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
"The management software must meet the following requirements: EFT - electronic funds transfer, must put transfer data in NHCHA format. Operate with unix, mac operating systems. Provide "E" mail option for invoices and statements. User friendly so as to allow toggling between screens."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Ocala, FL
"I would like for the software to provide monthly, annualy, daily back-up, statements. Expenses and workes statements, etc."
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General Manager, Real Estate, San Antonio, TX
"Newly opened business. Looking for software that will benefit my company."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Encino, CA
"I really enjoy Teannt Pro 6.0 and would like something similiar. Tenant Pro 7.0 I do not like the new version, I need something that I can customize to fit each individual owner and have a good support system."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Lawton, OK
"Producing monthly rent statements, tax accounting and documents for all of my owner / clients."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Minneapolis, MN
"We need a database to manage tax credit and market rate units within the same property. We want the database to manage all tenant activity (leases, maintenance, receivables, etc.) with tax credit compliance monitoring when needed."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Minneapolis, MN
"Track rental income and automatically tabulate late fees due. Keep track of maintenance performed on each unit. We use quickbooks for financial info, I just need to track the tenants (old & new) and the unit information. I would like to keep this info seperate from quickbooks."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Mill City, OR
"I would like somthing that can handle both long and short term properties, and if possible be compatible with microsoft money."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Myrtle Beach, SC
"We currently offer short term rentals and are using RMS out of Charleston for our software. I am looking for a long term rental software that we will use for single family homes & condos with the possibility of expanding into commercial applications."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Placida, FL
"I need tracking info., workorders for maintanance, rental agreements, inventories, late notices, eviction notices that are in compliance with Alaska State laws, Small Claims Court info."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Whittier, AK
"Able to provide basic information on Units and reports to owners. If able to connect with accounting package or having the accounting included the better.GH."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Hollywood, FL
"1.Fully intergrated software. Should be able to show as much info as possible on one screen versus having to explore and running multiple reports. 2. Also, repair/maint ticket generation which is accessable by multiple departments/locations and stays open until full completion. 3. Also, easy access to history data. 4. Reliable back-up options. 5. Flexible reporting. 6.Tickelers/reminders. 7. Multi level access. Remote access."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Brooklyn, NY
"That the software be fully functional , and upgradeable without losing any data. With many properties it is time consuming to have to physically do data entry. With Tenant Pro6 to upgrade to Tenant pro 7 We lost numerous amounts of data and was told it was because the new program was changed and would not receive all data Must be compatable to receive data from Tenant Pro 6."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Athens, AL
"We are looking to upgrade into a system that allows for more efficient process of receivables as well as late notices and violations letters."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Lockport, IL
"I am looking for software that will streamline my management needs."
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Marketing/Public Relations, Computers - Software, Seabrook, NH
"It needs to work with Quickbooks if possible or replace Quickbooks alltogether."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Madison, TN
"We currently use RPM (an old Dos based system purchased in 1987.) We have tried " Promas Landmaster" and "Tenant Pro" but would prefer an easier, more user friendly software. We are computer literate, much I can't affored too much down time trying to learn a new software."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Keller, TX
"An 18 unit condo. 3-day, weekly & monthly rentals. Interface with Accounting Firm.We take credit cards w/stand-alone terminal.Webmaster - can create php interfaces as/if reqd."
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Office Manager, Travel/Hospitality, Sanford, FL
"We currently manage 13 HOA's with about 1000 homeowners. We also manage individual homes for about 45 clients and are looking to expand this leasing division."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Bend, OR
"I do fee managed properties, I have 15-20 owners and each of them own 20-30 properties, I want to be able to bill them with a statement each month for the managment fees plus any maintenance charge backs."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Frederick, MD
"We need a software package to track occupied units vs. vacant units, excellent accounting abiities, accounting for each client of income, expenses, vacancies, and occupied units. We need something simple and user friendly which does not require a dot matrix printer."
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Administrative Assistant, Real Estate, Kennewick, WA
"Do not really need invoicing, just basic location databases, preventive maint schedules , client management etc."
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Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Sherman, CT
"I am just starting a business and need a guide line for property management contracts for the clients I will be managinging their property for,contracts for the renters,etc.I have been a property manager for 11 years and all of the apartment communities in my area are converting to condo.I want to manage them now for the individual owners.Help."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Bluffton, SC
"This company has 30 to 50 individual rental property owners and we manage the properties for them. All management processes are handled thru the office including such things as, collecting rent, documentation/collect of late rents, maintaining the property and billing of those issues."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Hendersonville, TN
"We manage a mobile home park and storage units. We would like to manage everything from over-due payment notices, bank accounts, cash flow, credit check interface, balance sheets and taxes from the software programs. We like Quicken 2.0 but it does not handle our volume and does not have some of the functionality that we want."
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Buyer, Real Estate, New Cumberland, WV
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