EstateEase - Real Estate Listing & Property Management System

EstateEase is a professional MERN stack application designed for managing real estate listings, property inquiries, and user management.

Project Structure

Backend (server/)

• Models: Mongoose schemas for Users, Properties, and Inquiries.
• Controllers: Express controllers for handling business logic.
• Routes: API route definitions.
• Middleware: Authentication and error handling.
• Config: Database and third-party service configurations.

Frontend (client/)

• Pages: Main application views (Home, Listings, etc.).
• Components: Reusable UI components styled with Tailwind CSS.
• Context: State management for Authentication.
• Services: API interaction layer.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Cloudinary Account (for image uploads)

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies:

   # Root
   npm install
   # Backend
   cd server && npm install
   # Frontend
   cd ../client && npm install

3. Set up environment variables (see .env.example in both folders).
4. Start the development servers.