Forward. Our favorite direction.

We’re on a mission to help renters build wealth through homeownership.

Be kind. Do good. Help others.

We want to see more people moving forward in life, whatever that looks like for you.

Unlike other apartment searching sites, we’re on a bigger mission—helping renters move forward in life. Whether it’s an investment you want to make, a debt you want to pay down, or just an item that would make your apartment feel more like home, we’re here to light the way forward.

Home gives you the
freedom–and stability–to be you.

Housing stability empowers you to launch your career, find love, create and explore your dreams, and grow. Having a roof over your head is a right, not a privilege.

More than a crash pad,
it’s a launch pad.

Home is where you can kick back and recharge. Where you dream big and go for it. At Lighthouse, we see your next move as a launchpad to a happier life.

See what we see.
You in a home of your own.

We see renters as future homeowners, community builders, and wealth creators. We believe it starts with cash back on rent,
but that’s only the beginning.

See your way home

Move forward. Cash back and beyond.
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Our vision

From happy renters
to future homeowners

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Home is where you find the freedom – and stability – to be you.

Free to launch your career, to find love, to create and explore your dreams, to expand and grow.
girl in window

See what we see. You in a home of your own.

Happy renters as future homeowners. Community builder. Wealth creators. We believe it starts with cash back on rent. But that's only the beginning.
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More than a crash pad. It's a launch pad.

Where you kick back and recharge. Where you dream big and jump into the unknown. At Lighthouse, we see your next move, your next apartment as the clear way to new opportunities – to a happy life.
Our values

How we live by our work – and our word

Cash Flow Matters

Cash matters. Gift cards and promotions aren’t effective. Renters have bills and need real cash more than anything. Cash can go towards actual expenses or directly into wealth-building.
cash flow

Renters Are Struggling To Build Wealth

Wages have trailed behind rent increases for almost two decades. The cost of living is more than just headline rental prices, as fees and other necessities have also creeped up.
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Homeownership Is Vital

Homes provide a valuable source of wealth, stability, and security. For a large portion of the population, homes are not even accessible, and has been a driver of inequality.
homeownership

Future Enterprises Need To Be For Good

For too long, companies extracted every last dollar out of their customers without giving anything back. 21st-Century corporations need to be held to a higher standard— everyone should be better off.
guy saving

Cash Flow Matters

Cash matters. Gift cards and promotions aren’t effective. Renters have bills and need real cash more than anything. Cash can go towards actual expenses or directly into wealth-building.
cash flow

Renters Are Struggling to Build Wealth

Wages have trailed behind rent increases for almost two decades. The cost of living is more than just headline rental prices, as fees and other necessities have also creeped up.
building wealth

Homeownership Is Vital

Homes provide a valuable source of wealth, stability, and security. For a large portion of the population, homes are not even accessible, and has been a driver of inequality.
homeownership

Future Enterprises Need To Be For Good

For too long, companies extracted every last dollar out of their customers without giving anything back. 21st-Century corporations need to be held to a higher standard— everyone should be better off.
guy saving
Our story

How a personal quest to find “home” became our vision

Our people
building wealth

Matt See

Co-Founder, COO
As someone that has struggled to find home, Lighthouse offers hope that home is within reach for all of us. Borne of our nation’s housing crisis, Lighthouse is a sea change in apartment discovery–advancing customers fairly and equitably.
Prachi Agarwal

Prachi Agarwal

Product
Lighthouse is a unique place where you see leaders celebrate diversity, growth and encourage humility to shape the team by example. This alone makes it worth being a part of it.
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Jack Grzechowiak

Engineering
Finding an apartment or home is hard enough and it is exciting to provide a technology that gives back to those who deserve it most.
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Azer Gorai

Engineering
The ideal workplace offers room for growth and collaboration while contributing to a great company mission.

Marcin Branski

Engineering
Lighthouse is a unique place where you see leaders celebrate diversity, growth and encourage humility to shape the team by example. This alone makes it worth being a part of it.

John Ahn

Engineering
Lighthouse’s concept was a startup idea i thought about months before joining the company. I’m glad to be part of the mission and the team by coincidence to bring this very idea to fruition.

Sterling Weiss

Business Development
Lighthouse represents the opportunity to build a purpose-driven, high-value business.

Rebecca Saviolli

Marketing
I’m on a mission to educate and engage renters with valuable information that’s built just for them. I want to empower people through insights, stories, and experiences!

Yejean Kim

Marketing
As a millennial who hopes to own a home one day, I think opening a path for renters toward home ownership is the best thing a real estate platform can do right now.

Donovan Jermyn

Design
Home is where I had my greatest days, fallbacks, challenges to overcome and successes. I believe that everyone should have a home to truly experience their bright futures.

Steven Dowling

Operations
Lighthouse represents finding meaningful ways to say ‘yes’ when ‘no’ is the easier answer. Proud to work with a team truly motivated to help no matter what the circumstances.

Eric Fang

Operations
I joined because I think we can improve how people rent homes and save as future owners vs. the current system. After spending time with Alan and Matt I really bought into their vision for the future.

Gabriella Adesso

Operations
I admire and appreciate the leadership. I believe that Lighthouse started with a great idea and will have an incredible future.

Michelle Markgraf

Operations
Lighthouse understands the meaning of customer service - without our customers we wouldn’t be here. Everything we do is centered around this philosophy.

Sophie Lamkin

Operations
I believe that everyone deserves a place to call home, no matter their situation. It’s so rewarding to be at a company where this is a core motivator for everything we do.

Ibi Alazzawi

Operations
Lighthouse, for me, represents a culture that strives to be better day after day, with empathy towards other people. We are all included as part of the team.

Sydney Kerns

Operations
Lighthouse means finding a home for all. I love how we are approaching second chance renters and give them a ton of free help and resources. It makes me love my work!

Krystalina Rattanavong

Operations
A client pleaded ‘Please help me, I’m not a bad person’. Her situation was heartbreaking. It inspired me even more to want to help people find a place that they can call home.

Sarai Rodriguez

Operations
Lighthouse, for me, represents a culture that strives to be better day after day, with empathy towards other people. We are all included as part of the team.

Ester Rodriguez

Operations
I admire and appreciate the leadership. I believe that Lighthouse started with a great idea and will have an incredible future.

Karla Olivares

Operations
Our diversity makes this company more human; it gives us the opportunity to better relate and empathize with both each other and with the people that allow Lighthouse to partner with them in their home search.

Merry Jane Margallo

Operations
Lighthouse does more than help people to navigate home, it’s about giving hope and assurance—no matter what you’ve going through.

Dalia Williams

Operations
Lighthouse represents family and hope and the possibility of a better future. What we do here to help renters earn cashback that can potentially lead to owning a home .

We see your apartment
search as our mission

The future of apartment
renting starts here