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IndustriesReal estate & construction

From the first estimate
to the work on site.

Custom software for property operators, contractors, and real estate businesses. Connect quoting, projects, maintenance, customer records, and the work behind each property.

VisualEstimate

From a deck estimate to a detailed plan.

Read the story

The property is one thing.
Its records should connect.

A quote becomes a project. A tenant request becomes a work order. A document changes a decision. We help bring those relationships into software that fits the people managing properties and doing the work.

Inside the operation

An illustrative workflow

01 / Property

Give every property context.

Connect the site, customer, documents, and work history. Start with the information your operators and contractors actually need.

Property → people → records

02 / Work

Turn a request into a workflow.

Bring estimates, approvals, assignments, and supporting information together. Help the person doing the job understand what is agreed and what comes next.

Request → estimate → approved work

03 / Portfolio

Keep the wider picture visible.

Connect project and maintenance activity to portfolio reporting. Build a clearer view of outstanding work, history, and the next decision.

Completed work → property history → portfolio view

The records behind the work

Give the operation
a shared structure.

PropertyCustomerEstimateProjectWork order

Each application adds useful context. Connect these records, their relationships, and the workflows around them through Benmore Substrate.

Explore the Substrate

Where we can help.

A focused first project.
Room to connect the next.

Estimating & quoting tools

Translate pricing logic, materials, and configuration choices into a guided quoting experience.

Property-management applications

Connect listings, leasing, payments, maintenance, and reporting around a shared property record.

AI-assisted document workflows

Extract and organize information from plans and documents, with review where the details affect a quote or decision.

Contractor workspaces

Bring customers, quotes, schedules, documents, and invoices into a usable back-office tool.

Maintenance coordination

Connect requests, assignments, updates, and completion records for operators and service providers.

Customer & tenant experiences

Build the portals and mobile experiences that make requests, updates, and next steps easier to follow.

A few practical questions.

Can our pricing or estimating logic stay private?

Yes. We can design the calculation engine to run on the server, with controlled administrative access to its variables. That approach is part of the VisualEstimate case study.

Can this serve both our staff and customers?

We can build separate experiences for operators, contractors, customers, or tenants around shared records, with permissions appropriate to each role.

Real estate & construction

Build around the way your work gets done.

Start with a conversation about your operation and the first useful thing we can build together.

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