Manufactured Housing

Lucky Communities x Boom

How Lucky Communities Enhances Resident Financial Health & Community Safety with Boom

This case study is based on an interview with Ryan Gaudet, Sales Manager at Lucky Communities. All quotes are attributed to him unless stated otherwise.

Prior to adopting BoomReport and BoomScreen, Lucky Communities encountered two major challenges:

1. Inefficient and Inaccurate Tenant Screening:
Tenant screening was a critical process for Lucky Communities, as their goal is to keep communities safe and prevent unnecessary evictions. However, their previous tenant screening solution posed several issues: incomplete criminal screening data, a clunky interface, poor user experience, and expensive application costs. 2. Limited Financial Tools for Residents:
Many Lucky Communities residents are looking for ways to improve their financial standing. Manufactured housing often serves as an entry point for individuals who: have low or limited credit history, need affordable renting options, and aspire to be homeowners.

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“With BoomScreen, we’re able to decrease the risks of eviction and criminal activity. The insights help us continue our mission of providing affordable, clean, and safe living conditions.”

Key benefits to Lucky Communities residents

Credit building opportunity

With Boom, renters can build their credit over time as they make consistent, on-time rental payments.

Tri-bureau reporting

Boom reports rent payments to all three major credit bureaus—Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.

Free credit score tracking

All renters using Boom can track their reported payments and credit score progress via the Boom app.

Exceptional 24/7 customer support for Lucky Communities applicants

Response times <2 minutes

Customer support for you, your applicants, and your renters in minutes, not days.

Single POC for disputes

As a CRA, Boom handles all screening report disputes, requests for report copies, and requests for data updates,

Bilingual support

English and Spanish support for your renters—and more languages coming soon.

Renters can track their rent reporting, monitor their credit progress, and access financial wellness tools - all within the app
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Our mission

At Boom, our goal is to make housing more flexible, affordable, and rewarding.

Our history

Boom was started in late 2020 as one of our co-founders, Rob Whiting, helped two of his family members navigate housing instability due to
COVID-19 - related job loss. During this time, he saw just how archaic and difficult renting remains for the majority of the 110 million renters in the US like his family members. And the rent payment is at the center of this.
Not only has rent increased >4x faster than income for the majority of renters since the early 2000s, but the tools available to renters and landlords alike has similarly stagnated. Rent remains one large lump sum, with no additional benefits on top of paying rent - a fact that can make renting feel like money down the drain. At Boom, we believe that housing can be more flexible, affordable, and rewarding. We’ve started by enabling you to build credit with the rent payments you already make.

Our backers

Starting Line

Ezra Galston

Clocktower Ventures

Ben Savage

Company Ventures

Matt Harrigan

Gilgamesh Ventures

Andrew Endicott & Miguel Armaza

Chingona Ventures

Samara Hernandez

Affirm syndicate

Jeffrey Shu

William Hockey

Plaid co-founder

Zach Perret

Plaid co-founder

Siesta Ventures

Pau Sabria (Olapic co-founder)

Sergio Furio

Creditas founder

Misha Esipov

Nova Credit co-founder

Cyril Berdugo & Tom Petit

Landis co-founders

Will Lucas

Mint House co-founder

Todd Benson

Citi private equity co-founder

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About Lucky Communities

Lucky Communities is a manufactured housing community operator managing 18 communities across four states, covering 1,100 lots. Unlike traditional property management firms focused solely on real estate investment, Lucky Communities prioritizes community-building, ensuring that residents have access to clean, safe, and affordable housing while also fostering financial growth.

About Boom

Boom is on a mission to level the playing field for the 110+ million renters in the US by making housing more flexible, affordable, and rewarding. Boom is building a suite of rental financial services for renters and  property managers, including rent payment reporting, rent reporting-as-a-service, and a number of integrations for the largest property management systems (PMS). Now serving thousands of renters, Boom is led by second-time founders Rob Whiting (ex-BCG, Rubicon) and Kirill Moizik  (ex-Eco, Technion, Grubhub).