How RentCheck Began
RentCheck started the way the best ideas always do - out of pure frustration with a broken system.
Marco Nelson, a Naval officer and longtime landlord, had spent years managing properties across multiple states. Time and again, the same problems popped up: incomplete documentation, maintenance oversights, and costly disputes over property conditions.
At the same time, Lydia Winkler, then a law student, was fighting to recover her security deposit despite having done everything by the book. She left the place spotless, took time-stamped photos, and still had to take her landlord to court. She won, but only because she had the legal know-how and persistence most renters don’t.
When Marco and Lydia met at Tulane during their MBA program, they realized something big: these weren’t just personal frustrations. They were industry-wide failures. RentCheck was born to fix them.
What RentCheck Does Today
RentCheck is the first property intelligence platform powered by residents. We’ve reimagined one of the most outdated, friction-filled parts of property management - rental inspections - and turned it into a simple, guided process anyone can complete.
By empowering residents to document their homes, RentCheck helps property managers:
Save time by eliminating scheduling headaches.
Cut costs by reducing in-person visits and disputes.
Resolve issues before they escalate.
With AI-powered damage detection, instant move-in/move-out comparisons, and a clearer security deposit process, RentCheck is setting a new standard of trust across the rental ecosystem.
Where We’re Headed
This is just the beginning.
With 48+ million rental units in the U.S. and billions lost every year due to disputes and inefficiencies, RentCheck is more than a tool - it’s the foundation for a better rental experience.
Our vision? To become the trust layer for renting.
A platform that:
Empowers residents to advocate for themselves.
Equips property managers with better data and automation.
Transforms every rental touchpoint from maintenance coordination to deposit transfers - into something fair, transparent, and simple.
RentCheck isn’t just making renting easier.
We’re redefining what it means to rent. And we’re just getting started.
