Abode
New York, US · Founded 2023 · Delaware corporation · 28 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Ownabode provides an all-in-one platform for real estate investors that handles property tax appeals, comparative market analyses, exemption audits, and insurance reviews across their portfolio for a flat annual fee.
Also known as Abode Money · Ownabode
Founders & leadership
Abode was founded in 2023 by Adam Pittenger.
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2.7M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2017–2023
▶$2.7MraisedApr 2018 · 19 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- Adam PittengerExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $2.7M
- Amount sold
- $2.7M
- Minimum investment
- $25K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $25K
- First sale
- May 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Abode, which operates its consumer service under the name Abode Money at ownabode.com, is a US home-cost savings service for homeowners. Its core product is property tax appeals: a homeowner enters their address, Abode analyzes the county assessment for signs of overassessment, prepares and files the appeal paperwork, communicates with the county, and refiles annually. The company states that appeals typically take one to two months and vary by county, and that no documents are required from the customer because the underlying assessment data is publicly available and pulled in automatically.
Beyond property tax, Abode markets adjacent home-cost products: insurance monitoring and policy shopping ahead of renewal, energy/utility rate switching, monitoring for exemptions and credits (homestead, senior, veteran and others), and mortgage-related savings such as removing private mortgage insurance and flagging refinance windows. Specialized work is outsourced to licensed professionals — property tax consultants, licensed insurance agents and energy providers — while Abode remains the customer-facing layer. The company discloses that it is not a licensed tax consultant, insurance agent, broker, carrier or insurer in any state, and does not guarantee savings.
Pricing is presented inconsistently across the site: the main pages describe a single flat annual fee with the customer keeping 100% of savings, contrasted against competing services that take 20–45% commission, backed by a "Savings Guarantee" under which a year without savings makes the following year free and no savings in two years triggers a refund. Other site pages describe a contingency model in which Abode takes 25% of property tax savings, with energy and insurance offered free because Abode is compensated by partners when a customer switches.
Business model
Abode sells a subscription/savings service directly to homeowners, acting as an intermediary that coordinates licensed third-party professionals (tax consultants, insurance agents, energy providers) while owning the customer relationship and communications.
The site describes a flat annual subscription fee for property tax appeals with the homeowner keeping all savings; elsewhere it describes taking 25% of property tax savings on a pay-only-if-you-save basis, with energy and insurance products offered free to the consumer because partners compensate Abode when a rate or premium is switched.
Traction
The website states that more than 50,000 homeowners use Abode Money and, on another page, that it has helped 25,000+ homes save on property taxes across the US. It cites an 84% success rate in finding savings in a customer's first year, an 87% win rate on cases, a 4.9 rating on Facebook, and illustrative figures of $1,475 saved and $2,512 in yearly savings.
Latest developments
Abode states it will soon launch additional products to help homeowners save on energy bills, insurance and other home costs, alongside existing property tax appeal, energy rate switching, insurance monitoring, exemption monitoring and mortgage/PMI features.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Abode positions itself against property tax appeal services that charge contingency fees of 20–45% of savings, emphasizing a flat annual fee and a savings guarantee, and as a single point of contact bundling property tax, insurance, energy and exemption monitoring rather than a single-service provider.
Claimed differentiators include a flat annual fee instead of a percentage of savings, a Savings Guarantee (free following year if no savings; refund if no savings after two years), fully hands-off filing and annual refiling, and bundling of multiple home-cost categories under one signup.
Technology
Abode uses automated ingestion of publicly available property and assessment data to estimate overassessment within about 60 seconds of a homeowner entering an address, and describes AI-based review of energy usage and current plans to monitor for lower rates. Case evidence is built by comparing a property against recent neighborhood sales. Customers receive status notifications as their appeal progresses.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer self-serve signup on the website, positioned as a roughly 60-second, no-commitment free savings estimate, supported by customer testimonials, review-site ratings, and educational content including a blog, property tax insights, a homeowner dictionary and state-specific property tax guides for Texas, Florida, Georgia and New York.
Residential homeowners in the United States, including owners of multiple properties; customer testimonials come predominantly from Texas (Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Katy, Spring, Kingwood, Pasadena, Manor, Taylor, Dallas) as well as Florida, Georgia and other states.
Geography
Serves homeowners across the United States, with concentration evident in Texas and additional customers cited in Florida and Georgia; the website footer notes the service is made in Austin, Texas, and includes state guides for Texas, Florida, Georgia and New York.
History
The company's website states it has been saving homeowners money since 2023 and is operated out of Austin, Texas.
Risks & controversies
Abode's own disclaimers state that it does not guarantee or warrant that use of its services will result in savings, and that it is not a licensed tax consultant, insurance agent, broker, carrier or insurer in any state and does not solicit insurance; all quotes and policies are provided by its network of licensed partners. Pricing terms are presented inconsistently across the site, with some pages describing a flat annual fee and full retention of savings and another describing a 25% share of property tax savings.
Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
by search overlapCompanies competing with Abode for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 5
primary sources listed
- Abodeownabode.com · web
5 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Abode do?
- Abode Money helps US homeowners lower property taxes, insurance, energy and other home costs on their behalf.
- Who founded Abode?
- Abode was founded by Adam Pittenger in 2023.
- Who are Abode's investors?
- Abode's investors include Core Venture Capital.
- How much funding has Abode raised?
- Abode has disclosed $2.7M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Abode headquartered?
- Abode is headquartered in New York, US.