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Stessa Property Management Software: BiggerPockets Review
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Quick facts
Features
FINANCIAL TRACKING
Stessa offers income and expense tracking for free for individual investors. Its goal is to simplify rental property finances by keeping everything together in an organized way. With Stessa, users can automate reporting, and track and record income and expenses on the go. A visual dashboard allows you to see your portfolio’s monthly net cash flow at a quick glance.
You can upload and categorize property-related receipts through your iOS device. All receipts you scan with the mobile app are automatically on the online platform, so you can stay connected with real time data wherever you are.
EASE OF USE
TAX PREP
Pricing
BASIC SERVICES: Free
Stessa is free to use. However, keep in mind that Stessa earns its share by referring its users to various other service providers, such as mortgage lenders, insurance companies, and other real estate investment services.
PREMIUM SERVICES: Individual pricing
Pros
- Many users note Stessa’s intuitive, easy-to-use interface.
- Stessa is free to use for individual investors (with optional premium services available).
- It’s a platform that earns users’ trust.
- Users appreciate that Stessa allows them to upload receipts and easily file them digitally, all while on the go.
- Users appreciate that Stessa continually rolls out helpful enhancements.
Cons
- Despite users’ faith in the system’s security, some just plain don’t like to connect bank accounts with other platforms.
- Some forum users note spotty customer service response time.
- Some users wish Stessa provided more options for customization.
Stessa and real estate investors
Stessa has features for investors across the gamut of scale and experience, but many forum users note that it is an ideal platform for novice and smaller-scale investors—perhaps those just making the leap beyond Excel spreadsheets to manage a handful of properties or fewer.What BiggerPockets users are saying...
Learn more on BiggerPockets:
- How to Become a Landlord: Managing Rental Properties for Real Estate Investors
- What Does a Property Manager Do?
- How to Run a Tenant Background Check