Project management software / apps

[Tom Murphy]

For those of you who are flipping on a large scale, what (if any) cloud managed project management software do you use and why?  I'm thinking of keeping track of all the small and large tasks involved in multiple rehabs happening at one time.  Appreciate the input.

[David Robertson]

For large tasks and project milestones (rough-in, framing, drywall, doors & trim, painting, etc) I build a Gantt timeline using a scheduling tool.  The Gantt Schedule is used to manage the overall project timeline, contractor start dates & completion dates.

For small day-to-day tasks I use checklists & a Task Manager tool to manage task due dates.

All of my Project Schedules and Tasks feed to an Overall Project Calendar so I can see all of my schedules and all of my tasks for each project in a Calendar view so I know what my Contractors are doing on each project and see what tasks need to be done internally.

Flipping houses is a very repetitive business so being able to save Schedule Templates or Task Templates is also important so you don't have to recreate the wheel for every project.

Here are some tools I would recommend checking out:

1. Trello/Asana/Zoho Projects/Basecamp/Clickup/Monday.com/Workfront - General project management software that includes tasks, Gantt scheduling, calendars, project forums, document storage & team collaboration tools.  There are hundreds of general project management tools available...
2. MS Project/TeamGantt/Gantter - General Gantt scheduling tools for creating project timelines
3. Smartsheet/AirTable - Provide spreadsheet style platforms with additional functionalities for uploading documents/images, assigning tasks, calendar, images, etc.
4. BuilderTrend / Co-Construct - These tools are built specifically for custom homebuilders/remodelers and have a lot of functionality. The biggest flaw is there is a steep learning curve and a lot of the functionality is built for communicating with clients (homeowners), which isn't really applicable for flipping houses.
5. FlipperForce/RealeFlow/FreedomSoft/Fixters - These are real estate specific softwares with varying levels of project management features & functionality for managing rehabs.