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 inthe middle of a condo ceonversion and are leasing and selling units. there are times when a unit is rented an invesotr comes in and buys it. ownership changes in the middle of the month. This has caused problems in the past."
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Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Orlando, FL
"I need to be able to charge tenants triple net expenses in addition to base rent. It would be great if the software included notices to tenants about exterminations, power outages, etc., and if it included forms for notifications (i.e., rent late, office closures, etc.)."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Grapevine, TX
"We are a retailer (not a property manager). We have 80 leases in California and are looking at solutions to help manage all of our leases."
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Buyer, Retail, San Clemente, CA
"User friendlyWorks with accounting softwareCreates reports that are useful and easy to understand."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Houston, TX
"It should manage video clips for every romm of each property listed!"
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CEO/President/Owner, Telecom/Utilities, Lockbourne, PA
"Interested in a property management software that allows for billing, accounting and also manages the individual phone call for each tenant."
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General Manager, Government, Richmond, VA
"Looking for easy software. Do not need bells and whistles. Would like to keep tenant records, create tenant bills and invoices, and be accessed by two different offices.Thanks."
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Buyer, Real Estate, North Bergen, NJ
"I need something that would allow me to print forms for things like evictions and maybe even lease/rental contracts."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Bakersfield, CA
"Syncing with Quicken 2006 Home and Business as well as providing accurate accountability, reports, maintenance follow up and assessing management fees."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Bossier City, LA
"I need software so that 2 computers linked together can both put in data and be in single or multiuser mode. need to be able to make work orders, make invoices, reports and statements, portfolios, properties, tenants rent roll, ets."
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CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Lone Jack, MO
"I have several questions regarding pricing. We are a property management company and we have a little over 500 units. How much would it cost for the software, installation, training, phone calls for technical support, office visits for software problems, how long woul it take for training for 8 people. Can someone help me. Thank you for your time."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Los Angeles, CA
"Must be able to print rent bills.....fill out dhcr forms and other jobs required."
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Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, New York, NY
"I am a small management company who wants to do more management, looking for a simple software to start out with."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Dallas, TX
"Not sure at this time want to see what existing software is capable of then finalize needs. Have used Yardi and Quickbooks before for this type of business."
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Office Manager, Other Business Services, Alpharetta, GA
"I will be getting back into the management game. I have not managed anything since the 70's and need info on these programs. I used to use paper."
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Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Forest Park, IL
"I own several apts and this is intended to simply assist me with the rentals."
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Partner/Principal, Equipment Sales & Service, Effort, PA
"Need to manage the following;Monitoring of Tenant Rent Payments for occupied propertiesPuchase Agreement ManagementMortgage Payments due on all propertiesLease agreement expiration DatesNumber of keys to each propertyPositive/negative Cash flow analysisMaintenance Repairs Quantified by PropertyLate Rent notices (Automated)."
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Office Manager, Real Estate, Lakeland, FL
"We would like to convert our current tenant information from Rent Roll to a new web-based system."
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Purchasing Manager, Real Estate, Ellisville, MO
"Accounts Payable for multiple companies print checks on line, financial reporting for multiple companies and have the ability to assume up to 20 companies and possibly take on Account Receivable."
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Accounting/Finance, Real Estate, San Francisco, CA
"Language, eviction follow-up to locate evicted tenants, collection potential,legal state information access, efficiency and flexibility, support (free for the price), advice, access to funds and government agencies to report bad tenants imput data file section for caseworker....."
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CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, New Haven, CT
"View contracts, print receipts, form for 3 day notice to pay rent or quit, notice to enter residence and all applicable forms for residential and commercial businesses."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Los Angeles, CA
"We have just recently purchased a 120 apartment unit building that i need a software that will track everything for us, not sure what I need."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Bel Air, MD
"The ability to grow as my company grows. Bilingual ability is also a plus."
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Buyer, Real Estate, Manchester, CT
"I want an quick implementation and would like for it to be able to utilize a mobile pocket pc to sync with daily activities."
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Creative Design/Writing/Production, Real Estate, Macon, GA
"One package that can be used for both condominiums and rental properties."
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CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Sun Prairie, WI
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