Director of Product and Customer Experience at Padmission

About Daniel Davis

Daniel is the Director of Product and Customer Experience at Padmission where he helps Connect communities implement centralized landlord engagement and increase their impact. He has experience in landlord engagement, housing program administration, and supportive service programming. Though life has taken him to Boston, New York, San Francisco, and the midwest, Daniel lives in his native Phoenix with his partner and kids. Daniel is also an avid cyclist, tobacco pipe maker, and Jeep addict.

Centralized Landlord Engagement for Continuums of Care (CoCs)

Centralized Landlord Engagement for Continuums of Care (CoCs)

A Structural Guide to Building Scalable Housing Access

Landlord engagement is one of the least discussed but most consequential functions inside a homelessness response system. For Continuums of Care (CoCs)— the regional systems responsible for coordinating federal homelessness funding and housing programs — the ability to recruit, maintain, and coordinate relationships with property owners and operators ultimately determines whether rental assistance programs translate into real housing placements. When landlord engagement […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-03-13T09:17:24-07:00March 12th, 2026|Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|0 Comments

Enhanced Unit Reservation and Case Manager Inquiry Process

Enhanced Unit Reservation and Case Manager Inquiry Process

In many homelessness response systems, housing locators identify and hold units before a household is ready to submit an application. These unit reservations—sometimes called unit holds, or master contracted units—sit at a critical junction between landlord engagement and case manager action. They are time-bound, relationship-sensitive, and often governed by informal norms rather than shared records.

Because of that, reserved units are frequently the most actionable housing options […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:36:51-07:00February 10th, 2026|Product Updates & New Features|2 Comments

Native Mobile App for Inspections in Padmission Journey

Native Mobile App for Inspections in Padmission Journey

Inspections for rental assistance programs—such as Housing Quality Standards (HQS), with NSPIRE standards forthcoming—are a core program requirement. They help confirm that rental units are safe, sanitary, and suitable for occupancy, while also creating a shared record of a unit’s condition and amenities that protects participants, landlords, and administering agencies.

Padmission Journey now includes a native mobile inspections application, available through both the Apple […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:38:22-07:00January 30th, 2026|Product Updates & New Features, Rental Assistance Administration & System Design|2 Comments

Unlocked: How Indianapolis Centralized Rehousing Through HomeNow Indy

Unlocked: How Indianapolis Centralized Rehousing Through HomeNow Indy

Breya Birdsong (fourth from the left) and the RDOOR team receive formal recognition for the impact they have had creating and implementing HomeNow Indy. Birdsong, VP of Rental Assistance Programs, shares her expertise and experience in this article.

Building trust, system capacity, and faster rehousing through shared infrastructure

In our Unlocked series, we highlight communities that have rethought how housing systems operate—moving away […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:52:40-07:00January 28th, 2026|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

Building Shared Understanding in Housing Search: New Help Center Guides in Padmission Connect

Building Shared Understanding in Housing Search: New Help Center Guides in Padmission Connect

Housing search and landlord engagement workflows rely on shared understanding across roles. When guidance lives in disconnected documents, inboxes, or institutional memory, systems become vulnerable to staff turnover and inconsistent practice.

Padmission Connect includes built-in Help Center Guides that sit alongside landlord engagement and housing search workflows, providing role-specific guidance without removing local ownership over process or policy.

When Guidance Is Fragmented, Systems Slow […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:47:07-07:00January 14th, 2026|Housing Search & Navigation|Comments Off

Unlocked: How Cincinnati’s CoC Centralized Housing Navigation and Opened More Doors for Households in Need

Unlocked: How Cincinnati’s CoC Centralized Housing Navigation and Opened More Doors for Households in Need

In communities across the country, decentralized landlord engagement has long created bottlenecks: duplicated cold calls, missed unit opportunities, siloed relationships, and clients stuck with too few options. Cincinnati and Hamilton County decided to change that.

In this second installment of Unlocked, our series highlighting communities that are expanding housing access by centralizing landlord engagement, we spoke with Strategies to End Homelessness (STEH) and their RentConnect Manager, Tiffany Gehrlich, […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:55:08-07:00December 4th, 2025|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

Empowering Client Choice with Padmission Connect

Empowering Client Choice with Padmission Connect

In communities across the country, Padmission Connect is helping housing programs put choice back into the hands of the people they serve. With the Map Search feature, participants and their case managers can work together—within one secure platform—to find housing that truly fits their needs, supports, and goals.

This isn’t just about finding an available unit. It’s about finding the right home in the right place, faster and with less […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:49:22-07:00November 24th, 2025|Housing Search & Navigation|Comments Off

Partnering with Padmission Communities: A Smarter Way for Property Owners to Fill Vacancies and Make an Impact

Partnering with Padmission Communities: A Smarter Way for Property Owners to Fill Vacancies and Make an Impact

If you’re a property owner or operator looking to keep your units filled, reduce turnover, and make a difference in your community, you’ve likely come across software solutions built by Padmission. You may have even wondered: “Can I partner directly with Padmission to list my units?”

Here’s the short answer: You don’t partner with Padmission itself — you partner with the […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-17T11:30:45-07:00November 12th, 2025|Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off

Unlocked: How Partnership Home Uses Padmission Connect to Strengthen Landlord Engagement

Unlocked: How Partnership Home Uses Padmission Connect to Strengthen Landlord Engagement

At Padmission, we know that every step toward ending homelessness matters. Across the country, our partners are unlocking new opportunities for landlords, providers, and participants to connect, collaborate, and create stable housing solutions.

That’s why we launched Unlocked—a blog series highlighting how communities are putting Padmission tools into action. Each feature celebrates lessons learned, partnerships strengthened, and doors opened for people seeking housing.

Our first Unlocked story takes us to Texas, where […]

By Daniel Davis|2026-02-18T16:45:47-07:00October 16th, 2025|Housing Search & Navigation, Landlord Engagement & Partnerships|Comments Off