We ask users of our quote request service to describe their property management software purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.
We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of property management software other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.
BuyerZone user comments: property management software purchasing requirements
"I am property manager for Goodwill. We have 20+ stores, 20+ donation centers, a 95,000 sf office/warehouse facility, 2 transportation centers, and several office suites throughout a 3 county area. I need to be able to have continual data on property issues, specifically repair related - fixing and costs."
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Facilities/Operations, Non-Profit, Marble Falls, TX
"Alerts if tenant has been late multiple times,reliability, ease of use, reporting ability, scalability."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Silver Spring, MD
"I really need a software program that assists me in keeping up with tenant leases and rent payments each month. I would also like to be able to use it along with quickbooks pro. A simple program that is easy to use and reliable- with tech support 24/7!"
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Boone, NC
"Must be able to show floorplan mapping, directly to a plotter and abulitiy to add into powerpoint slides for a variety of reports. Must be customer friendly."
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Office Manager, Government, El Segundo, CA
"Want to be able to generate lease expireation and year-end accounting.would also be good if could be exported to Quickbooks, but not mandatory."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Colfax, CA
"Must be easy to use and print detailed and easy to read owners statements."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Puyallup, WA
"Open architecture, data transferrable back and forth to other commonly utilized financial/banking software packages."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Nashville, TN
"Subsidized housing.section 8and section 42and HUD filing for all states."
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Consultant, Information Services, Lenexa, KS
"Looking for a software that provide meaningful tools that is reliable that offer support to user and scalable. One that will be able to provide analysis for individuals single family units as well as multiple units buildings as well as consolidated analysis."
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CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Fort Lauderdale, FL
"We would like a basic program that can be upgraded (possibly a modular platform) as our needs develop and expand."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Greensboro, NC
"This is a new business, that is growing very quickly. Need to integrate software into the business. Would like to have a data base with owner info, property info tenant info, property history."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Myrtle Beach, SC
"It must print 1099's and be easy to use. Of the software I've seen, things are too complicated and do more than I need. I want easy, worth the cost software."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Anacortes, WA
"Manage property for several individuals. Need separate reporting and billing for each with ability to run stmt. for us, incorporating all info at end of month."
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CFO, Real Estate, Masury, OH
"Would like it to do construction and job costing for new and existing properties."
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MIS/IT, Real Estate, Marietta, OH
"I want something easy to use without lots of junk that isn't useful."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Leadville, CO
"I just want to keep track of rent due and post billings. I want to know my back balance and be able to do a bank reconciliation."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Los Angeles, CA
"Must be reliable, will have to be used on a server and may have multiple users, expandable as the company grows. Must be easy to use and effective and efficient. To handle bill pay and hopefully works well with Quick Books."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Peru, IN
"Real time availability calendar; owner accounts/statements; work orders; online booking; vendor/owner payment; reservation detail; rental unit detail; info editing; escrow accounting; rental unit details -pictures/amenities/descriptions; unit comparison; unit price calculation (nightly/per stay);bank ledger; etc., etc."
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CEO/President/Owner, Travel/Hospitality, Lincoln City, OR
"1) need to be able to automatically generate custom forms to tenants (5 day notices, annual secuirty deposit interest letters with amounts credited),2) automate candidate tenant screening process."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Bensenville, IL
"Basic Propert Mgt:Show Rent CollectedShow bills paidPay MgtPay Owners Report Balances."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Sumter, SC
"I use the program to only bill my tenants.It must be simple and print a nice statement to go into a double windowed envelope."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Los Angeles, CA
"1. to transfer funds for clients from our bank to thiers."
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General Manager, Education, Villa Rica, GA
"We need a program that can handle both commercial and residential as well as retail and industrial. We are looking for one program that can handle all aspects of property management."
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Partner/Principal, Travel/Hospitality, Saint Petersburg, FL
"Would like to be able to export data to Quickbooks."
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CFO, Travel/Hospitality, Bear Valley, CA
"Remainders for rents due, lease due for example. Permit to renewal lease."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Miami, FL
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