Automated entry

Abstract

Automated entry to properties includes listing as available as an open house on an application running on a portable device. A property manager receives required renter criteria that is required to authorize an unaccompanied visit to the property. A visitor using a portable device can select to indicate a desire to enter the property. Upon the application receiving the visitor request to enter the property, communicating with a credit bureau to pull a credit score for the visitor. Upon rental criteria for the visitor meeting the required renter criteria, the application provides automated entry information to the visitor that allows the visitor to enter the property.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Software that when executed on a computing system performs a method for providing automated entry to properties, the method comprising:
 listing a property as available as an open house on an application running on a portable device;   receiving from a property manager required renter criteria that is required to authorize an unaccompanied visit to the property;   providing a selection option which a visitor using the portable device can select to indicate a desire to enter the property;   upon the application receiving the visitor request to enter the property, communicating with a credit bureau to pull a credit score for the visitor;   upon rental criteria for the visitor meeting the required renter criteria, wherein the rental criteria for the visitor includes the credit score, providing, providing by the application automated entry information to the visitor that allows the visitor to enter the property, the automated entry information including code information that is valid during a specified period of time, the automated entry information being provided automatically to the visitor without the visitor request requiring approval by any human decision maker so that upon the visitor providing the code information within the specified period of time to a lock box or an automated door lock located at or near the property, the lock box or automated door lock opens to facilitate automated entry to the property; and,   upon the credit score for the visitor failing to meet the required criteria, performing the following:
 searching a database to determine other properties for which the rental criteria for the visitor meets required rental criteria for other properties, and 
 providing to the visitor information about the other properties for which the visitor meets the required rental criteria. 
   
     
     
         2 . Software as in  claim 1 , wherein the required renter criteria for the property includes an indication as to whether pets are allowed. 
     
     
         3 . Software as in  claim 1 , wherein the method additionally comprises:
 displaying, to the property manager, status of visitors that have requested visits to the property, the list indicating for whether rental criteria for the visitor met the required renter criteria;   allowing the property manage to select visitors to receive information about other properties for which each visitor meets the required rental criteria.   
     
     
         4 . Software as in  claim 1 , wherein the property manager is an owner of the property. 
     
     
         5 . Software as in  claim 1 , wherein the automated entry information is provided via a text message or an e-mail. 
     
     
         6 . A method to receive and process applications to rent properties, the method comprising:
 receiving by a computer implemented manager module a required rental criteria from a property manager for a rental application for a second property;   receiving by a computer implemented renter module an application to rent the second property from a prospective renter;   communicating by a computer implemented system module with a credit bureau to pull a credit score for the prospective renter;   notifying, by the computer implemented manager module, the property manager as to whether rental criteria for the prospective renter meets the required renter criteria, wherein the rental criteria for the prospective renter includes the credit score; and,   upon the rental criteria for the prospective renter failing to meet the required criteria, performing the following:
 searching a database to determine other properties for which the rental criteria for the prospective renter meets required rental criteria for other properties, 
 providing to the prospective renter information about the other properties for which the prospective renter meets the required rental criteria, the other properties including a first property, and 
 upon the prospective renter requesting to view the first property, providing, by the system module to the renter module, automated entry information that allows the prospective renter to enter the first property, the automated entry information including code information that is valid during a specified period of time, the automated entry information being provided automatically to the prospective renter without the prospective renter request requiring approval by any human decision maker, so that upon the prospective renter providing the code information within the specified period of time to a lock box or an automated door lock located at or near the first property, the lock box or automated door lock opens to facilitate automated entry to the first property. 
   
     
     
         7 . A method as in  claim 6 , wherein the property manager through the computer implemented manager module selects which of the other properties to be provided to the prospective renter. 
     
     
         8 . A method as in  claim 6 , wherein upon the rental criteria for the prospective renter meeting the required criteria, the database is also searched to determine the other properties for which the rental criteria for the prospective renter meets the required rental criteria for the other properties,
 allowing, by the computer implemented manager module, the property manager to select from the other properties to be provided to the prospective renter.   
     
     
         9 . A method as in  claim 6 , wherein the automated entry information is provided via a text message or an e-mail. 
     
     
         10 . A method as in  claim 6 , additionally comprising:
 providing notification to a property manager when the prospective renter enters the first property.   
     
     
         11 . A method to receive and process applications to rent properties, the method comprising:
 receiving by a computer implemented manager module a required rental criteria from a property manager for a rental application for a first property;   upon a prospective renter requesting to view the first property, providing, by the system module to the renter module, automated entry information that allows the prospective renter to enter the first property, the automated entry information including code information that is valid during a specified period of time, the automated entry information being provided automatically to the prospective renter without the prospective renter request requiring approval by any human decision maker so that upon the prospective renter providing the code information within the specified period of time to a lock box or an automated door lock located at or near a first property, the lock box or automated door lock opens to facilitate automated entry to the first property;   receiving by a computer implemented renter module an application to rent the first property from the prospective renter;   communicating by a computer implemented system module with a credit bureau to pull a credit score for the prospective renter; and,   notifying, by the computer implemented manager module, the property manager as to whether rental criteria for the prospective renter meets the required renter criteria, wherein the rental criteria for the prospective renter includes the credit score.   
     
     
         12 . A method to receive and process applications to rent properties as in  claim 11 , additionally comprising:
 searching a database to determine other properties for which the rental criteria for the prospective renter meets required rental criteria for other properties; and   providing to the prospective renter information about the other properties for which the prospective renter meets the required rental criteria.   
     
     
         13 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the required rental criteria from the property manager includes conditional statements where the computer implemented memory module allows the property manager to modify criteria for conditional statements. 
     
     
         14 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module allows the property manager to specify a first credit score range that indicates approve credit, a second credit score range that indicates denied credit and a third credit score range that indicates conditionally approved credit, wherein when a credit score is in the third credit score range, approved credit is conditional on conditional criteria selected by the property manager, the conditional criteria including an income to rent ratio selected by the property manager. 
     
     
         15 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive rental criteria from the property manager pertaining to a credit score, past due accounts, repossessions, collections and income to debt ratio. 
     
     
         16 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive rental criteria from the property manager pertaining to a credit score, past due accounts, repossessions, collections and income to debt ratio as weighted by the property manager. 
     
     
         17 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive rental criteria from the property manager pertaining to a credit score, past due accounts, repossessions, collections and income to debt ratio wherein for each of the credit score, the past due accounts, the repossessions, the collections and the income to debt ratio the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive a first range of values that indicates approval, a second range of values that indicates denial and a third value range that indicates conditionally conditional approval based on other factors. 
     
     
         18 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive rental criteria from the property manager that includes past due accounts, and wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to allow the property manager to specify the rental criteria exclude past due accounts where the past due amount threshold is less than an amount specified by the property manager, where the past due amount is from a medical debt and where the past due amount is for student loan debt. 
     
     
         19 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive rental criteria from the property manager that includes past due accounts, and wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to allow the property manager to specify the rental criteria exclude past due accounts where the past due amount threshold is less than an amount specified by the property manager, where the past due amount is from a medical debt or where the past due amount is for student loan debt. 
     
     
         20 . A method as in  claim 11 , wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to receive rental criteria from the property manager that includes collections, and wherein the computer implemented manager module is configured to allow the property manager to specify the rental criteria exclude collections accounts where the age of the collection account is greater than a duration of time specified by the property manager.