Housing.Cloud Makes It Easy To Be Flexible With Our Powerful Inventory Manager

When students find the perfect spot to live on campus, everyone wins. 

Students flood social media with pictures of their new homes for the year. Parents rave about how happy their kids are and how easy the selection process was, and schools earn a reputation for providing comfortable and safe housing that meets students' needs.

Matching students with the right housing can be challenging, but the right tools make it easier. Housing.Cloud's platform is intuitive for students and administrators, providing a smooth experience that gets everyone on the right foot — and it all starts with the Inventory Manager.

What Is the Inventory Manager?

Student housing only works when all options are organized and easy to find. Housing.Cloud's Inventory Manager lets schools build customized databases of available rooms, suites, and any other housing options available.

Inventory Manager is a code-free tool anyone can utilize. The point-and-click system is easy to use and fully self-service — no need to get approval or special instructions from a customer support line. Schools can create and release an inventory sooner, making everyone happier before classes start.

How Does It Work?

Housing.Cloud believes schools should focus on meeting their students' needs — not figuring out how to use a new tool. Its student housing platform mirrors the user experience of popular online tools like Airbnb and Google Forms — simple for students and admins.

For Admins

Learning to use the housing system shouldn't be the most challenging part of a team's day. With Housing.Cloud's Inventory Manager, department members can create room profiles as easily as they update Facebook.

Profiles are multimedia and straightforward to fill out. Any authorized admin can log in to upload photos, floor plans, video walk-throughs, and 3D tours. 

Room descriptions are customizable and taggable. A drop-down tag feature makes it easy to see which rooms have which features, such as attached bathrooms or a certain number of beds.  

The Occupancy Manager tool lets admins visualize different rooms and what they offer. If a student has a specific need, the system filters options to show what the student can choose. 

The Inventory Manager also features a code-free Rules Editor, which admins can use to select which students are eligible for which rooms. Once the rooms fill up, a few clicks show admins who's in which space and what's available. 

For Students

Choosing a dorm room is many students and parents' first experience with a college housing department. Housing.Cloud's room selector feels like choosing an Airbnb or Marriott suite, so students can claim their room as easily as they'd book a hotel online.

When room selection time comes, students can view available rooms using Housing.Cloud's unique room browser. Designed to have the familiar feel of Airbnb's user-friendly interface, the browser lets students click between photos and videos to understand each option. 

Thanks to Housing.Cloud's matching system, students only see rooms they're eligible to claim. Availability updates in real-time, so no one clicks on their dream room only to find it's taken.

Serve Students Better With Housing.Cloud

At Housing.Cloud, we believe tech should be the easy part of student housing. That's why we've designed our inventory manager to be simple, user-friendly, and fully customizable. Reach out today to schedule a demo.