Thread: Property Management Software

Hey guys, curious to know if anyone has recommendations for an efficient property management program, I only deal in residential if that makes any difference.

Thanks,
Walid

Walid:
We use Workspeed. It's a hosted web service that provides online input, scheduling, and tracking of work orders, preventative maintenance, etc. Although we use it to manage our 2,000,000 sf commercial portfolio, I do know that one of their selling points is that it works for both large commercial and small residential applications.

Originally Posted by ThunderDan

Walid:
We use Workspeed. It's a hosted web service that provides online input, scheduling, and tracking of work orders, preventative maintenance, etc. Although we use it to manage our 2,000,000 sf commercial portfolio, I do know that one of their selling points is that it works for both large commercial and small residential applications.

Do you have a link to this program? Also, how much does it run? I am basically working on a ton of spreadsheets but would like something a bit more organized.

Go to Service Request, Preventive Maintenance, Work Order, Visitor Management and CMMS Software.

The cost is based on square footage, and for straight commercial they bill $.0101/SF/YR plus a $3000 setup fee. It may not be for you, but it's a great system whose only limitation is the depth to which the end user desires to use it.

Originally Posted by ThunderDan

Go to Service Request, Preventive Maintenance, Work Order, Visitor Management and CMMS Software.

The cost is based on square footage, and for straight commercial they bill $.0101/SF/YR plus a $3000 setup fee. It may not be for you, but it's a great system whose only limitation is the depth to which the end user desires to use it.

To be honest, I'm sure that it is great but I was hoping for something a bit more conservatively priced (cheaper). I have a few houses that I rent out and my files of spreadsheets are working for me, but I wouldn't mind cleaning it up. Once my portfolio is large enough and I get more into the commercial spaces I will definitely consider it.

Originally Posted by RockWell

To be honest, I'm sure that it is great but I was hoping for something a bit more conservatively priced (cheaper).

I was helping my parents try and rent a small house they own and I ran across RentPost a couple of months ago. It seemed cheap and pretty straightforward. They ended up just going through a local agency, so we didn't end up using it though.

Originally Posted by OSUDave

I was helping my parents try and rent a small house they own and I ran across RentPost a couple of months ago. It seemed cheap and pretty straightforward. They ended up just going through a local agency, so we didn't end up using it though.

That's something more like what I'm looking for at this time. Sorry for the thread jack.

That's cool. I figured that it would be too much for what you were looking for, but thought I'd throw it out there.

Originally Posted by ThunderDan

That's cool. I figured that it would be too much for what you were looking for, but thought I'd throw it out there.

Thanks for the info though. Hopefully I will need something like that soon.

Hi guys,

I own a company called Bia Creations that has an online property management software solution called Acturent. Acturent fully supports both commercial and residential properties. The monthly price is very affordable at $5 + 0.30/unit. There is no setup fee. While most software charges extra, that price includes the following:

• Basic accounting services
• A customizable website with your choice of professionally designed themes. Or use a custom theme, if you prefer.
• Advertising for vacant units
• A tenant portal where tenants can pay online, submit maintenance issues, etc
• Forms and notices (welcome letter, eviction notices, etc)
• Support for currencies other than USD

I don't mean for this to come off as a complete ad, but I encourage you to check out Acturent. It offers a free 15 day trial for you to try without commitment. If you have any questions or would like a longer trial period, please feel free to contact us at 1-888-777-3789 or support@biacreations.com.

Some other online software packages that may be worth exploring as well:
PropertyWare
MRI Software
Buildium
AppFolio

Hope that helps,

Jim