Owner-built in Thompson, ND

I built this to run my own lot.

BayRoster came out of the point where a spreadsheet stopped being enough to answer which spaces were open, who had paid, and what happened last season.

Built in Thompson, North DakotaThe property that caused this software still runs on it.

Why I built it

Built around a working storage lot.

I use BayRoster for the same everyday questions my customers have.

I am Ben Huffman. I run Dirt River Design and a storage operation of my own. For a long time the operation lived in a spreadsheet: who was in which spot, who had paid, and who I needed to call. It worked until somebody pulled in wanting a space and the sheet could not tell me, with confidence, which ones were actually free.

So I built the map. Payment tracking followed because the colors are only useful when they are true. Customer history followed because renters leave, return, move, and remember what you told them last year.

BayRoster is still what I open to see the property. Portable files, retained records, human payment review and no per-unit charge reflect how I use the same software I sell.

Boat slips in the fictional Anytown demo.

Working with Ben

Why it is sold this way.

One monthly bill

The public property website, the hosting under it, and BayRoster behind it are one $60 monthly bill. The setup is quoted once, per property.

No per-unit charge

No per-unit, per-user, or marketplace percentage. Filling the property does not trigger a higher software tier.

Files you control

The installation and records live on ordinary hosting. Customer and location records export as CSV. Payments and the rest of the installation need a separate full backup.

One person answers

You are working with the person who wrote it. The tradeoff is a small operation; the benefit is a direct answer when the fit is wrong.

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Each product is built around a different operating job.

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Try BayRoster

Open the demo. Then call Ben.

No trial signup and nobody chasing you afterward.