Simple tools for owner-operators
Find your next rental. Run the doors you own.
You’re building a portfolio, not a software department. Owner’s Desk brings rental-deal research and property operations into one practical hub, with Job Desk for the small business that helps fund it.
Your first Property Desk rental unit is free. Deal Desk, Job Desk and add-ons have separate plans. Built for first-time investors, small landlords and hands-on business owners.
How the work moves
01 — Find
A promising address turns up. It needs somewhere to live other than a text message.
02 — Evaluate
Write down the assumptions. Keep the date and the source next to each one.
03 — Own
The deal closes. The property facts and obligations need to move with it.
04 — Operate
Rent, repairs, renewals and records settle into a routine you can keep.
These are the stages of the work, not a claim that every stage is automatically connected in software.
Your next rental should not require another complicated system.
An address in a text. Assumptions in a spreadsheet. Property details somewhere else. Owner’s Desk is designed to give each part of ownership a clear place to work.
- Keep promising opportunities from getting lost.
- Make your assumptions easier to revisit.
- Organize the properties you actually own.
Two sides of the same portfolio
Before you buy, and after.
Buying a rental and running one are different jobs. Owner’s Desk gives each of them its own desk, so neither has to be squeezed into a tool built for the other.
01 — Before you buy
Keep the deal moving. Not just the spreadsheet.
Filter opportunities, save searches, keep a watchlist and work through your underwriting in Deal Desk. Keep the research and the next decision close together.
02 — After you buy
Give the doors you own a place to run.
Property Desk is built around small landlords managing their own rentals. Start with your property records and an organized operating routine, without positioning your business as a property-management firm.
Run a service business, too?
Job Desk keeps customers, jobs and invoices on a practical path for a small shop. It is the business side of Owner’s Desk, without making every landlord buy tools they do not need.
Built for the owner who does the work.
Your first rental
Put the research in order before you make the next decision.
Your growing portfolio
Keep your owned rentals organized as responsibilities add up.
Your service business
Run the work and build the assets without adopting an enterprise stack.
Owner’s Desk is not positioned as a trust-accounting system, a brokerage platform or a substitute for professional advice.
Before you buy the rental, get ready to run it.
Use our New Landlord Readiness Checklist to work through the deal assumptions, cash needs and operating decisions that deserve an answer before the next step. It is a free page on this site — no email required, and you can print it.
A sample of what it asks
- Separate current actual rent, advertised rent and your projected rent.
- List cash to close separately from cash for repairs and reserves.
- Decide in advance what would make you stop or renegotiate.
- Verify local permits, registration and rental rules for this exact property.
Built by two owner-operators.
Josh Ritchey and Ryan Rocco are the co-founders of Smart Growth Services. When you write in, one of them answers. Our story
Start with the desk you need.
Keep the starting point simple. Add another desk when it earns a place in your operation.
Property Desk
$0
Your first rental unit, free.
- 2–5 units — $19/mo
- 6–15 — $79/mo
- 16–40 — $199/mo
- Empire (40+) — $280/mo
Job Desk
$149
per month, flat.
- Includes 1 still + caption a month
- Business phone line with spam protection included
- Phone 500 — $24/mo (500 texts out, 300 in, 200 call minutes)
- Phone 1,500 — $52/mo (1,500 out, 600 in, 500 minutes)
- Phone 4,000 — $125/mo (4,000 out, 1,500 in, 1,200 minutes)
- Grow with Us — $79/mo + 1% of collected payments, capped so the total never exceeds $199, with Phone 500 included
- Cash and cheque are never charged the percentage
- Marketing add-on from $19/mo
Prices are per month unless stated and exclude tax. Bundles: Front Office $189/mo. Setup Day $997 and Remote Setup $497, both one-time and paid on completion. Phone: marketing blasts $2.60 per 100 recipients, max 3 a month; overage 1.5¢ per text out, 1.2¢ per text in, 1.2¢ per call minute, billed on the monthly invoice. Metered and allotment lines may adjust as third-party costs change — the price shown at checkout is the one that applies.
Questions people ask first
What is Owner’s Desk?
Owner’s Desk is a Smart Growth Services product hub for small owner-operators, with Deal Desk for rental opportunities, Property Desk for owned rentals and Job Desk for small service businesses.
Do I need all three desks?
No. Choose the desk that matches your next step. Confirm the exact plan and account entitlements before subscribing to anything.
Is it for my first rental?
That is a core audience. The readiness checklist helps organize the decisions; the software does not replace inspections or professional advice.
What happens when I request early access?
We record your request and email you when access is available. It is not the same as creating an application account, and nothing is charged. The checklist on this site is available to you right now either way.
Does it replace my accountant or property manager?
No. Owner’s Desk is not sold as full accounting, trust accounting or a replacement for professional judgment.
Build the portfolio. Keep the tools practical.
Choose the desk that matches your next step. You do not have to start with the whole suite.
Your first Property Desk rental unit is free. Deal Desk, Job Desk and add-ons have separate plans.