Website Design for Appfolio - have them design or outsource?

[Nicholas B.]

I'm making the switch from Buildium to Appfolio and am considering the option of outsourcing the website design vs Appfolio designing in-house.

Appfolio seems to be on the more reasonable side of costs (2k + $50/month) from the few places I've looked at so far, though their sites seem to be on the simpler side from what I've seen.

Does anyone have any advice on options and costs that I can expect to get something a bit more advanced and better looking than what they provide? I don't think I can justify much more than the Appfolio charge but want to explore the options before deciding. 

Since I mentioned I'm moving from Buildium, I want to say that I love Buildium and have had no issues with their software. They have excellent support, a very powerful and user-friendly system. 

The reasons for the change are that I'm expanding the number of units I own/manage from roughly 30 to 150 over the next year and there are some things in Appfolio that seem to be better suited for me and will make self-managing a larger portfolio simpler. Tenant having the ability to pay rent in cash at 7-11 is a big one (though Buildium is planning on adding that in the near future), as is being able to text tenants from within the app.