What is the best Property Management Software?

[Jason Lawrence]

I am wanting to start my own property management company and I was wondering what everyone thought the best property management software was and why? All input is greatly appreciated!

[John Jacobus]

We completed a thorough review of Appfolio and Rent Manager as options to manage our mobile home park portfolio.  We selected Rent Manager because of the functionality available to support nuances of the MHP business (home rent vs lot rent, water and/or sewer bill backs, rent-to-own homes, etc).  While we preferred the user experience offered by Appfolio, we selected Rent Manager because we anticipate fewer manual workarounds due to the functionality available to support activity that’s uniquely prevalent in the MHP business.

Keep in mind that the one-time implementation fee can be waived if you are comfortable setting up software tools and don’t have a huge portfolio to import into the tool.