For landlords and small property managers

One Saturday, six time slots. Three prospects in each.

A total cap of 18 split into six half-hour slots of three. Prospects book a slot, tell you when they want to move in, and see their number. You show the unit six times instead of eighteen.

Use this templateWhat you get

Free to start. You can modify all of this in the editor.

unwaited.com/twelve-elm-3b/waitlist

Sound familiar?

Forty people want to see the unit and you have one Saturday

The listing goes up and the inbox fills. You reply to each one with times, they reply with other times, and on Saturday eleven people arrive at 10:00 AM while nobody comes at noon. The showing software that fixes this wants a monthly fee per unit and a lockbox.

What you get

The limits, hours, and questions, already set

This is exactly what the button creates. It is a starting point, not a cage: change any of it in the editor after.

Template

12 Elm St, unit 3B

  • 18 showings in total for the day. The form reads as full at 18.
  • Six half-hour slots with three prospects each. A full slot is greyed out on the form and rejected by the API.
  • No opening hours. Open the list with the listing and pause it Friday night.
  • Asks for name, phone, move-in month, and time slot.
  • Prospects see their number on the success screen.
Capacity
18 in total
Signups open
Any time
Form asks for
Email, Name, Phone, Move-in month, Showing time, Saturday
Slots: Showing time, Saturday
10:00 AM (3), 10:30 AM (3), 11:00 AM (3), 11:30 AM (3), 12:00 PM (3), 12:30 PM (3)
Counter on the form
Hidden
Use this templateFree. Change anything after.

Or by hand

Set it up yourself, step by step

The same values, typed in. About five minutes.

  1. Create the waitlist

    Open the "12 Elm St, unit 3B" template, change what you like, and press Publish. An emailed code makes it yours and puts it live; nothing is public before that.

  2. Set capacity to 18 in total

    In Settings, set the capacity to 18 in total. When the 18th person joins, the form reads as full and says so.

  3. Leave the hours open

    Under Hours, leave the schedule off so people can join at any time. You can pause the list by hand whenever you need to.

  4. Add the form fields

    Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Name (required), Phone (required), Move-in month (required). Labels and help text render as plain text.

  5. Add the "Showing time, Saturday" time slots

    On the Form tab, add a Time slot field named "Showing time, Saturday" with 10:00 AM (3), 10:30 AM (3), 11:00 AM (3), 11:30 AM (3), 12:00 PM (3), 12:30 PM (3). Each slot fills on its own and reads as full when its spots are taken.

  6. Hide the counter

    In Settings, leave the counter off. The form still refuses signups past the cap; it just does not show the running total.

  7. Publish and share

    Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Book a showing".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Can I ask for income or an application on the form?

Keep the signup to four questions and send the application after the showing. Free plans allow three custom fields, paid plans 60.

Can I show the same unit on two Saturdays?

Add both dates as slot options, each with its cap, and raise the total. Or create a second waitlist for the second date.

Does it send the address automatically?

The confirmation email includes what you write in the success message, so put general directions there. Send the buzzer code yourself the day before.

Can I approve prospects before confirming a time?

Yes. Everyone gets a number, and you confirm by email in whatever order you choose.

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