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
"Short term rentals, weeky ,monthly and ability to book/rent over the web."
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Accounting/Finance, Travel/Hospitality, Sarasota, FL
"Central Data base; accounting that is integrated with the residents and payments; automatic payment options (checking, vise/MC); reoccuring resident payments; reoccuring accounts payable batches; autopay features; central chart of accounts; easy security deposit refund process; Thanks!"
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Saint Cloud, MN
"Rent payments,deposits in bank,tenant ledger,late notices, court dates, income and expense reports, maintenance expenses, lease expiration,."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Charlotte, NC
"Need comprehensive software that includes updates on lease renewals to maintenance updates and important dates."
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Administrative Assistant, Real Estate, Albuquerque, NM
"Program to be driven from handhelds, on site. Allowing photographs of violations to be attached to form letters and immediately printed out."
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Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Key Biscayne, FL
"System must be easy to use, thorough, customization, reliable and cost effective."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Grand Junction, CO
"1. need multi password protection2. lower password for data entry3. higher password for changing data entry data4. print receipts with content similar to paper receipts.5. print Work orders6. Data entry with minimum number of key stroks and mouse cliks."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, San Jose, CA
"My accountant is versed in QuickBooks. He is a CPA, is familar with multi-family properties, etc. Typically, the managers I hire will NOT be familiar w/QuickBooks. So a property management software that that is transaction/functionality based (for my manager)...and updates financials in a QuickBooks database in the background (for my accountant) would be IDEAL."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Houston, TX
"Must be able to generate reports for each owner that consolidates several units owned by that one owner."
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General Manager, Real Estate, Lees Summit, MO
"We are a fast casual dining company with 600+ locations in need of a software system to manager our assets. I am one of three Facilities Managers for the company that would be using the software. Currently, our primary need is asset tracking. Within asset tracking, we need to track the purchase date, repair history, location if transferred, etc...."
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Facilities/Operations, Restaurant, Golden, CO
"We need something more in the now, our DOS system is just not what we need anymore.Also need to be able to handle long term rentals as well as the short term."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
"Accounting (bill paying, financial statements, etc.) is not needed. Basically, we need a program to track rent and utility receipts and generate reports for our Accountant."
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Office Manager, Financial Services, San Diego, CA
"I need to maintain accurate information of available units, square footage, floorplans, maintenance schedules."
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Facilities/Operations, Real Estate, Colorado Springs, CO
"Allow general/custom screen for owner information, monthly management fees, and management agreement start/expiration dates.Allow general/custom ability to input base late fee and then continued daily late fees until rent + late fees are paid in full."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Austin, TX
"Must be able to produce analytical reports as well as functioning as a tenant tracking tool. We already use Quicken Pro for basic checkbook writing."
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Office Manager, Health Care, Ashdown, AR
"We already have a quote for Timberline, we would like to have a quote for Yardi based on comments from other accountants and we would like to take a look at two other systems to help us narrow down our selection process.Another important aspect of our decision making is to choose a popular package so that when we are looking to hire additional people in the future, we can find them."
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Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Newburgh, NY
"This is a full service real estate company located on the west coast of florida that is starting its own property management office to complement its sales program. i expect to see 350 to 500 units(single family homes) along with multi-family/commerical comingbehind in the next 18 to 24 months."
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Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Spring Hill, FL
"Should be easy to use and configure. Modules for POS and Phones. Support is a must."
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Consultant, Computers - Hardware, Miami, FL
"Would like this to be user friendly, easy to implement for an experienced CPA but property managers who may not be as experienced."
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Accounting/Finance, Consulting, Lilburn, GA
"Currently managing my own properties - 8 single family. However, I may take on more management for others if good software is in place and we can manage with lesser time. Therefore, good software is important for us."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Plano, TX
"We need to keep up with expenses related to remodeling units."
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Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, St. Simons Island, GA
"I need a software easy to use especially when it comes to accounting."
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Consultant, Real Estate, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
"Keeping up to date with changes that occur in the business."
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Consultant, Consulting, Macon, GA
"I am looking at Rent Manager and Spectra. Do you have any recommendations based on this and the above info?"
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Marketing/Public Relations, Government, Vail, CO
"Looking for a plugin program that will compute accounting entries automatically."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, Indianapolis, IN
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