Catching up with Nathan Miller – founder and CEO of Rentec Direct, one of the largest independent property management software companies in the U.S. A self-taught programmer and real-estate investor, Nathan shares how he bootstrapped his side project into a thriving SaaS platform that now supports thousands of property managers and over 600,000 rental units nationwide — without a dollar of outside funding.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How Nathan went from managing a few rentals to coding the first version of Rentec Direct in his spare time.
• Why bootstrapping created the foundation for efficiency, innovation, and sustainable growth.
• The lessons he learned from balancing a full-time tech job while building his company from scratch.
• How lean, independent ownership shaped Rentec Direct’s culture and long-term success.
• The power of software in amplifying productivity and eliminating inefficiency in the real-estate industry.
