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How to make tenant chargebacks in property management easy

Yardi Breeze

Tenant chargebacks for commercial properties For commercial properties, you can use chargebacks instead of, or in addition to, charging estimates for expenses and doing reconciliations at the end of the year. When you’re using manual processes or spreadsheets to manage your properties, chargebacks can be tricky.

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Best practices for expanding your property management portfolio into new markets

Buildium

Diversifying Income Streams The more properties and property types you manage, the more diversified your income stream. For example, by expanding from residential properties to commercial properties, you can protect yourself from downturns in either submarket.

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Stessa vs Buildium: Which software is best for you in 2025?

Buildium

Even the Pro plan remains landlord-oriented and lacks many of the operational features a property management company would need at scale. Features to Look for in Property Management Software When choosing property management software, certain features can have an outsized impact on your daily operations and long-term growth.

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What’s the best property management maintenance app? 6 of the top options

Buildium

Our 6 Top Contenders for the Best Property Management Maintenance App We’ve covered the main benefits and features you should be looking for in property management maintenance software. It’s primarily designed for multifamily portfolios, so might not suit other property types like single-family homes.

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Entrata Expands AI and Platform Innovations to Advance Autonomous Property Management

Rental Housing Journal

With this expansion, property owners can now manage their diverse portfolios residential, commercial, and manufactured housing all within a single, integrated platform. For manufactured housing , Entrata introduces purpose-built tools to optimize lease management, resident oversight, and operational efficiency.

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How many units qualify as a multifamily property?

MRI Software

When understanding how many units is considered multifamily, its important to know that smaller properties with two to four units, like duplexes and triplexes, are considered residential and can often be financed with traditional mortgages. Yes, the number of units affects financing and management strategies.

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How to Choose the Best Property Management Software for Your Business

Fourandhalf

There are many different factors at play when choosing the best property management software for your company: your growth plans, how your company is structured, and what types of properties you manage. The property management industry has changed. There’s a pre-sale function and a post-sale function.