentials, apartments and real estates products hunters can rate their Houses or rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya according to their experience. Perfect; only verified Hao Finder users can rate Houses: from the most expensive condominiums in Westlands and Lovington, the tallest residential apartments in Nairobi city to the cheapest bedsitters in Killimani and one bedrooms in Ruaka.
Existing system
In the existing system, the person who wants to book a house, room has to visit the system Administrators or the specific Houses, rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya for booking, and enquiry.
In the existing system the customers do not have prior information to the details of the room they want to book
The existing system is manual system.
The Houses, rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya management has to keep records of rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya manually.
The houses, rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya have to be traced physically.
Benchmarking and understanding is part of the greater business development cycle. It won’t be a surprising shocker to get the likes of AirBnB, Property24 Kenya, BuynRent Kenya, Booking.com, Pigiame, Lamudi, OXL kenya, Remax Kenya and Housing.com collaborating with Digital Hao Finder in providing auspicious value in real estate development in Africa and Kenya.
Let us save you from the traditional system that was:
- Time consuming process; users have to travel, search, review and maybe book houses to let, rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya.
- Limited information on rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, Letting furnished apartments is provided to users
- There is no surety of availability of accommodating rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, Houses to rent.
- Paper work results in need of lot of space to keep the data.
- Limited interaction between users staying in particular rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, fully furnished apartments in Nairobi.
- Lack of security.
- Room Booking is expensive since it involves travelling.
Hao Finder SYSTEM and Business
Master Accommodation-Hao Finder is proposed.
Hao Finder partners with Accommodation providers with the aim of standardization on quality measures in each rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, furnished apartments in Kenya therefore building a pool of reliable Houses and Rooms.
(Houses, rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya are rated by users, therefore; there is motivation for accommodation providers to improve on the standards)
The rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, furnished apartments in Kenya providers can submit available slots instantly and remotely therefore a reliable source of information.
Rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, furnished apartments in Kenya are GIS and Google map synchronized; users can easily access the specific locations.
The standards are audited every few days so that the users are assured a quality experience. (Security, Availability of Water, Electricity)
Users can join interactive chat rooms for the specific rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya where they can share information on available rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya facilities, Rooms, furnished apartments in Kenya.
You are Joining Hao Finder for
A comprehensive database of Houses for rent, Apartments for Rent and real estate classifieds.
Search rental houses by distance, price and type.
Users can reach us instantly through our multi-platform hotlines
Hao Finder user interface is versatile and simple to use
Hao Finder users (landlords) can submit available houses remotely.
Chat with tenants who live in the building that you want to book, Rent a room, to get more information.
Saves time and money of users by quickly reviewing and reserving accommodation slots remotely.
The ability to book available rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, furnished apartments in Kenya anytime, from anywhere with Internet access.
Very secure and User friendly.
SYSTEM ANALYSIS
This project is used by two types of users (modules).
- Online Users
- Administrator (management of the property)
USER MODULE
Check room, house and apartment availability for registered users
Fill registration form.
Can login with his, her own user id and password.
Explore available houses, Report incidences, provide feedback, and chat with fellow users.
Rate a rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, House based on experience
Get the information about nearby rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, Houses to rent and available houses.
Get information about reserved rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya (if rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya is already reserved).
Can regenerate password if he, she forgets the password.
ADMINISTRATOR MODULE
Can login with unique user id and password.
Check details of rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, houses users are reserving.
Check user reports (complaints, ratings and suggestions)
Check details of rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, Houses reserved for the coming days.
Can know the daily rental property in Kenya or student hostels in Kenya, Houses requisitions.
The users can register and log into the system.
The administrator will know the details of reservations and daily bookings.
Having a portfolio of reputable and satisfied clients like Ndurungi Real Estates (Registered Property valuers in Kenya), Safaricom Investment Co-operative (SIC), LightHomez Properties, Goshens Real Estate, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Student hostel booking and Accommodation Management Portal).., Hao Finder’s (Get Residentials and Apartments in Kenya) Vision is to be the global reference company in the provision of digital access to housing, accommodation and real estates products using up to date technology.
If Tenants love us; Realtors, House agencies and Landlords love us more. Get house for sale kenya and affordable kenya houses for sale with ease.