Seeking Recommendations for Property Management Software for LTR and STR

[Bubba McCants]

Hello BiggerPockets Community!

We are in the midst of an exciting period of growth for our property management company. Currently, we have a portfolio of 35 long-term rental properties, and we're managing these with the help of Yardi Breeze. Our team has been quite satisfied with its capabilities for long-term rentals.

As we look to the future, we're planning to expand into the Short-Term Rental (STR) market within the next few months. With this new venture, we are seeking advice on the best software solutions that can efficiently handle both Long-Term Rentals (LTR) and Short-Term Rentals.

I'm reaching out to fellow property managers and real estate professionals here:

• What software are you using that adeptly manages both LTR and STR?

• Are there particular features that you've found indispensable for managing STRs?

• How does your software of choice streamline operations and enhance guest/tenant experiences?

• Is there one that integrates smoothly with Yardi Breeze, or would it be better to switch to an all-in-one platform?

I'd deeply appreciate any recommendations you can share based on your experiences, as well as any tips or potential pitfalls to watch out for as we navigate this expansion.

Thank you all in advance for your time and insights!

Best Regards,

Don Cooley

Southern Belle Property Solutions

[Bubba McCants]

Quote from @Adam Bartomeo:

Great job getting started! 

We use AppFolio for all of our annual rentals. It is all encompassing but does have a few glitches. With the vastness of the program it is difficult to know and learn everything about the software. But, we highly recommend it. We used to manage STR but they very time consuming and the staff hates them. Appfolio is not conducive for STR. When we were looking for software it was apparent that you could use just one to manage them, you would have to have a minimum of 2 programs. One to manage the bookings and the other for accounting.

We used Lodgify but wouldn't recommend them. If we go back to managing STR's that we will just use the individual sites to manage the bookings. It may seem like more work but due to all of the glitches in the software it is easier.

Appfolio is all encompassing and we do not need any other software to manage LTR.

Reach out if you ever need help!

 Thank you for the information, very helpful!