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 want to be able to bill, and issue receipts."
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Office Manager, Non-Profit, Elizabeth City, NC
"Need basic non-proft package. Have some funding restriction requirements that need to be monitored. Need resident data income and apt units. Vacancy listings, perfromance indicators, etc."
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Facilities/Operations, Non-Profit, Springfield, VT
"We have fraction units and need floating weeks that rotate between 4-13 owners."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Lake Ozark, MO
"I need a AR program to help manage 1.5 million square feet of commercial real estate."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Long Beach, CA
"I want to be able to have one place to document all financials and tennant information. I want the software to give me notices when I have follow ups, document inspections and be able to print out "To Do" list for my maintence staff."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Dayton, OH
"The software we are using now does not account for credit card transactions, direct deposit, or transfers. This is very important."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, El Centro, CA
"I am purchasing the business July 1, 2008. I would like to have a system up and running at the time of purchase. The current owner does not utilize any type of computer to trans act business. I would like to have the complete operation computerized to maintain necessary control."
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Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Blaine, WA
"Full time support, live support, in US and other places outside the usa."
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CEO/President/Owner, Information Services, Chicago, IL
"Im just trying to see if there are user friendly programs that will help me manage my first apartment building before i go out and pay a management company."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, East Lansing, MI
"I am applying for a job as a property manager and would like to see what programs are available."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Glen Rock, NJ
"My client has $2million cash flow per month so software can handle cashflow in and out,income and expences. "
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Buyer, Wholesale, Redondo Beach, CA
"We would like to interface with banks so as when deposits are made we can get a print out interfaced with our system. Our goal is to go paperless."
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CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Mesa, AZ
"We manage a condo development in Estes Park Colorado that has whole owners who short term rent, as well as fractional owners who rent and some don't rent. We are not a time share but need a software that we can customize to our unique development."
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General Manager, Travel/Hospitality, Estes Park, CO
"Would like a software program more suitable for individual unit such as homes apartments and condos as stand alone units."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Coral Springs, FL
"Checkbooks have multiple owners. need to run reports by owner."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Murfreesboro, TN
"Must have an internet portal where tenants can make e payments and see their ledgers and charges. Must be able to easily assess charges to group of residents, such as all residents of a unit, or all residents in a property. Must have a strong communication function that will allow to easily e mail all residents in a unit and/or all residents in a property."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Ann Arbor, MI
"Includes general ledger, tenent subledgers, trust acct banking, reconsiliation to general ledger etc."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Myrtle Beach, SC
"We want our sales reps and contractors, escrow reps and mortgage reps to be able to add info on each housing unit as to their progress in the rehab and sale of the house."
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Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Laguna Hills, CA
"Must be web-based with an intergrated accounting system as well resident portal capability with e-payments funtion."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Camas, WA
"Just fired my management company and need some management software for my July 1st takeover. Looking for something simple to take care of my rent roll and rent collection needs."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Cleveland, OH
"I must be able to produce Work Orders for maintenance that make invoicing easy and the resulting invoice needs to merge into the property management software automatically."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Austin, TX
"Single family mobile and stick built homes privately owned by one owner or a married couple."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Casa Grande, AZ
"Ease of use and to learn. A program that is user friendly and intuitive would be preferable."
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Buyer, Real Estate, State College, PA
"Basic software for keeping track of tenants, rent collections, rent receipts, and security deposits."
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Accounting/Finance, Financial Services, Douglasville, GA
"Hoping for an easy transition from a very complicated quickbooks setup. would still prefer a quickbooks based system."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Brooklyn Center, MN
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