Landlord Enterprise 2009 Software Review
Recently I had the opportunity to review a piece of rental property management software called Landlord Enterprise 2009 offered by Provericon Software Development based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This tightly integrated and intuitively designed software allows property managers or landlords, large and small, to perform critical tasks such as tenant management, property management, property maintenance scheduling, document management, lease management and some light accounting.
It’s a standalone program (as opposed to web-based) which can be run by a single user or on a network. Operating system requirements are Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista and presumably Windows 7 when it’s released. The software can be used by large and small landlords and is also compatible with the American and Canadian rental markets.
Landlord Enterprise 2009 allows you to manage the complete landlord/tenant relationship. You can do everything from collect rent to view reports on tenant contact history which you can also print or export to Microsoft Excel which is a nice feature. You can also view rent roll, unit maintenance history, accounting and tax reports.
The property management functionality is very well thought out. The first step is to set up all your managed properties with details including location, building age, square-footage, etc. then you can add maintenance details like repairs and upgrades to the maintenance log. You can even add items to the log that need to be scheduled for the future, and then add that item to the integrated calendar as a task to be completed. One small item I would like to see added is the ability to have the system remind you about tasks to be completed via email or SMS possibly?
Integrated document management is another excellent feature. Landlord Enterprise 2009 allows you to create links to documents of any kind (Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, etc.) which can then be sorted by tenant name for quick access. The documents are opened in their associated Windows application when you click their link.
As for the accounting functions, income and expense reports are available but one useful feature is that you can set up budgetary amounts for various expense and income sources. You can then view them for the whole year to see the “big picture.”
All-in-all Landlord Enterprise 2009 is a very full-featured and easy to use piece of software. I highly recommend it as it can save time and keep all your ducks in a row especially if you filing system looks anything like the picture to the left.
Provericon Software Development is currently offering a 10% off discount when Landlord-Success.com readers purchase Landlord Enterprise 2009 by using the coupon code CEOLLEE2009 at checkout.
