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- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Easy to use property management software
Reviewed on 2017-07-31
If you aren’t tech savvy and want to save time each month, this software will help you a lot. I...
If you aren’t tech savvy and want to save time each month, this software will help you a lot. I like it as it has made property management job easy.
Pros
Simplifyem is a simple and straightforward property management software. Everything is categorized in sections so you’ll never get confused especially if you’re not tech savvy like myself. It’s easy to set everything up and doesn’t take long. There’s a bunch of reports and I love how they’re so easy to run.
At the end of the month, I can quickly send out owner statements. I also send out rent receipts to all my tenants in bulk all at once just by a single button so I’m not doing them one by one like how I used to. My tenants also send maintenance requests through their portals which is really convenient because I can just create a work order and assign it to a vendor right away. Customer Service is great! They walked me through on setting up online payments. They even offered to set them up for me at no extra cost. My tenants now pay on time and some don’t need to login each month since they’re setup on automatic withdrawals. This really helps when paying my owners online as well.
Cons
None, software works as expected and the functionality is easy to use which will be of a benefit to non tech savvy users
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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A Huge Time Saver!
Reviewed on 2017-10-24
This is the perfect app for someone who needs a place to track tenant information and leases while...
This is the perfect app for someone who needs a place to track tenant information and leases while keeping a history of past tenants and what work orders and requests have been submitting while consolidating expenses. The tracking of all tenant communication in one place makes so easy to lookup information and avoid any miscommunication and legal issues.
Pros
As a property owner, SimplifyEm has decreased my workload and saved time. I can easily see work orders and expenses at a glance while collecting payments and see all tenant communication in one place. I like how I can set up rent reminders to invoice my tenant every month automatically. This has helped get rent on time every month. SimplifyEm has freed up my time and streamlined my property management tasks into a manageable process so that I spend less time on managing property.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Good Support. Bad Product
Reviewed on 2020-08-27
We had a lot of trouble setting up the system and needed to contact support regularly. They were...
We had a lot of trouble setting up the system and needed to contact support regularly. They were helpful, but it was still extra work to have to do that. I explained the difficulty I had with the rental process and told them that I didn't want to use SimplyfyEm anymore and wanted a refund. I was told that since I was past the 30 day refund period, they wouldn't give me my money back. I explained that the issue with the application didn't happen until a unit was vacant, which was past the 30 days. After my initial conversation with support, they never returned my messages or calls. I emailed the [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] and again, giving them a chance to respond and make things right, but heard no response.
I am overall disappointed with the product. I switched to Buildium and have been very happy with their product and system.
Pros
I appreciated the support team. They were usually very responsive.
Cons
I tried to send the application to potential tenants when I had a vacancy. Of the 41 applications I sent out, I only received 2 back. I had to go back through all who had contacted me and ask support to send them a special link. After trying to figure this out for a week, I used my old application and sent it out to around 18 people. Withing 12 hours I had 6 responses and within 48 hours, I had 12 responses. Less than a week later I had the apartment rented out. I was concerned at this point with the rest of the system if it didn't produce results for the basic function of sending and receiving an application. The product simply didn't work.
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BuildiumReasons for Switching to SimplifyEm
I choose SimplifyEm because of the cost and the promise of support for their product.- Industry: Commercial Real Estate Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Really, simply fantastic
Reviewed on 2017-09-13
Need to write a check to a vendor? Click. Need to enter a check from a tenant Click. Need to...
Need to write a check to a vendor? Click. Need to enter a check from a tenant Click. Need to generate a report combining rent, repairs and other factors so you can know where your profit and loss is? Click. Really it’s a fantastic software works for landlords like me.
Pros
SimplifyEm is really, simply fantastic—for landlords like me, mostly because SimplifyEm makes the mundane automatic, and the difficult simple. There are many factors, every day, that I have to deal with, and SimplifyEm combines the all. Everything is connected. The system alerts you to a whole host of things, so you can see at a glance what tenants have paid, which are currently late for rent, which repair tasks are open, and various other factors.
