Josy Mathew & Livvehomes.com’s ambitious foray into the home furnishing and interior designing space

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Josy Mathews’s inspired living startup Livvehomes.com forays into the home furnishing and interior design space with the opening of their brand new home renovation experience centers in Gurgaon and Pune on September 1, 2021.

Renovation centers in Gurgaon and Pune From The Visionary Founder Behind Livvehomes.com- Josy Mathew

Livvehimes.com- A new-age home renovation and property management company after having been renovated more than 5000 houses across the country has finally launched their renovation centers in Gurgaon and Pune. The primary idea behind opening these renovation centers under the umbrella of Livvehomes.com is to cater home furnishing and interior designing services to clients outside of its core rental business.

“This heady growth comes after a shaky start in which we were at the verge of closing down at least on two occasions and from there we have grown on to be one of the strongest and the only one of its kind property management and home renovation companies in the country.”- Recalls Josy Mathew.

Josy Mathew- A Serial entrepreneur With Long-Term Vision

Josy Mathew, Founder- CEO, and the man behind Livvehomes.com is a serial entrepreneur who is committed to change the rental ecosystem in India. His previous outing as a startup founder was 53central.com which was later acquired by Askme.com. His end of a stint with 53central.com was just the beginning for Livvehomes.com- A safe and secure property management and real estate analytics firm that serves over 5000 owners and 20,000 tenants across the country. With the presence in all the major cities in India, Livvehomes.com is the number choice for anyone looking for an affordable, zero deposit home.

When asked about how it feels witnessing Livvehomes.com bringing about a massive change in the community, Jost Mathew is quick to add-

“Just as Airbnb and UrbanClap brought about a massive change in the community when we talk about the short-term rental and home services industry, Livvehomes.com has brought about huge changes in the home renovation space by offering owners and tenants easy and pocket-friendly home renovation services across several cities in India.

We are successfully managing the entire value chain and ticking all the right boxes since 2016- when we first started with our endeavor. We have achieved a scale very few can boast of in such a short span of time”.

Prerequisite For Success In Home Rental Space And Other Issue Faced By Josy Mathew And His Team

Everything wasn’t ideal from the start for Josy Mathew and his team of highly passionate team members. They faced a near-shutdown scenario the first year due to some owners’ dissatisfaction with the fact that they were renting houses to tenants without a deposit at all, and they received a lot of backlashes as these owners caused a lot of operational issues for them to manage the properties, but over the next three years they grew in scale and now operate around 5000 full houses across the country, making them a part of the national housing market.

“ The number of challenges Livvehomes.com had with owners were just too much to handle. Not abiding by contract conditions, not following protocols, abuse, aggressive behavior, and not returning deposits given were a huge concern and fairly demoralizing during the early days when we were building Livvehomes.com. But, gradually we convinced homeowners to have their homes onboarded with the Livvehomes.com, and as a result, a large number of homeowners in Bangalore and Chennai now rent their homes with us’”- Recalls Josy Mathew when asked about how was the people’s perception during initial days when he introduced his idea.

Referral signups account for more than 40% of the company’s onboarding process today, thanks to strict contractual requirements, excellent operational and legal processes, and positive experiences owners have had with the team.

Josy Mathew And His Livvehomes.com: Going Steady And Strong Every Day

However, if you want to have a solid grasp on customer service, the agony was well worth it. Livvehomes.com started out as an aggregator before founder and CEO Josy Mathew chose to go a different path.

Today, Livvehomes.com, which has raised over $6.5 million from a range of angel investors, spans all business models, including lease, franchise, and “managed.”

In the next two to three years, Josy Mathew and his highly motivated team behind Livvehomes.com anticipates managed and lease models to account for 60-65 percent of its inventory. With its own branded furniture showrooms, supermarkets, gate management, and property management systems, Livvehomes.com is looking to own the complete lifecycle of the apartment living experience for owners and tenants by 2025.

For more information, visit: https://www.livvehomes.com/