Major New Features for Property Managers

Released on December 21st, 2018

This week we’ve got a big upgrade for property managers! NowRenting has already helped you keep track of rent and payments coming in from your tenants. Now it’s possible to keep track of your outgoing expenses, too! The new Properties feature gives an overview of the finances of a property, while the Expenses Sync feature lets you quickly and easily import expense information from your bank into NowRenting.

Properties

NowRenting -- Properties Chart

In NowRenting’s system, a Property represents a single real estate property. Properties are useful in two ways:

  • A Property can be associated with multiple Leases, and incorporates the rent and payment information from those Leases.
  • A Property can have expenses associated with it, which are shown balanced against earnings.

Read more about how to create and manage Properties here.

Expenses Sync

NowRenting -- Sync Expenses -- Choose Lease or Property

NowRenting uses Plaid, a leading financial data connectivity technology, to enable you to sync expense data from your bank account with your Properties. Similar to the QuickBooks Sync feature, this feature makes it easy to manage which expenses go with which Leases, and to see how they all stack up. Read more about connecting to Plaid here, and about syncing your expenses here.

There’s no need for the state of your property’s finances to be hidden in a bank statement! Let NowRenting keep track of it for you with just a few clicks.

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Major New Features for Property Managers

Released on December 21st, 2018

This week we’ve got a big upgrade for property managers! NowRenting has already helped you keep track of rent and payments coming in from your tenants. Now it’s possible to keep track of your outgoing expenses, too! The new Properties feature gives an overview of the finances of a property, while the Expenses Sync feature lets you quickly and easily import expense information from your bank into NowRenting.

Properties

NowRenting -- Properties Chart

In NowRenting’s system, a Property represents a single real estate property. Properties are useful in two ways:

  • A Property can be associated with multiple Leases, and incorporates the rent and payment information from those Leases.
  • A Property can have expenses associated with it, which are shown balanced against earnings.

Read more about how to create and manage Properties here.

Expenses Sync

NowRenting -- Sync Expenses -- Choose Lease or Property

NowRenting uses Plaid, a leading financial data connectivity technology, to enable you to sync expense data from your bank account with your Properties. Similar to the QuickBooks Sync feature, this feature makes it easy to manage which expenses go with which Leases, and to see how they all stack up. Read more about connecting to Plaid here, and about syncing your expenses here.

There’s no need for the state of your property’s finances to be hidden in a bank statement! Let NowRenting keep track of it for you with just a few clicks.

Create a Property

Published by Matthew Talamini in on Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

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Create a Property

A Property is a way for you to keep track of expenses and earnings for a real estate property that may involve multiple Leases, such as a duplex or apartment building. A Property is different from a Lease or a Listing: A Lease is about the relationship between you and a tenant. A Listing is about advertising a vacancy to potential tenants. A Property, however, is about expenses and earnings for a group of Leases.

First, hover your mouse over the Leases link in the top navigation bar, then click on Add Property.

NowRenting Add Property Navigate

In the window that comes up, enter the address of the Property. Then use the drop-down menu to select the Leases that belong to this Property. When you’re done, click Add Property. (If you don’t have any Leases, learn how to create them here.)

NowRenting Add Property Window

Manage Your Properties

You can view and manage your Properties by clicking the Leases link in the top navigation bar, then clicking the See Property Performance link.

NowRenting Property Performance Navigate

The Property Performance Summary section shows a graphical summary of the financial performance of all the Properties you have set up. A table of individual Properties can be found under the Properties heading. If you need to add or remove a Lease from a Property, click the Edit link. The window that comes up will also allow you to delete the Property.

NowRenting Property Performance Summary

Once you have created a Property, you can configure NowRenting to sync expense data from your bank account with it. Read about how to connect with Plaid here, then how to sync your expenses here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Released on November 21st, 2018

This week’s video update:

Happy Thanksgiving!

We just wanted to stop and take a moment, going into this holiday season, to say how thankful we really are.

We’re thankful first to all of our users, for being part of this vibrant community and giving us the chance to help you with your business.

We truly are honored.

And finally, to the whole community of rental professionals worldwide: we’re always inspired by your passion.

All of us here at NowRenting wish you a very happy Thanksgiving, and we look forward to speaking with you after the holidays.

Streamline Tenant Management Today with NowRenting

Simplify tenant management with our cloud-based software.

No Hassle · No Obligation · No Surprises

Happy Thanksgiving!

Released on November 21st, 2018

This week’s video update:

Happy Thanksgiving!

We just wanted to stop and take a moment, going into this holiday season, to say how thankful we really are.

We’re thankful first to all of our users, for being part of this vibrant community and giving us the chance to help you with your business.

We truly are honored.

And finally, to the whole community of rental professionals worldwide: we’re always inspired by your passion.

All of us here at NowRenting wish you a very happy Thanksgiving, and we look forward to speaking with you after the holidays.

Free Property Management Software

Published by Matthew Talamini in on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

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Free Property Management Software

Free Property Management Software

A lot of people are searching for free property management software these days. And for good reason! The days of the rolodex and little black book are gone. Developers are creating better and better tools for keeping track of things online. Everything from exercise to bills to, yes, real estate has its own cloud-based tool.

Many of these tools are very low-cost, and many are even free. NowRenting recently made big changes to our pricing policy. One of those changes was to add a huge number of features to our free plan. And many of those features are useful to property managers. That’s what makes us one of the best free property management software tools around.

