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** seeking an alternative to HippoRent ** please help =)

Lizard Howl
Registered User
Join date: 12 Sep 2007
Posts: 419
04-04-2008 12:44
Hi everyone.

I have been using the Hippo Rent system with webplugin for about 6 months now and I'm fed up. It is a fine system for one or two sims but I have reached the upper limits of its usefulness.

If you have a viable alternative to Hippo Rent please let me know.

The system I use now:
- allows customizable rent boxes
- counts the prims on each parcel
- allows me to view all of my boxes & information online and make changes

It also:
- has boxes that jump around randomly, which is leading to lost time having to find and replace them
- forces my tenants and land owners to give up 1-3 prims
- allows landowners to return boxes on their parcels, again leading to lost time as I have to replace them

The system I need would:
- have the (good) functions described above, without the negatives
- allow my business partners to set and configure rent/tier boxes
- scale well for 150-200+ tenants/land owners
- be relatively intuitive to set up and use

I am willing to invest a bit of time to switch systems now, but once I do I want something that I can use without headaches for 6 months to a year through expansion.

ALSO - PLEASE - a system with decent customer service and tech support!

I would prefer to hear from someone who is actively using a system like this to support their own land business, but any and all responses are appreciated.

Please reply or message me here on SL Forums.

Thanks everyone and enjoy your weekend!

Lizard Howl
Segarra Estates Owner
Stoo Straaf
Registered User
Join date: 17 Jun 2007
Posts: 62
04-11-2008 01:48
Hey Lizard...

I have built my own system for my estate of 8 sims (and growing). It works via the web and a central payment point. I should stress that it isn't general enough to sell on to you in its current form, but I'd be happy to work with you on making it so.

Get in touch via notecard drop :o)
Yamil Dagger
Registered User
Join date: 10 Jul 2007
Posts: 36
04-11-2008 03:44
Lets talk in-game if you still need something. I manage a mall and made us custom RentCubes of which I haven't thought about selling till now. They have TONS of options and have been working flawlessly for a few months now.

The main features:

1.) Easily and quickly manually setup a renter with just their name. Then start them off with any amount of days. (can be used to "reserve" stalls by setting to 0 days manually)
2.) RentCubes never "expire" letting others buy the stall with somebody else's stuff still in there. RentCubes go into the negatives until the renter or owner cancels it. Buying more days will subtract negative days (at -2 days, buying a week will put them at 5 days left)
3.) Options for automatic reminder IMs when getting low on days as well as when rent is overdue.
4.) Owner as well as 1 other person you choose, has access to edit days left, manually add renters, and close/reload a RentCube.
5.) RentCubes can be set to go partially or fully invisible, can automatically raise upward, and can shrink upon renting.
6.) Rent is accepted from anybody to add more days, meaning partners can both pay their share of the rent.


...plus lots more. Contact me "Yamil Dagger" in-game if your interested and we'll talk more.