I would imagine at least a few other agents here on Active Rain own or handle rental properties? What rental management software do you like?
My humble opinion is this: A lot of the rental management software I've looked at is heavy on the eye candy. You can upload lots of photos of the property, and photos of the tenants (like, wow) when what I really want is just simply the financial stuff: Automatic posting of rent due at the first of the month. Automatic posting of late fees if a balance is still due by the 7th. One step creation of a report showing past due accounts.
The vendor/repair expense extras are OK and interesting and all that - but all I really care about is WHO OWES ME MONEY!
Does anyone remember the old DOS version of the software "Tenant File"? That's what I want, only in windows. But when "Tenant File" created a windows version, they had to jump on the puff-and-fluff bandwagon and they added all that extra stuff that I don't give a horse's toot about.
I have been using Quick Books, but I don't really like that either, since some of the work-arounds to adapt it for use as a Rental Management System are, to my mind at any rate, inelegant.
Anyone have any recommendations, given the above perimeters?
Take a look at renttropolis.com... it is an online property management software solution. Includes tracking of all income and expenses as well as online rental payment. Includes the ability to keep all tenant and vendor contact in one place too. It is currently being upgraded to allow for section 8 housing tracking (payments from more then 1 source, etc)
www.renttropolis.com
Take a look at renttropolis.com... it is an online property management software solution. Includes tracking of all income and expenses as well as online rental payment. Includes the ability to keep all tenant and vendor contact in one place too. It is currently being upgraded to allow for section 8 housing tracking (payments from more then 1 source, etc)
www.renttropolis.com
Hello members of this group I received an email advertising iRealtyManager.com, which
is a web-based property management software program. I am currently using it to
manage my properties which range from 200 to 225 units (as well as properties I manage
for others) and have had great results. I pay only $75 a month to handle my day-to-day
operational needs which I am thrilled about.
The software allows you to do the following:
· Manage your properties from any PC with internet access
· Give others customized access to your property data at no additional cost
· Quickly record and track income, expense, tenant and lease data
· Create reports in a simple and concise format
· Create pre-populated notices with a click of a button
· Organize maintenance tasks with a convenient calendar feature
· Protect yourself from data loss with their secure server environment
· Simple and easy to use
· Free unlimited customer support
There is a free 15-day trial that you can sign up for and try the software for yourself. If
you manage property, you have to look at this company. Here is the direct link for you to
see for yourself. http://www.irealtymanager.com/ I hope you find that it helps you as
much as it has helped me!
I would have to suggest that our software Rentec Direct Property Management Software is ideally suited to your request. We couldn't agree more with most of your comments about how "fluffy" most of them are now. Pictures are nice, but in all frankness, the point of property management software is to manage the finances, not store a photo album. Rentec Direct was designed to be first simple and second powerful!
My disclaimer of course is that Rentec Direct does support photos. But it most certainly isn't the focus of the application. If a property manager wants to also use Rentec for posting their property listings online, then there's a section for the property photos. Notably we also include photos of subjects in tenant screening / criminal history checks as well.
Oh, it's free too! Darn those details. ;)