I’d like to point out a few features available to free plan users. You’ll see how NowRenting distinguishes ourselves from the rest of the pack!

NowRenting Leases

The lease template feature gives access to a simple rental agreement form. You can copy and edit our lease templates too, and tenants can fill them out online. You’ll be able to set up automatic ACH rent collection, rent tracking and reminder emails. And our integration with Quickbooks makes keeping your accountant happy a breeze!

NowRenting: Free Property Management Software

NowRenting Listings

Our free plan doesn’t include syndication to our extensive partner network. However, even as a free user, we publish your listings to the NowRenting directory. You’ll also be able to create a beautiful, custom website to showcase your listings. You can even use your own domain name for it, if you have one! This is a feature that a lot of free property management software tools don’t offer.

NowRenting Leads

We include free background checks, including eviction history, within the Leads offering. Just as easy to use are our online, e-signable rental applications. Also included are our simple-to-use showing scheduler and screening surveys for prospective tenants. Once they fill out the survey, we rank all your leads according to how well they match your preferences. That makes it easy to pick your perfect tenant!

NowRenting: Free Property Management Software

When you consider just how many features NowRenting’s free plan offers, other free property management software tools just don’t compare. Sign up here!

4 Tips on How to Attract Renters

Published by Ellen in on Thursday, October 11th, 2018

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4 Tips on How to Attract Renters

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Just as you are seeking out quality renters, there are great renters out there looking for a quality property manager. Finding a quality renter means less stress and saves you both time and money. However, it can sometimes be difficult to attract quality renters.  Here are four tips on how to attract quality renters, including using property management tools.

Stand Out from the Rest

It can be extremely beneficial to take the time to put yourself in your potential renter’s shoes. What would make your rental property stand out? What would make your space more appealing and accommodating than others in the area? When it comes to attracting renters, make sure that your property stands out from the rest. Highlighting the most attractive points about your space can help draw the right renters in. For example, if your property is located within a good schooling district or is in a secure neighborhood, make sure those points are highlighted and advertised. This will help to draw potential renters to your property and promote your rental listing.

Use Property Management Tools

Online property management tools can be extremely beneficial for today’s property management. Renters appreciate when applications and payment options are available online. Having these tools on hand will help to attract more modern renters to your renting space. It also, in turn, helps you to work more efficiently by streamlining payment, receiving an application, and conducting other property management business. Your whole rental property can stay organized and maintained all in the palm of your hand.

Make Your Standards Clear

Do you require a minimum income? Does a renter have to have a minimum credit score to apply? Making your standards clear from the beginning can help save you time and stress in the long run. It helps to attract only quality renters. Renters that will pay their rent on time and keep to high standards. If you don’t want to accept renters that don’t meet certain requirements, then you should make sure your standards are clearly stated from the beginning.

Offer Incentives

Offering incentives for timely applications can help you attract quality applicants. This not only gets applications in quickly and your rental space filled, but it also gets you off to a good start with your new renters. Offering a discount on the first month’s rent or something exclusive to your rental property will persuade quality renters to apply for your space over others in the area.

Attracting quality renters to your space doesn’t have to be difficult. Using these four tips can help you fill your space with great renters. At NowRenting, we offer management software to make renting a breeze. We help to streamline communications between renters and property management to make everyone’s lives as stress-free as possible. To learn more about how NowRenting can benefit you, visit our website today!

Happy President’s Day from NowRenting

Published by Matthew Talamini in on Monday, February 19th, 2018

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Happy President’s Day from NowRenting

It turns out George Washington’s and NowRenting’s Revolutions aren’t all that different. Hear me out…

So how is it possible to compare the Granddaddy of all of the Founding Fathers of our country to the Founding Father of NowRenting Ed Giardina? How could one make that kind of comparison? Metaphorically of course and just for fun on this Presidents Day. Let’s have a look.

Washington was fighting against the evil tyranny of a cruel and evil dictator.

Giardina is fighting the cumbersome big box property management software companies.

Washington’s quest for freedom started in Northern Virginia while he was protecting his land and Mount Vernon and it’s occupants.

Giardina’s quest for the perfect digital assistant began when he was searching for a solution to manage his properties and their occupants better.

Washington’s right-hand man, Alexander Hamilton was a bright young man from New York who kept Washington’s journal and helped shape our young country.

Giardina’s right-hand man is a bright young man from New York who writes the NowRenting blog and is helping shape the sales process for NowRenting.

Washington recruited Hercules Mulligan and Anna Smith Strong to spy on the British Government to help win the war.

Giardina recruited Sandro Silva and Hannah Guild to research and investigate the competition to build a one of a kind product and win the market.

Washington had brilliant war engineers Marquis de LaFayette, George Clinton and John Glover who helped build the best strategy and battlefield plans.

Giardina has three brilliant engineers building the best software in David Loehr, Patrick Giddings, and Matthew Talamini. Together they are creating the roadmap to solve the problems in property management.

Now, I have a million of these, but the point is this. Sometimes it takes a revolution to bring on change. NowRenting is starting the Rental Revolution, and when we succeed, Rental property will be as easy to work with the easiest purchase.

Follow the revolution on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Happy Birthday, President Washington, we indeed wouldn’t be able to lead our charge without you.

Kyle Anderson, Head of Sales @ NowRenting