Loveridge372/zimHomes

ZimHomes is a Zimbabwe-focused property marketplace and management platform for rentals, property sales, owner listings, verified accommodation search, admin approvals, and local payment flows. # Wana Imba Wana Imba is a Zimbabwe-focused property marketplace and property-management platform. Tagline: **Find, Rent, Buy, Manage.** This workspace now contains a real starter structure plus the original static MVP prototype. It demonstrates: - Accommodation and property search by city, suburb, purpose, type, and price - Rental and sale listings - Owner listing submission - Admin listing approval - Wana Imba managed-property service positioning - Payment flow preview for listing fees, featured listings, viewing fees, rent, and deposits ## Project Structure - `mobile/`: Expo React Native app for the customer, owner, payments, management, and admin flows. - `backend/`: FastAPI API scaffold for properties, approvals, and payments. - `docs/`: Product plan, API design, database schema, payment plan, and development guide. - `index.html`, `styles.css`, `app.js`: Static prototype kept for quick visual preview. ## Quick Static Preview Open `index.html` in a browser. No install step is required for this version. ## Backend The `backend` folder contains a FastAPI scaffold for properties, admin approval, and payment initiation. ```bash cd backend python -m venv .venv .venv\Scripts\pip install -r requirements.txt .venv\Scripts\uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --reload ``` Then open `127.0.0.1` for the API explorer. The backend creates a local SQLite database at `backend/zimhomes.db` by default. Demo admin login: ```text Email: admin@zimhomes.local Password: AdminPass123 ``` Property photos uploaded during local development are stored under `backend/uploads/` and served from `/uploads/...`. Payments are Paynow-ready. Without `PAYNOW_INTEGRATION_ID` and `PAYNOW_INTEGRATION_KEY`, the backend uses demo mode and creates pending references without charging customers. ## Mobile App ```bash cd mobile npm install npm run start ``` The mobile app currently calls `127.0.0.1`. If testing on a physical phone, update `mobile/src/api/client. …