Property management is a big job. From designing to rent tracking, the host of responsibilities that come with managing properties never end. To save time and maximize efficiency, every property manager needs a suite of easily accessible tools at hand—and that means mobile apps.
Here are four of 208.properties’ favorite applications for making property management easier
Houzz
Want design ideas for your property without the cost of a hiring a professional designer? Houzz features over 200,000 pictures of home décor, inside and out. With myriad ideas for every room of the house, Houzz will spark your creativity and give you that extra edge in designing beautiful layouts for showings and photographs. If you need some extra help, the app will even connect you to professionals in the area.
RadPad
Property listings rarely look as good as they do in RadPad. This app offers the features of a Craigslist-style listing site with the added benefits of excellent visuals and fluid usability. Simply enter a zip code, price range, or other desired feature, and scroll through photos just like you would on Instagram. This is a great way to easily highlight your own properties with neat, modern listings or compare similar properties on the market. RadPad is incredibly easy to use, and it’s completely free to download.
Property Inspector
For seamless assistance with property inspections, check out the Property Inspector app. The initial download is free, but you have the option of subscribing to a monthly or yearly service that gives you access to all the application’s features for unlimited properties. For effective property inspection, mapping and photo features are a big help, and this app delivers.
Rent Tracker
Keeping an eye on all your payments and expenses is easy with Rent Tracker. This application is a great way to track financials for small to mid-size companies from the comfort of your mobile phone, and it now syncs with iCloud to ensure you never lose your data. From logging rent payments to generating 1099-MISC reports, Rent Tracker is a useful tool for any property manager.
These four applications are just a small sample of the mobile tools that are available to property managers. Have favorite apps of your own that make property management easier? Let us know!