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Hemlane
Software plus a network of local agents, aimed at landlords who do not live near their rentals
As of 31 August 2026, Hemlane's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. A rental management platform whose top tier attaches a licensed local agent to your property to run showings, coordinate repairs and handle inspections in person. Softwr lists it under Real Estate. Hemlane is made by Hemlane, Inc., available on Web, iOS, Android.
Overview
What Hemlane does
Hemlane covers listing syndication, applicant screening, lease documents and e-signature, rent collection with automatic late fees, maintenance request intake with a 24 hour repair coordination service, and basic income and expense tracking. Pricing is charged per property with an additional per unit amount on top, and it steps through tiers that add increasingly more human service rather than more software features. The distinguishing element is the local agent network. On the top tier Hemlane assigns a licensed agent in the property market who will show the unit to prospective tenants, meet contractors, carry out move-in and move-out inspections and act on the ground. That is a different proposition from every other product in this category, which sells software and leaves the physical work to you or to a full-service manager charging eight to ten per cent of rent. For a landlord who owns in one city and lives in another, the comparison is not Hemlane against Buildium; it is Hemlane against handing the property to a local management company and losing a tenth of the income. The buyers are remote and accidental landlords with one to twenty units, usually in a market they have moved away from. The trade-off is coverage and depth. Agent availability is not uniform across markets, so the service that justifies the top tier may be thinly staffed where your property is, and the accounting is designed for an owner rather than for a manager, so there is no trust accounting and no route into third-party management.
What people use it for
- A landlord who has moved to another state and needs someone licensed to show the unit and meet contractors
- An owner of two or three units who wants leasing handled without paying a full manager a percentage of rent
- A property that is hard to fill and needs in-person showings rather than self-guided access
- Someone who wants to keep control of tenant selection and pricing while outsourcing only the physical work
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Hemlane.
- The local agent network is the reason to buy the top tier and its coverage is uneven, so a property in a smaller market may be served by an agent with little capacity or none at all; verify the specific market before signing.
- Pricing is a base charge per property plus a charge per unit, so a portfolio spread across many small buildings pays far more than one with the same unit count in a single building.
- The accounting is landlord-oriented with no trust accounting or owner statements, which rules it out entirely for anyone managing property on behalf of other owners.
- It is built for small portfolios, so the reporting, bulk operations and staff permission model all become limiting above roughly twenty units.
- Commercial and HOA property are not supported in any meaningful way, so a mixed portfolio needs a second system.
Cross-shopped
What people choose instead of Hemlane
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- HemlanevsTenantCloud
TenantCloud: Cheaper for a self-managing landlord who does not need any on-the-ground service
- HemlanevsDoorLoop
DoorLoop: Full double entry accounting and portals if you want software depth rather than a human layer
Pricing
What Hemlane costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Basic
On request
- Base charge per property plus a small charge per unit
- Listing syndication and applications
- Rent collection
- Maintenance request tracking
Essential
On request
- Higher base and higher per unit charge
- 24 hour repair coordination
- Lease documents and e-signature
- Tenant placement support
Complete
On request
- Highest base and per unit charge
- Local licensed agent assigned to the property
- Showings, inspections and on-site coordination
- Full leasing service
Capabilities
Features
Local agent network
Licensed agents in the property market handle showings, inspections and contractor meetings
Repair coordination
Maintenance requests triaged and dispatched by a coordination service rather than by the landlord
Rent collection
ACH and card payments with automatic late fee rules
Listing syndication and leasing
Vacancies published to portals with applications and screening collected online
Lease documents
State-specific templates with electronic signature
Per property plus per unit pricing
A base charge for each property with an additional charge for each unit within it
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
What does the local agent actually do?
On the top tier they show the unit to applicants, meet contractors, and carry out move-in and move-out inspections. They do not select the tenant or set the rent; you keep those decisions.
How does the cost compare with a full-service manager?
A full-service manager typically charges eight to ten per cent of collected rent plus a leasing fee. Hemlane charges a flat amount per property and per unit, which is usually cheaper on a well-performing rental and more expensive on a cheap one.
Is agent coverage nationwide?
Coverage is broad in large metropolitan areas and patchy elsewhere. Ask Hemlane to name the agent for your specific market before you buy the tier that depends on one.
Can property managers use it?
No. There is no trust accounting and no owner statement capability, so it is for owners managing their own property.
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