Best property management software on Reddit

332 reviews from r/PropertyManagement, r/RealEstate, r/Landlord and 7 more subreddits

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#1

Appfolio

4.4
(50)
"I just switched from Buildium to AppFolio. It was well worth the switch!"
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"I love AppFolio!"
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"Definitely AppFolio."
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"AppFolio"
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"AppFolio provides great reporting features for property owners."
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"AppFolio is the correct answer. It’s just better than the others."
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"Let me know if you want to see AppFolio in action."
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"Hands down the very best I’ve ever used. I used to be a Yardi girl. But then I found appfolio."
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"If you have over 100 units, it can link to Obligo for deposit insurance which is nice."
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"My property manager uses Appfolio."
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#2

Buildium

4.2
(32)
"We really like Buildium"
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"Buildium could be a solid option for a small portfolio. It’s user-friendly and simplifies managing multiple units."
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"Affordable with clean interfaces"
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"Buildium offers excellent owner portals for customized access."
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"I haven't had an issue with it yet."
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"Heard good things"
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"Not expensive and is a great product"
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"Seems to work from my owners point of view and is easier than the big excel spreadsheet I used previously"
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"It is easy to learn and comes with all of the accounting capabilities you'll need in a small office."
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"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"
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#3

Yardi

4.2
(27)
"Yardi Breeze $1 per unit and Yardi is the best."
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"I recommend looking into Yardi Breeze. It is cost effective and user friendly."
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"Yardi is the industry staple for traditional commercial property management."
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"Just moved to yardi from MRI. Never look back."
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"Very useful."
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"Love Yardi."
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"Yardi specializes in commercial portfolios, making it easy to manage NNN leases and finish CAM recs in a few clicks."
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"I always prefer Yardi for most portfolios."
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"Industry standard on the management side"
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"Good if you have numerous properties (100 to 500 units), I am charged $1 per unit monthly."
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#4

Tenantcloud

4.5
(16)
"Amazing mobile app for landlords and tenants;"
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"I love TenantCloud, it’s really serving me well. It does almost everything I need, from processing applications to lease signing, to payment collection and maintenance requests."
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"Just started using TenantCloud and really enjoy it. Integrates with Quickbooks, tenants can pay online so many features that save time."
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"Tenantcloud is very reasonable and easier than Quickbooks."
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"Awesome clean cloud interface that matches the mobile experience and they now even handle move in / move out process in an all digital manner for tracking condition and issues etc."
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"I have used it for years for the 31 units that I self manage - it should be free for only one unit."
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"Great package for managing all aspects of rentals, from contractors to taxes"
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"Love at first sight"
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"You may try TenantCloud, Buildium, or Appfolio."
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"TenantCloud is a solid option for smaller-scale landlords who want a user-friendly interface."
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#5

Rent Manager

4.2
(14)
"Rent Manager is a great option for managing any amount of units."
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"Really love it"
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"I use Rent Manager for every single thing on your list other than sales tax."
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"Very easy to use and inexpensive too"
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"I've been with Rent Manager for 5 years, after suffering with Buildium for 11 years."
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"I think Rent Manager may work well for STRs, too. It does accounting very well."
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"Rent manager works for us. At the time of implementation it was half the cost of Yardi voyager."
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"Popular software option"
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"Popular software option"
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"Very easy to use, very customizable"
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#6

Doorloop

4.1
(14)
"No fees for inbound payments, which is a great advantage."
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"I'm pretty happy with doorloop"
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"Great for any type of property"
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"Ease of use"
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"Onboarding has been really great, support is amazing, and it's overall been a breeze."
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"I use Doorloop for commercial real estate."
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"DoorLoop is great and easy to use for small teams."
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"Works well for the most part but has some minor things I’d like to fix."
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"Pretty pleased with the software in terms of features, cost, and ease of use."
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"ANY PMS is better than none, imo. Our current PM won’t use & effects his performance."
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#7

Rentpost

4.5
(11)
"Definitely worth checking out if you want to simplify thi"
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"Its best for all round performance with streamlined end-to-end property management"
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"Affordable and user-friendly."
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"Affordable with clean interfaces"
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"Check out https://rentpost.com."
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"I just recently switched from excel to RentPost. So far no problems."
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"**RentPost** is definitely a good choice, but do compare with other softwares once."
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"Has a very clean interface and budget friendly too :)"
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"The one i can mention so far is rentpost. looking into them rn and been loving their interface and features."
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"My neighbour is an LL managing around 20+ units over Cape Town and they're using Rentpost, which is working pretty well for them."
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#8

