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DIY Landlord Software

NameNotesCostTags
Apartments.com
  • Acquired Cozy
  • Automated rent collection
  • Tenant screening
  • Photos for comps
Free. Makes of their money from large landlords advertisingRent Collection, Finding Tenants, Rent Comparison Analysis
Zillow Rental Manager
  • Highest amount of applicant traffic
  • Sends out to a bunch of sites
  • Photos for comps
  • Don’t trust the ZRent Estimate
  • Free to manage
  • 10$/week to list.
  • Pay for 30$ marketing boost
Rent Collection, Finding Tenants, Rent Comparison Analysis
RentRedi
  • maintenance coordination and tenant screening too
  • only lists to Realtor.com and Doorsteps
- Starts at 9$/monthRent Collection, Handles Maintenance
Stessa
  • Scan receipts
  • Built for landlords (harder to manage as you scale)
  • Cash Management
  • Rent Collection
FreeBookkeeping, Rent Collection
Quickbooks
  • More CPAs use it
  • A lot more functionality
  • Useful for expanding beyond long term rentals
Starts at 30$/monthBookkeeping
Avail.co

Freemium - Next-Day Rent Payments, Waived ACH Fees.

Referral Code

https://www.avail.co/i/2adc1

Rent Collection, Bookkeeping, Handles Maintenance
Rentometer.com
  • Fastest, but doesn't provide photos so higher errors
  • Good for looking at a neighborhood as a whole - Not necessarily most accurate
FreemiumRent Comparison Analysis
Zumper
  • Most number of sites syndicated
  • Younger demographic
  • Instarent, fills applications fast
Free up to 5 units. 1/2 month rent for them to find you tenantFinding Tenants
Facebook Marketplace
  • low quality because easy to reach out
  • younger demographic
  • There should be FB groups in areas that you are renting.
FreeFinding Tenants
RedfinDon’t trust the algorithm estimateFreeFinding Tenants
Trulia- Syndicated posts with ZillowFreeFinding Tenants
Realtor.comFreeFinding Tenants

Managing tenants

Commercial

  • Buildium
    • Integrates well with their API
    • More basic than appfolio
  • Appfolio
    • Minimum 50 doors
    • 1.50/door/month
    • Has portal for PM and separate for owners
    • Higher learning curve
  • Yardi
    • Also for commercial side

Selling homes

Smart locks and scheduling. https://alloysmarthome.com

Airbnb

Income Analysis

Free website. data.rabbu.com

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