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
"An easy way to account for tenant recurring charges and special assessment features."
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Buyer, Other Business Services, Hollywood, FL
"We need software that will alow our property managers get easy to create and understand management reports quickly and reliably."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Grand Haven, MI
"Print checks, income and expense reports, endof the year reports."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Stockton, CA
"Please keep it simple as the program I now use is dollars and sence by Mongram 1986 and is a dos program."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Cheyenne, WY
"Im not good on computer.ilike something easy to understand that any one would be able to manage these propertys."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Chicago, IL
"The software needs to be user friendly and easy to manage and revise."
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Attorney, Real Estate, Newtown, CT
"Need web based solution that can be accessed from anywhere, with property mgmt and accounting functions in same system, and possibility for electronic payments/receipts with bank automated as much as possible."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Los Angeles, CA
"Owners can access their specific account information via the web."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Denver, CO
"1. I want my tenants to pay their rent on line.2. If the tenant does not pay rent ontime, I want to trigger an automated email.3. Reports."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Farmington Hills, MI
"Need software which works with the New york rent stabilization law."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Brooklyn, NY
"Need to make sure I can access owners, their tenants, property location, rent, sec dep, etc and notes, owners reports, A/R, A/P and B/R as well."
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Accounting/Finance, Other Business Services, Los Angeles, CA
"It needs to be easy to operate and easy to train others to use."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Flagstaff, AZ
"We need a multi company accounting program for 400 rental properties."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Clarksville, TN
"I have a mix of properties, 4 plexes, duplexes, SFR, Manufactured, homes on acreage."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Fernley, NV
"We are making a transition to quickbooks. We have realized that we will be losing most of the proeprty management functions of our previous outdated software ie rent rolls, automated rental increases, lease start and stop dates, etc. We would like to find a software solution that will easily integrate with quickbooks but also provide the functions that we would be without."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Newport Beach, CA
"Cash flow sheet, balance sheet, Exspense register and delinquent payment sheet."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Juneau, AK
"We have the need for a website as well to advertise vacancies. This must be user friendly software and able to put out alot of information."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Frederick, MD
"We need a quick program that doesn't slow down regardless of the amount of information stored."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Vallejo, CA
"Simple owner reporting - especially for those with multiple properties."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Olympia, WA
"Just starting out so need to think about cost at this point."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Punta Gorda, FL
"About 20% of the units are still developer owned, rented and are listed for sale. Need to (by Unit) report, short-term rental, additional rental expenses, ie: cleaning, check-in, check-out, maintenance, 24 hr/management."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Ketchum, ID
"I need to be able to send reports on Maintenance,financial reports, and post chargesand credits. I will also need to make notes ontenants."
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Buyer, Real Estate, San Antonio, TX
"I am being head hunted to set up a property management company for a major relestate firm."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Orlando, FL
"Currently I only manage my own property, am looking into doing it for others, need a program that can track mine and others with the same functions for both. On the accounting side, this will be a must."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Mill City, OR
"25 seperate condos that we rent for other owners in several locations. Want a calender, online rental that renters can do themselves and use thier credit card to pay online."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Lake Ozark, MO
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