Revela

7.5
(6)
"The website is very easy to use and visually appealing. I can trust the reporting and accounting."
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"Revela- it has easy to use accounting, the reports makes sense."
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"After researching different softwares, and using Propertyware and Buildium and Appfolio, I am now using Revela and it can do many of the functions I needed other softwares to do. 10/10 recommend."
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"Revela has excellent banking features and is user-friendly for property management."
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"Revela has been awesome for managing 50 properties with features like automated accounting and tenant portals."
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"Revela offers excellent banking features, automated accounting, and easy tenant management."
#9

Turbotenant

3.9
(10)
"It’s great!"
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"I really love turbotenant"
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"TurboTenant does offer the option to set up automated utility charges alongside rent collection."
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"TurboTenant's average user has 1-10 properties, so you would be a perfect fit."
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"TurboTenant is useful for keeping track of things like rent collection, tenant turnover, marketing, and more."
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"TurboTenant could help consolidate some of these tasks, particularly for managing your long-term rentals."
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"TurboTenant is very cheap and offers most features."
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"TurboTenant."
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"Turbotenant.com."
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"Painful experience"
#10

Quickbooks

4.6
(7)
"We use quickbooks"
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"Easiest and cheapest"
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"QB is the best for a small biz - I'm an accountant and own rentals and that's what I use."
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"Cheap and worked very well"
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"I just use Quickbooks."
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"Quickbooks has some transaction / POS features you can probably leverage for that."
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"Quickbooks if you have less than 100 units"
#11

MagicDoor

5.0
(6)
"Our platform is designed to simplify property management for portfolios of all sizes, with AI-powered tools that automate tenant communication, maintenance requests, and even rental application scoring."
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"Might be exactly what you need."
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"Could be a great fit."
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"I Just onboarded my 20 units to Magicdoor, the process was so smooth."
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"At MagicDoor, we designed our software specifically to help property managers like you stay organized."
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"MagicDoor is powered by AI and offers a range of helpful technologies for property management."
#12

Apartments.Com

4.8
(6)
"[Apartments.com](http://Apartments.com) is awesome. It is free too."
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"It's free and easy, plus it shows the tenants' names on the bank statement which is nice for bookkeeping."
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"Our PM also uses [apartments.com](https://apartments.com)"
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"Worked well for me up to 40 units"
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"Free and a great way to do background checks, screen new tenants, and have rent paid through"
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"Apartments.com is great for tenant payments and background checks, plus it's free."
#13

Innago

4.3
(6)
"It's free and does everything a small landlord would need. I've had a lot of success with it."
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"There’s a whole library of YouTube videos on how to use their free product."
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"They generate revenue by managing the transfer of money."
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"Innago is pretty easy to use and it’s free for the most part."
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"Good option"
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"I use Innago. Great for lease management and rent collection."
#14

Hemlane

4.6
(5)
"Hemlane."
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"Hemlane is the industry staple for landlords and out-of-state investors."
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"I love it!"
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"(4) Busy landlord or smaller property manager -- Hemlane"
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"Hemlane simplifies rental financials and management, making it easier to track late rent and tenant activities."
#15

Cozy

4.2
(5)
"The best for me"
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"Look at something like Cozy or TenantCloud to make things easier for you."
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"Cozy."
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"Great web-based platform for property management."
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"Cozy.co"
#16

Stessa

4.5
(4)
"Stessa is fantastic for tracking property values and expenses, well set up for accounting and taxes."
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"There's a free version that you can use to track transactions and such. It also has the ability to send your property manager access."
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"I really love Stessa.com."
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"I use the free version of Stessa, but I only use it to generate reports for my accountant."
#17

Thehousemonk

5.0
(3)
"Super easy to use with flexible customization options"
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"Super comprehensive property management software"
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"Super comprehensive property management software"
#18

Baselane

4.7
(3)
"Main things I love: Banking's built in so rent collection is automatic"
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"I would highly recommend Baselane. Its completely free and easily handles all of your needs, plus some great features around analytics and reporting, automated payments, transaction management, etc."
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#19

