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
"We are planning to take on some commercial real Estate to mange.I am a Real Estate Broker in Mississippi."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Southaven, MS
"Need help with all of the paper work from leases to mowing to making up forms."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Oklahoma City, OK
"I have different investors &owners that I work with so I would like to be able to run seperate reports if possible."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Toccoa, GA
"-Monthly, quarterly, annual reports-Rent, CAM and Sales tax reporting-A/R and A/P reports-Delinquent rent, CAM and Sales tax reports-Balance sheet can be pulled anytime-reconcviliation of checking accounts-report of security deposits."
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CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, Cape Coral, FL
"Need the ability to manage long-term leases, short-term hotel-type stays, home inspection records and reports, owner communications, tenant histories, tenant prospectus."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Candler, FL
"Would like feature to get alert when the current lease is expiring about 30 days prior."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Lehigh Acres, FL
"I need something to handle reports for Landlords as well as maintain rental payment and NNN payments, as some tenants pay NNN yearly while others pay monthly."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Houston, TX
"Need customizable reportsdata export will be helpfulaccounting features like Quickbooks."
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CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Rock Springs, WY
"Currently have undermanagement 10 Condo Association. Lookg to add several other large properties."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Anchorage, AK
"We need a SEAMLESSLY integrated program that can process tenant and owner files, reserves for each property, maintenance, accounting, electronic payments, ACH and IRD payments, and marketing.We have about 350 units across almost 300 properties and over 25 individual owners/companies for which we will need to be able to produce individual income statements monthly.We need to be able to access the software remotely, and if it can be integrated with Tenant Pro's database and Real-fast's leasing software that would be exceptional.We would have regularly 4 people accessing the software but may have additional people accessing remotely."
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Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Asheville, NC
"I would like to be able to have in each account a page where i can track all the money for a trust account that the R.E. Commision audits each year."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Omaha, NE
"Owner based!! Need to be able to bill an owner and not property. We currently use Yardi which is 100% property based. We manage property for 100 owners but only manage 300 units. I am looking for a user-friendly software, strong accounting that is per owner based and provide detailed accounting for each one of my owners as well as my company. Also maintenance module is important for billing owners maint. costs and up-charging maintenance to owners."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Coeur D'Alene, ID
"We owner finace properties to indiviaulswe would like a program that is set up to collect rents and also intrest and princable payments."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Slidell, LA
"We need to be able to print owner statements that do not include management additional fees that the tenant pays directly (late fees, property repairs that are the tenants responsibility, etc). We want to be able to separate these invoices and charges but still have accurate records."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Winter Springs, FL
"Can I customize the g/l account names & numbers/---------------------------Maintenance tracking would be helpful/---------------------------Use of current check stock / each property has it's own bank account."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Los Altos, CA
"Looking for something user friendly (MRI is not user freindly)and can do both residential and commercial property management in one package."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Westchester, IL
"We currently use Peachtree Accounting and would need something compatable."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Lawton, OK
"I need the property management software to integrate with quick books."
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Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Canal Fulton, OH
"We have many entities that manage 1-2 properties. Can this software have multiple entities?"
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Huntington, NY
"I am gathering information for a friend that is currently on his honeymoon. Once the new couple comes back, they are planning to review all the information and make a decision within the next 6 months. I will not be the one that will be making the decision."
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Buyer, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Indianapolis, IN
"Same or similar features as RentRight BUT PLEASE, do not recommend RentRight.Features: Tenant pertinent data; set recurring charges; lease dates and security account. Buildings: upgrades per unit; appliances;reports: monthly charge and balance. Generage invoices. Year end reports income per categaory."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Garden City, NY
"Simple management software which can be viewed from a remote location."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Denair, CA
"My company provide property preservation (mortgage field services) and property management."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Upper Marlboro, MD
"I would love to be able to input my prospective tenants and they automatically match up with the vacant house that i have."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Douglasville, GA
"The ability to discount rental fee based on early payments made by or before the 1st of every month.The ability to show charges for Electricity, Water and CAM charges."
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CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Saint Thomas, VI
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