Apartment rental scammers have gotten creative over the years. But if you boil it down, the core problem behind every instance of rental fraud is impersonation.
So preventing and mitigating rental scams is all about cutting off the scammer’s ability to hijack your listings, deceive renters into believing they’re legitimate, and exploit access to your physical properties if they do trick someone.
Welcome to the third and final installment of the ShowMojo Mythbusters Series.
This round, we’re debunking a series of small myths regarding ShowMojo’s supposed lack of integrations, custom reporting, and dependable support.
In debunking these small myths, we’ll tackle the big myth they all support—that ShowMojo only accommodates mid-sized property managers.
Every property manager and landlords want to move faster. But most are still stuck juggling keys.
You’ve got new listings to fill, showings to schedule, and tenants to onboard. But what’s slowing you down? For many, it’s the simplest thing: outdated locks. In an era where leasing can be automated from lead to lease, holding onto traditional lock-and-key setups is costing you more than you think—in time, risk, and lost revenue.
If you count yourself among our followers, you know we’ve been touring the growing digital cascade of myths about ShowMojo.
If you’re new here, we covered the basics of some other myths you may have heard about ShowMojo in a separate post.
This round, we’re tackling the claim that ShowMojo lacks branding options, smart scheduling tools, and lead management functionality. Let’s get to it.
Endless phone tag to schedule viewings. Nonstop prospect questions. Rushing from showing to showing. It’s a familiar grind to busy property managers.
It was also reality for Indianapolis-based A Step Ahead Management. The three-person team was strapped trying to manage 135 rental units, regularly putting in 12-hour workdays. But then they figured out a new system that made the nonstop hustle a thing of the past.
In the world of leasing tech, myths travel fast. We’re not mad about it. We’re just here to share the facts.
This post debunks the biggest myths circulating about ShowMojo’s access control, fraud protection, and access device features.
(We covered the basics of some other myths you may have heard about ShowMojo in a separate post.
As of Q2 2025, the rental market is softening — but it’s not what we’d consider a traditionally “soft” market. This is more of a return to pre-pandemic norms after years of tighter-than-usual conditions.
Whether you entered the industry in the last five years and are seeing these conditions for the first time or you’ve been doing this since before cell phones, now is a great time to double down on efficiency as margins tighten. Here’s a look at the data behind the big-picture trend and some tips on how you can adapt into a more efficient organization.
As the leader in Leasing Automation since 2011, we’re accustomed to public attention. But recently, myths have spread about ShowMojo’s capabilities as lease management software. It’s time to set the record straight.
In an upcoming series, we’ll debunk these myths one by one. Think MythBusters: ShowMojo Edition.
For now, we’ll outline the key misconceptions, where you might encounter them, and what they say.
Market times, leads per on-market period, and rent reductions are still headed in the wrong direction. But unlike our last half dozen market updates, there’s reason to be hopeful.
The rate of the drop in leads per on-market period in Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 has slowed significantly, as has the rate of rent reductions.
And anecdotally, we’re hearing cautious optimism among property owners and managers. Let’s get into the numbers.