Propertyware, Buildium, etc...

[Tony M]

Anyone having any recent experience with any of these programs? I'm testing both right now to manage my 42 units. I did a search and it seems like the last few topics on the subject are pretty dated.

Thanks in advance!

[Tony M]

Ok, well I got no response, but I thought I'd chime in....

After comparing the 2 sites, I chose BUILDIUM and I couldn't be happier.

Currently, Real Estate is not my full time job. I own a bunch of rental property and I have a resident manager to deal with the day to day items. My full time job has me out of town quite a bit. In the past, when I needed information and was out of town, I was often stuck until I returned to my office. Now, I can log on from any computer, in any city, and see my information. What a blessing this has become.

My manager can enter in work orders and I can review them. I can pay bills from anywhere. Soon, my tenants will be able to report problems online and pay their rent.

Buildium, unlike Propertyware, has the accounting program built in. I am not required to use any other software like Quick Books.

Cost was a big factor. Buildium costs me $330 for a year. Propertyware was going to run in excess of $1200! Buildium is a much simpler program to operate as well.

It isn't doing everything I would like, however, I've been told that they are very open to feedback and usually update the features based on your requests. I've made a few requests so far, and we'll see how they do. It is doing 95% of what I need it to do very well. There is a work-around for the rest, but I'd like to see them fix those as well.

I am recommending this company to everyone I know!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

-Tony