What Signal Desk is for
Signal Desk is the daily home surface in RentStack. It is meant to answer one question quickly:
What needs attention first?
It pulls operating signals from source records such as reminders, leases, maintenance, reserves, insurance renewal reminders, mortgage renewal context, rent benchmarks, asset lifecycle data, and cash flow.
Read the top signal first
The top signal is RentStack’s current best recommendation for the selected portfolio context.
Instead of showing only a score, Signal Desk surfaces the practical inputs behind the recommendation:
- Time pressure
- Dollar exposure
- Source confidence
- Signal category
- Property context
For example, a missed lease notice window should sit above a routine estimated capital item because the time-sensitive compliance risk is more urgent.
Use lifecycle controls
Signal Desk works best when it stays current.
Use:
- The primary action to go to the recommended workflow. For example, a reserve signal opens the property Reserves tab, an asset signal opens the asset profile, and a maintenance signal opens the care item workflow.
- Snooze when the signal matters but should come back later.
- Dismiss when it does not apply.
- Mark resolved when the underlying work is handled.
Recently handled signals appear below the desk so you can see momentum instead of only seeing problems.
Use filters lightly
The main organizing principle is ranking. The filter tabs sit directly under the portfolio scan and help narrow the desk when you want to focus on attention items, financial risk, maintenance, or rent-position opportunities.
If you are not sure what to do, start with the top signal instead of trying to interpret every category.
Move into deeper pages when needed
Signal Desk should help you decide where to go next:
- Tasks & Reminders for snoozing, editing, completing, or reviewing task history.
- Properties for lease, mortgage, reserve, and property-level setup details. Reserve actions should take you directly to the property Reserves tab.
- Assets for lifecycle care plans, asset profile completeness, active care items, improve-plan suggestions, and service history.
- Expenses for cost records, recurring templates, and exports.
- Dashboard for monthly performance, portfolio drivers, care queues, and ownership trajectory.
You can also use Cmd/Ctrl + K inside the app to jump to common pages and actions.
Practical next step
Open Signal Desk after adding your first property, lease, mortgage, reserve, and major assets. If the page is quiet, that is useful too: it means RentStack does not currently see an urgent signal in that context.