Manufactured Housing

SG Communities x Boom

SG Communities partners with Boom
to streamline tenant screening and mitigate compliance risks for their 7,000+ lots.

This case study is based on an interview with Angelica Rodriguez, Operations Manager at SG Communities. All quotes are attributed to her unless stated otherwise.

With 7,000+ doors, SG Communities’ operations require exceptional team members and synchronous technology.

SG Communities is a provider of manufactured homes, via purchase or rent-to-own, that operates in 16 states (including California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas) with 70+ communities and 7,000+ doors. Their team of Operations Managers, District Managers, and Community Managers must all work together seamlessly to ensure residents are moved in swiftly, payments are made on time, and home vacancies are filled efficiently. In April 2024, their team implemented BoomScreen to streamline tenant screening and contribute to the company’s high operational standards. Since their initial implementation, Angelica Rodriguez, Operations Manager at SG Communities said, “Boom has proven to be a reliable and valuable partner, consistently exceeding our expectations.”

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From the outset, Boom demonstrated a strong commitment to rapid product development and a deep understanding of our needs. Their focus on improving application processing time and identifying qualified tenants has been invaluable. By outsourcing this function, we've significantly enhanced efficiency and reduced administrative burdens on our onsite team.”

Key benefits to SG 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 SG 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

Key metrics

About SG Communities

The team at SG Communities is dedicated to building communities you can be proud to call home. Every resident should feel welcomed in their community, and we take our role in that process seriously. SG Communities is committed to the details that help create a sense of community. We believe that amenities like soccer fields, playgrounds, basic security features, etc. are as important to building a solid community as the homes themselves.

This commitment also means that we are involved in each community we’re a part of - serving on the local hospital board or running finances for kids soccer leagues. This gives us a deeper understanding of your community and needs. The SG Communities mission statement is “Unleashing opportunity for our residents, employees, and investors by Building Community through the development of clean, safe, and attainable housing solutions.”

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).