No feature grid. No marketecture. This is what an actual week looks like when Keel is running underneath - built from a real Wellington landlord’s portfolio of three properties.
Built by Sam Sadler, a Wellington landlord -
Keel is designed around review, not admin. That’s the line. Decisions stay with you. The work between decisions doesn’t.
You keep
Keel takes
Keel runs the rental quietly underneath, so self-managing stops eating your evenings - and only the moments that need you ever reach you.
Sam runs three rentals in Wellington. Here’s his week - every message, quote, reminder and receipt - with Skip operating underneath.
MON · Apr 27 · 8:14 AM
4B Hawker St
A tenant flags a leaking dishwasher.
Māhuta notices water under the kickboard. Messages Sam at 8am. Skip replies within minutes - thanks her, coaches her through shutting off the inlet tap (photo attached), and pings Wellington Plumbing for a quote window.
Tuesday morning, Skip surfaces one decision
Approve plumbing job - $280 cap
Wellington Plumbing can attend Thu AM. Tenant is flexible. Cap within your $350 maintenance threshold.
MON · Apr 27 · 8:14 AM
A tenant flags a leaking dishwasher.
Māhuta notices water under the kickboard. Messages Sam at 8am. Skip replies within minutes - thanks her, coaches her through shutting off the inlet tap (photo attached), and pings Wellington Plumbing for a quote window.
Approve $280 plumbing cap · 18s
WED · Apr 29 · 11:02 AM
4B Hawker St
The plumber files an actual quote.
Plumber assesses: $240 labour + $55 part. Files through the trade portal. Skip matches against your preferred rates and attaches the invoice to the property timeline.
One tap
Approve final invoice - $295
$15 over cap. Market median for this job: $310-$380. Recommended: approve.
WED · Apr 29 · 11:02 AM
The plumber files an actual quote.
Plumber assesses: $240 labour + $55 part. Files through the trade portal. Skip matches against your preferred rates and attaches the invoice to the property timeline.
Approve final invoice · 9s
FRI · May 1 · 4:40 PM
12 Oriental Pde
A Healthy Homes deadline appears on the horizon.
14 days out from the heating compliance deadline. Skip pulls last inspection data, drafts the statement, flags the one heater that needs re-testing. No panic. No scramble.
Review the draft
Heating statement - 12 Oriental Pde
Draft built from last inspection. One heater needs re-rating - Skip booked the tester for Tue.
FRI · May 1 · 4:40 PM
A Healthy Homes deadline appears on the horizon.
14 days out from the heating compliance deadline. Skip pulls last inspection data, drafts the statement, flags the one heater that needs re-testing. No panic. No scramble.
Review & send statement · 90s
SAT · May 2 · Weekend
All properties
Nothing. Rent cleared Wednesday.
The week closes itself. Rent receipts filed. Statement exported for Xero. Skip marks Māhuta’s maintenance job as complete - she confirmed it’s fixed. Compliance timeline is green.
SAT · May 2 · Weekend
Nothing. Rent cleared Wednesday.
The week closes itself. Rent receipts filed. Statement exported for Xero. Skip marks Māhuta’s maintenance job as complete - she confirmed it’s fixed. Compliance timeline is green.
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Switching takes about 20 minutes of your time. We handle the rest - transferring the bond, notifying your tenant, importing your trades and historic statements. No pressure: try the 2-minute fit check first and we’ll tell you honestly if Keel is wrong for your rental.
Keel isn’t a faceless platform. It’s built by someone who manages his own rentals here in NZ - so it handles the work the way you actually would, and it’s honest about what it can and can’t do.
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