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
"Electronic billpay, accounting software integration (nice but not necessary), website interactive, vacation booking."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Locust Grove, GA
"Must be able to be used on an Apple/MAC OS."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Waterloo, IA
"We need easy to learn with high level of accounting management."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Hilton Head Island, SC
"We wish to break down cash receipts into rent utility charge, deposits, other catagories."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Columbus, OH
"Leaning towards Buildium, but I am also currently looking at PropertyWare and RentOMatic. I manage 90+ units and growing rapidly. Multiple owners, access to ACH/Credit Card processing, tenant access, built in accounting solution would be nice."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Lakewood, CO
"Need access to lease agreeement forms including new york rent stabilization leases and renewal and leases not subject to rent stabilization and renewals not subject to rent stabilizaion rules.Need a program which will allow the processing of these legal documents on an HP personal computer."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Middle Village, NY
"I'm looking for a complete package to manage the properties - mortage payments, maintenance, insurance, billing, tenant information etc:1. accounting & mortgages - ability to integrate multiple bank accounts that correspond to diff properties and their mortgages.2. billing - ability to make adjustments - integrate late fees, deductions etc. a quick view of rent due dates and who hasn't paid.3. tenants - a clear view of soon to expire leases etc."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Brooklyn, NY
"It is important to me that it has forms that I can complete on-line that are specific to Illinois and Cook County in Chicago."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Chicago, IL
"Also to include machanical inventory system, for all equipement through out builings from locks, doors, mail boxes, safety inter-lock switches, glass, windows etc....."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Woodside, NY
"I would like a software that simple and easy to manage."
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General Manager, Real Estate, San Antonio, TX
"We are a Real Estate doing Rentals - full and vacation primarily single family residence homes."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Rimforest, CA
"We are a landlord and work for other companies that manage property. Our maintence division needs to track our work orders easier."
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Sales/Business Development, N/A, Fruitland, MD
"I am using quick books accounting package. Could there be some integration?DOn."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Jamaica, NY
"We have retail shops for lease, apartments, and business offices. Some of our retail shops are national chains and others are small business owners. Because of this we do not have a standard lease in use. We require full accounting software with abilties to create customizable reports, on demand statements, annual tenant reviews, monthly property management reviews, post check payments, post sales numbers for reatil tenants, and to separate our tenants by multiple classifications for reporting purposes."
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Accounting/Finance, Education, Williamsburg, VA
"Isolation of employees from different area's of the productComplete tracking of expenses starting with the Purchase Order through payment of invoiceWorkorder tracking from beginning to end of property ownership."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Columbus, OH
"Must be able to credit different general ledger accounts when billing clients."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Novi, MI
"Need to transfer yardi data to new software without a lot of labor."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Herndon, VA
"User friendly.Seamless data sharing between modules.One-page forms for tenant information and work orders.Tracks and reports labor and material expenses to financial reporting software."
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Facilities/Operations, Real Estate, Baltimore, MD
"I am keeping track of rents from approx. 300 apartments in this complex on Excel. I need help."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Augusta, GA
"I have 88 owners and 300 Units. I need a system with both owner and tenant web based interface. Our goal is to get to 1,000 units by year end."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Harrisburg, PA
"We manage properties for multiple owners - need tenant reports, owner reports, unit reports - quick, functional & thorough information. We like tenant pro, but it's newest version is WAY too slow and has some glitches & lack of info. in the reports."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Coral Springs, FL
"Legal Contracts, suggestions for Scope of Work, Cost Natioanlly per square foot."
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CFO, Other Business Services, Ann Arbor, MI
"Mailing residents, hard copy as well as emailPlease note ZenaComp is an IT solutions provider searching for a Great solution for our client."
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Partner/Principal, Information Services, Farmington Hills, MI
"Ability to separate information by owner and serve up to 35 owners."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Tallahassee, FL
"I do remodels and make readies. I have several states that need to be linked together and several users."
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Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Wichita, KS
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