Your Office without Property Management Software

by Andrea West


Posted on 2017-08-07 11:03:15


We’ve heard all the excuses before-

“I have a great, organized system setup already without property management software.”


What worked for my dad works for me.”

“Computers make things too complicated.”

“I don’t like working digitally. It gets confusing and I can’t find anything.”

Basically, change is hard. But in so many ways, once you get over the learning curve, change has the potential to make life so much easier.


Take a look around your office. At your desk, in the corners, behind the door. Most everything in the room is devoted to running your business, including that cup of coffee that you only managed to drink half of and is now cold. Other items in your office probably include-

Computer                                              Printer                              File folders

                              Accounting ledgers

   Pens                                                               Smartphone

                                                                                 Paperwork Notebooks

                                             Locking filing cabinets

                    Post-its

              Stapler                                                                             Mail filing system

                                                                   Paper Shredder

That’s a lot of stuff that all ends up taking space.


Now, here’s what your office could look like if you used property management software-

Computer            Printer/Scanner                  Smartphone               Paper Shredder

Isn’t that amazing?! It’s like a magic trick.


That is the purpose behind property management software - to make your life easier and to put everything in one, convenient spot where it’s easily accessible.


Bonus - if a fire burns your office to the ground, you won’t have to worry about losing any of your records.


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