Customer testimonial video
Proptech
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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Oakwood recovered 134,000 man hours - and Findigs got it on film

A 13,000-unit residential operator automated rental underwriting across 65 properties. Approval time fell from 72 hours to 5, and 134,000 man hours came back in six months. Sayso filmed two Oakwood leaders at the operator's own offices near Columbus, Ohio.

Oakwood Management on Findigs - Customer Testimonial
Oakwood Management on Findigs - Customer Testimonial
Filmed in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States · 01:29 · 16:9

Kara Thompson and Ashley on automating rental underwriting across 65 properties and 13,000 units: approval time down from 72 hours to 5, and 134,000 man hours recovered in six months.

Findigs × Oakwood - Vertical Ad Cut 1
Findigs × Oakwood - Vertical Ad Cut 1
Performance ad · 0:26 · 9:16
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Findigs × Oakwood - Vertical Ad Cut 2
Findigs × Oakwood - Vertical Ad Cut 2
Performance ad · 0:23 · 9:16
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134,000
man hours recovered in six months
72h to 5h
average application approval time
13,000+
units across 65 properties

Before Findigs, it was taking us, on average, 72 hours to approve an application. Now, on average, it's taking Findigs five hours.

How Sayso filmed this

Shot at Oakwood Management's own offices near Columbus, Ohio. Two interviewees filmed back to back in a corporate office turned into a set. The first room was abandoned because a large TV reflected into frame; the second was chosen for its window, then dressed down - papers and boxes cleared, two sheets rehung symmetrically so the board behind would not read as an empty black wall. B-roll followed Kara walking through the working office.

What this film answers

How long does rental application approval take with an automated decisioning platform?

At Oakwood Management, average approval time fell from 72 hours to 5 after deploying Findigs across 65 properties - measured over six months of production use.

How do multifamily operators keep leasing decisions compliant across dozens of properties?

Oakwood standardized underwriting criteria in one decisioning platform, so every property applies the same rules. Per-property manual review is gone; the policy is the system.

What does a property manager gain by automating tenant applications?

Oakwood recovered 134,000 man hours in six months. That capacity went back to leasing teams instead of application paperwork.

Production facts

Client
Findigs - rental leasing decisioning software (proptech)
End customer on camera
Kara Thompson, VP of Operations, and Ashley, Director of Process Operations, Oakwood Management Company
Location
Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States - local Sayso crew
Shot
July 2026 · one shoot day, two interviews back to back
Deliverables
1 × hero film (16:9) + 2 × vertical performance ads
Direction
Remote live direction by Sayso, on-site local crew