We all know the solution to homelessness is housing. But did you know there are about five times as many vacant rental units are there are people experiencing homelessness in America.

Using this stock of available rental units is a vital component of ending homelessness, but it's not easy. Communities need a robust landlord engagement strategy to find these units and convince property managers to work with rental assistance programs.

Padmission provides landlord engagement software for dozens of communities and has helped those communities launch their landlord engagement efforts. Through that work, we have identified five critical aspects that are essential to successful landlord engagement.