Leadsimple

4.7
(3)
"Awesome"
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"It has 2 parts: a CRM part and a process mgmt part. I'm only using the CRM, since I'm a small operator with no other team members."
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"We use LeadSimple as our CRM with a WordPress website."
#20

AppFolio

4.7
(3)
"Appfolio is the industry staple for traditional residential property management."
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"Appfolio is the best full suite management software on the market."
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"We are happy using AppFolio for commercial and multi-family properties. It handles rent increases, prorations, bill backs, and electronic payments just fine."
#21

Avail

3.3
(4)
"It's got an 'Apple' feel with how everything is super easy to use and figure out."
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"Avail."
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"No mobile apps."
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"No mobile apps."
#22

RentRedi

3.0
(4)
"9/10 tenants have no problem using it."
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"We use Rent Redi and Quickbooks online, works pretty well but functionality on Redi is limited."
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"Have not used them yet, but this is going to be my go to when I do."
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"They don't have reconciliation or Quickbooks integrations."
#23

Rentec Direct

4.0
(3)
"Rentec Direct."
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"We fired Appfolio years ago and switched to Rentec Direct."
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#24

BUILDING

3.7
(3)
"While it's not perfect, we've used buildium for my wife's property management company and I like it quite a bit."
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"They use buildium or appfolio."
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"Been a Buildium user for 5 years."
#25

Lodgify

2.8
(4)
"The onboarding process was free and they have solid visualizations on relevant data like occupancy rates, hosted guests, etc."
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"Generally happy with them and so far so good. However, the owners portal was a bit deceptive."
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"Lodgify is an amateur, buggy, and lacking product that I regret paying for."
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"Lodgify is one of the worst companies and platforms i have ever worked with."
#27

Openkoda

5.0
(2)
"It's open-source with a lot of pre-built features - a set-up perfect for my scenario."
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"The open-source nature of Openkoda is a big draw for me because it eliminates the risk of vendor lock-in."
#28

Rentvine

5.0
(2)
"The team is exceptional and makes the transition easy."
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"Incredible stuff"
#29

Landlord Studio

5.0
(2)
"Good for rental property accounting"
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"It's a great all-rounder"
#30

Rentecdirect

5.0
(2)
"It does what I need and their support is top notch."
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"Works really well and tenants like the reporting and tools."
#31

Stayflexi

5.0
(2)
"Stayflexi is the perfect all-in-one solution!"
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"Stayflexi offers an all-in-one solution to streamline operations, manage long and short-term rentals, automate payments, and track expenses."
#32

AssetAFC

5.0
(2)
"It's the ultimate tool for landlords and property investors, no matter the size of your portfolio."
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"The Rental Income and Expense Tracker Template from AssetAFC(dot)com is the best."
#33

PayProp

5.0
(2)
"AMAZING for trust accounting"
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"It’s excellent."
#34

Neighborhood.Online

4.5
(2)
"We use [neighborhood.online](https://neighborhood.online)"
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"We use neighborhood.online"
#35

TNTCLD

4.5
(2)
"A TenantCloud user here and love the program!"
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"I’ve used TenantCloud, had less than 20 units and it worked great."
#36

Tenant Cloud

4.5
(2)
"Amazing software, easy to work with. Currently managing units across USA remotely. TC has helped big time."
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"Tenant Cloud is also affordable and provides essential features."
#37

HappyPropy

4.5
(2)
"And their are killing it."
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#38

Google Sheets

4.5
(2)
"Google sheets is the shit."
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"Google sheets or Microsoft excel would probably be better for a single property."
#39

SimplifyEm

4.5
(2)
"It is very easy to use and much lower priced."
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"Easy to use and affordable"
#40

Apartemo

4.5
(2)
"The service catalogue allows tenants and homeowners to efficiently raise cases and manage them."
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"Moved from buildium to apartemo.com, so far so good with."
#41

RentEngine

4.0
(2)
"RentEngine is useful for teams needing to manage showings and leads efficiently."
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"For leasing automation, check out RentEngine."
#42

Property Matrix

4.0
(2)
"Good option"
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"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"
#43

Yardi Breeze

4.0
(2)
"Popular software option"
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"Popular software option"
#44

