15 Real Estate App Business Ideas You Can Start Today [2023]

15 Real Estate App Business Ideas You Can Start Today [2023]

Interested in starting a real estate app business in 2023?

We put together 15 of the best real estate app businesses you can start in today.

For each business idea, we’ll show you real-world examples of other real estate app businesses to help you see what it really takes.

Here's the full list:

1. Start a smart calculator app business

How Much Can You Make?
$691,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful smart calculator app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a smart calculator app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a smart calculator app business ➜

Case Study

Blake Murray & Alex Bean co-founded Divvy, a bill spend and expense management solution, in 2016. The B2B SaaS Fintech offers everything from expense management to virtual cards & AP automation.

Blake hails from Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area and is an experienced Chief Revenue Officer who has played a leading role in integrating Divvy, and serves as the company C.E.O.

Alex Bean, the other co-founder and CBO of Divvy, works hard to manage strategic budgets and eliminate expense reports. He aims to build a cutting-edge fin-tech platform that will change the way businesses spend their money.

This spending management platform has a stock and cash deal valued at $2.5B & its revenue doubled to reach $8.3M in March 2021. The company serves 7,500 small and medium business users and has about 400 employees on their team.

Divvy customers spend smarter, close books faster, and travel for less without having to deal with the dreaded expense report or reimbursement games.

Divvy specializes in the following:

  • Virtual Payments
  • Spend Management
  • Expense Management
  • Company Budget Management
  • Real-time expense management
  • Vendor management

Here is a breakdown of Divvy’s rockstar growth:

  • $100MM run rate in 2022
  • 10,000+ customers and growing monthly
  • Processes more than $1b in transactions
  • Raised $165M Series D funding

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2. Start an online auction app business

How Much Can You Make?
$1,525,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful online auction app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online auction app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an online auction app business ➜

Case Study

Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz established Flippa as a marketplace for buying & selling websites and laid it out as a distinct website in June 2009.

Flippa, created by the founders of 99Designs and SitePoint, strives to assist small company owners in finding their exit in a simple and secure setting, allowing any business owner or buyer to sell or purchase a business online.

Key Takeaways

  • Flippa has transacted more than $140 million in websites, domains, and mobile apps by 2015.
  • Every month, over $41 million in company value is placed for sale on Flippa.
  • Almost 500,000 business owners and buyers use the site to sell or acquire enterprises priced between $5,000 and $5,000,000.

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3. Start a property listing app business

How Much Can You Make?
$200,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful property listing app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a property listing app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a property listing app business ➜

Case Study

We are Eugenio Ferrante and Ahmed Nizar, co-founders of Casa Mia Coliving.

Today, we have 150 bedrooms in central Singapore across popular neighborhoods such as River Valley, Tiong Bahru, and Orchard. We have reached an annualized revenue of $2.5M, and we’re growing fast!

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4. Start a property investment app business

How Much Can You Make?
$128,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful property investment app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a property investment app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a property investment app business ➜

Case Study

My name is Michael Dent and I’m the founder of PropertyData, a subscription website for property investors and developers in the UK that helps them make better-informed decisions when buying a residential property.

I started the business in April 2017, and today it’s making $128,000 per month in recurring revenue.

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5. Start a property renting app business

How Much Can You Make?
$200,000 — $1,000,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful property renting app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a property renting app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a property renting app business ➜

Case Study

I founded TenantCloud as a way to help landlords manage their rental properties and assist with finding tenants. There are over 15 million DIY landlords in the U.S. and they own 21 million rentals and house 60 million tenants.

Our first revenue was in 2018 and currently, we are on track to do near $15 million at the end of 2021.

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6. Start a real estate AR/VR app business

Examples of a successful real estate AR/VR app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a real estate AR/VR app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a real estate AR/VR app business ➜

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7. Start a lead management app business

How Much Can You Make?
$500 — $1,350,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful lead management app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a lead management app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a lead management app business ➜

Case Study

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8. Start a renovation estimate app business

Examples of a successful renovation estimate app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a renovation estimate app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a renovation estimate app business ➜

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9. Start a virtual tour mobile app business

Examples of a successful virtual tour mobile app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a virtual tour mobile app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a virtual tour mobile app business ➜

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10. Start a locality view app business

Examples of a successful locality view app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a locality view app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a locality view app business ➜

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11. Start a document library app business

Examples of a successful document library app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a document library app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a document library app business ➜

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12. Start a real estate processing app business

Examples of a successful real estate processing app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a real estate processing app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a real estate processing app business ➜

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13. Start a real estate agent finder app business

How Much Can You Make?
$10,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful real estate agent finder app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a real estate agent finder app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a real estate agent finder app business ➜

Case Study

Raj is the founder of Rent Round, a tool that helps landlords achieve a deal with agents. In a year, it has grown to +£5k/mo by combining SEO and Adwords.

14. Start a property price comparison app business ($1.54M/year)

How Much Can You Make?
$128,000/month
Skills

Examples of a successful property price comparison app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a property price comparison app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a property price comparison app business ➜

Case Study

My name is Michael Dent and I’m the founder of PropertyData, a subscription website for property investors and developers in the UK that helps them make better-informed decisions when buying a residential property.

I started the business in April 2017, and today it’s making $128,000 per month in recurring revenue.

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15. Start a real estate lawyers finder app business

Examples of a successful real estate lawyers finder app business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a real estate lawyers finder app business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a real estate lawyers finder app business ➜

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