Cons
The software enables export to QuickBooks and transactions to a spreadsheet. In future, I hope it enables export of all reports to spreadsheets
- Industry: Commercial Real Estate Software
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great Advice, great software
Reviewed on 2016-09-07
Pros
It is very easy to use. It has a clear presentation. Seeing lots of units at a glance is easy.
Cons
When putting in the details of the payment in the notes section, something happens with the formatting. like instead of symbols (Which I use when putting in dates) it changes them to "n" and other weird things. I have had to modify the way I input information. Also, when people are behind, if you input the actual date that they pay, it goes to the month that payment was received (ie: if someone pays me August 8th for July rent, if I use date of payment, it will only apply to August. So I have to use the notes section to say when the payment inputted)
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
my experience
Reviewed on 2021-06-09
good
good
Pros
The dino was a great addition to the program
Cons
The insurance button comes up too much Every time you turn around it reminds you about insurance
- Industry: Real Estate
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
I have used Simplifyem for five years as a property manager.
Reviewed on 2015-07-21
Pros
It is easy to keep records and send out owner reports for our properties.
Cons
There is not a way to email the 1099 reports in February even though the email addresses are in the program by house. Most of our owners move through the year since they are military and many 1099's are returned in the mail.
- Industry: Real Estate
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Easy, simple to use system
Reviewed on 2016-04-20
Pros
Easy to use and generate variety of report options make it easy to clients and tenants informed. The monthly cash flow report is helpful.
Cons
Would like a smartphone app for quick entry to handle maintenance request.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Pretty good.
Reviewed on 2018-05-03
Pros
The software is pretty easy to use after playing with it a couple of times. Everything looks organized.
Cons
When first setting up tenants, there is an area to enter the flat late fee and daily fees after but I'm not sure if they actually work because the rep that walked me through how to use it he manually put in the late fees. I wouldn't like having to do that with each tenant. Hopefully its just a misunderstanding on my part. I will find out soon.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
A little more than Okay!
Reviewed on 2018-05-15
Pros
This software becomes easier to use as you gain familiarity with it so it is important for you to actually get hands on with the software. It does help keep everything organized and their customer service is great, they'll walk through whatever problem you are having.
Cons
SimplifyEm would benefit from better training, I'd rather have information available or a video that I can watch instead of having to call. Improve that and it'll be even better.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Save Your Money
Reviewed on 2022-02-28
Awful, I tried to use this software for two months, it is horrid. I asked for a refund, they...
Awful, I tried to use this software for two months, it is horrid. I asked for a refund, they refused. I even asked for a pro-rated refund (paying for the months I used it only) and they still refused, fought the credit card company I utilised as well. Just go for the better competitor platforms, this one is only going to waste your time and money. Buildium is WAY better.
Pros
Price, it is cheap for a reason folks. Truly there is no other reason I chose this software company for my business needs.
Cons
The company is dishonest, telling clients they have features they do not (as of 2021-2022) and you literally have to manually enter in EVERYTHING yourself.
Response from SimplifyEm.com
Hi Aimee,
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are a residential property management software and it looks like the majority of your portfolio was for storage and commercial properties. We do have customers who use us for storage and commercial properties, but only when it's a small part of their portfolio. We are partnered with a tenant screening company that provides tenant screening reports including credit check, criminal history, SSN validation and eviction search. We are sorry that you could not meet the requirements for doing tenant screening under FCRA (Federal Credit Reporting Act) and there is no exception to the law's requirements. If you are just starting out, an alternative screening service is offered where the tenant downloads the credit report and shares it with you. We provide a two week trial and a 30 day money back guarantee and free training and support. We wish you all the best and hope you can find software that better fits your needs. Best, SimplifyEm Team
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Horrible software
Reviewed on 2021-08-19
Pure crap and zero support for 24 hours at a time.
Pure crap and zero support for 24 hours at a time.