Propertyboss

4.0
(2)
"Pretty simply and easy to incorporate if use Quickbooks"
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"Https://propertyboss.com/"
#45

UnitConnect

4.0
(2)
"They specialize in commercial properties and are more affordable for the size of your portfolio."
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"They specialize in commercial properties and handle NNN leases, CAM reconciliation, budgeting, etc."
#46

NetSuite

3.5
(2)
"It sounds like you are getting close to something like Netsuite."
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"It sounds like you are getting close to something like Netsuite"
#47

Field Promax

3.0
(2)
"Field service management"
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"Field service management"
#48

LandlordStudio

3.0
(2)
"Good for a few units, not super scalable."
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"Good for a few units, not super scalable."
#49

Entrata

2.5
(2)
"Hands down, but it's expensive if you do it all."
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"Entrata is the WORST."
#50

Onsite Property Manager

5.0
(1)
"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"
#51

Mri

5.0
(1)
"Very user friendly"
#52

Neigborhood.Online

5.0
(1)
"Our PM also uses [Neigborhood.online](https://Neigborhood.online)"
#53

Rentler

5.0
(1)
"Pretty convenient"
#54

Condo Control

5.0
(1)
"Fabulous"
#55

Yuhu

5.0
(1)
"I really like Yuhu."
#56

Lordy

5.0
(1)
"It has significantly simplified my financial and contractual record keeping"
#57

Happyco

5.0
(1)
"Heard good things"
#58

Rentalvault

5.0
(1)
"Heard good things"
#59

Rentmanager.Com

5.0
(1)
"Cloud based and has most of your wish list I believe. And way cheaper than many alternatives."
#60

Quick Books

5.0
(1)
"Book keeping"
#61

Stessa.Com

5.0
(1)
"I really love Stessa.com"
#62

Hostaway

5.0
(1)
"Integrates well, is user-friendly, has a robust system, great for automation, and more"
#63

Guesty

5.0
(1)
"Best for STR"
#64

Cirrius

5.0
(1)
"Combination short-term and mid-term"
#65

Hero Pm

5.0
(1)
"Full trust accounting and management software"
#66

Nestaway

5.0
(1)
"Completely free app for the landlords(Basic Plan)"
#67

DoorLoop

5.0
(1)
"DoorLoop is a new all-in-one property management software that is known for ease of use."
#68

TurboTenant

5.0
(1)
"TurboTenant offers comprehensive management features at a low cost, making it an excellent choice for property management."
#69

Property Automate

5.0
(1)
"Designed to streamline management for coworking spaces and multiple property types."
#70

Property Management Software

5.0
(1)
"Single lease 100%. No need for property management software if you have just one unit."
#71

Intuit

5.0
(1)
"QuickBooks is the easiest and cheapest option for apartment management."
#72

OpenMaint

5.0
(1)
"OpenMaint is an excellent open source property and real estate management software that effectively manages movable assets and real estate."
#73

QuickFMS

5.0
(1)
"QuickFMS Property Management module offers the opportunity to centrally track, store and maintain information and documentation for buildings, properties, tenants and leases."
#74

Faciliserv

5.0
(1)
"Faciliserv offers a comprehensive property management solution with a user-friendly interface and essential features, all for free."
#75

Solace

5.0
(1)
"Launched a MVP for a new property management software today. Would love if you could upvote it and share feedback!"
#76

HERO PM

5.0
(1)
"HERO PM’s new software Harmony has full trust accounting and management software. All cloud based."
#77

Remote Landlord

4.0
(1)
"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"
#78

Resman

4.0
(1)
"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"
#79

Rentec

4.0
(1)
"Complete accounting, maintenance management, portals for owners and tenants, and electronic payments"
#80

Followup Boss

4.0
(1)
"Cheaper and gets the job done"
#81

TenantCloud

4.0
(1)
"Great for starting out small, especially if you want to scale, plus they have mobile apps for tenants, property managers, owners, service providers and team members."
#82

LeadSimple

4.0
(1)
"LeadSimple is effective for small operators looking for a CRM solution."
#83

123landlord

3.0
(1)
"It's OK. A little ugly but has all the features."
#84

Quicken

2.0
(1)
"Quicken is good for tracking personal and business finances, but the rental part is lacking."

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