Paper Trail is a texting app for landlords who don't have a legal team on speed dial. Send the same rent reminders and repair updates you already send — every message is automatically consented, dated, and archived in the background.
A conversation inside the Paper Trail app
Enter their number. They get one text asking for consent — the only setup step there is.
Rent reminders, repair updates, lease questions — same conversation, new app.
Every message is timestamped and archived automatically. You'll never dig for a text again.
Every other tool in this category is designed for landlords who want to grow. Paper Trail is designed for the one you're actually managing right now.
Every message is dated, saved, and backed by consent you can point to if a dispute ever comes up.
They get a text like any other. No account, no app, no login on their end.
You're never paying portfolio pricing for a portfolio you don't have.
No dashboards, no training. If you can send a text, you already know how to use it.
No. Paper Trail isn't a law firm, and using it doesn't replace talking to one if you're already in a dispute. It handles the consent and record-keeping that applies to every landlord, automatically.
No. They receive normal text messages. Nothing to install, no account to create on their side.
Free during early access. When pricing launches, it'll be one flat monthly rate — not a per-unit fee like most property software.
Paper Trail is built first for landlords with a single property. Join the waitlist and we'll let you know if and when more units are supported.
Just you and your tenant. Conversations aren't sold, shared, or used for anything beyond the record they're meant to keep.
Join the waitlist and be first in when Paper Trail opens up.