Move-in timeline
What is the Housing Journey?
The Housing Journey (Housing → Housing Journey) tracks your progress from finding roommates all the way to your first rent payment. Each step reflects real activity in Dormly — sign your roommate agreement, submit an offer, set a move-in date, finish your packing checklist — so it updates automatically; nothing is manually checked off. Every step is tappable and takes you straight to the related feature. Steps show one of four states: ✅ Done, ⏳ Pending, 🔒 Coming soon (features Dormly can't track yet, like signing a lease), and ➖ Not applicable. Your progress percentage only counts steps you can actually act on.
How does the move-in countdown work?
Set your move-in date in your profile (or right from the Housing menu — it's the same field), and Dormly shows a live countdown at the top of the Housing menu: "Move-In · 24 days," ticking down automatically to the big day. Your move-in date is private. If your household sets a shared move-in date, everyone in the household also sees a shared "Living together in…" countdown at the top of the Household page.
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