Pros
Nothing, this software is horrible. Do not buy!
Cons
This software provides a free money back guarantee. But they do not refund your money after you process your first rent roll and find out that systems doesn’t process rent and owner draws easily. Tenants hate their portal and owners hate their portals the 4 day delay with the bank and owners getting their money is horrible. I would not recommend this system to even my competition, it’s just that bad.
Response from SimplifyEm.com
Hi Mechele, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. It looks like your colleague demoed the software before purchasing and sat through training and is happy and satisfied with the software. We offer a 30 day money back guarantee for annual subscriptions. Online payments are one of our most popular features and makes it easy for tenants, owners and vendors. There is a processing period of 2 business days and does not include bank holidays. We have over 150,000 satisfied customers and offer free training, free live phone support Mon-Fri 9am-5pm PST and 24/7 email support. Best, SimplifyEm Team
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
SimplifyEm Review
Reviewed on 2019-11-21
I really liked this software and it was a close second to Rentec Direct. I chose Rentec Direct...
I really liked this software and it was a close second to Rentec Direct. I chose Rentec Direct because of the maintenance capability, rent paying and marketing aspects that was a good fit for our portfolio. Also, Rentec Direct was a little cheaper in price but after the demo, I would have been happy with Simplify Em too!
Pros
I was demo-ing property management software everyday for 2 weeks. It came down to Simplify Em and Rentec Direct. I loved them both and fit our needs as a small start up company.
Cons
Not all the features are user friendly but the customer service dept quickly and efficiently handled all issues!
Response from SimplifyEm.com
Hi Patti, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are the most affordable, full featured property management software starting at $10/month for managing 10 units and are known to be easiest to use. We have maintenance and work order tracking, online payments, and rental advertising as well. We are pleased to hear that you are happy with the customer service you received. We've noted your feedback and forwarded it. Best, SimplifyEm Team
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
SimplifyEm Review
Reviewed on 2021-05-25
I’ve been very satisfied with it so far to be honest. It’s been a pleasure using it and it's
sup...
I’ve been very satisfied with it so far to be honest. It’s been a pleasure using it and it's
super intuitive. I do property management professionally with another company and I use
this for my personal business and this is more intuitive and easy to figure out. Again
they are able to create any clarity if there are any issues or questions.
Pros
The ease of use is the best. Compared to Quickbooks, they aren’t a property
management platform, you have to massage it into a property management platform and
Simplifyem is built for property management. The look, feel, and tabs are all spelled out
for and designed for property management whereas Quickbooks is not.
Cons
I don’t have a lot, and it's super minor. I would love to be able to track HOA violations. I
cannot find any major pet peeves. If there's anything I can't figure out, SimplifyEm is
always there to help.
- Industry: Real Estate
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Making Life Easy!
Reviewed on 2016-03-31
Pros
It relieves me of the stress of the accounting work. Math is not my strong point! I did all my trust accounting by hand for over 20 years. I tried other property management software and found myself confused and overwhelmed. Simplifyem is easy to understand and use. If I get stuck, I call customer support and they walk me through it. Representatives are always polite, friendly and professional. Now, I can focus on taking care of my clients' needs better.
Cons
It would be nice if owners could request statements and invoices on their own without my having to publish each individually.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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Worst Property Management System Ever
Reviewed on 2023-12-20
The most unprofessional company we have ever used. SimplifyEm charges regardless if their product...
The most unprofessional company we have ever used. SimplifyEm charges regardless if their product is being used. All customers are locked into an annual subscription that can't be canceled until it expires. In which you must cancel before it expires to avoid an annual subscription charge that is non refundable. Ultimately SimplifyEm does not care about their customers but money is their upmost concern and importance.
Pros
Nothing. Outdated, no real customer support, and difficult to navigate simple managing.
Cons
The entire system. When needed to help support was given just email response to youtube your issue.
- Industry: Real Estate
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Easy Peasy
Reviewed on 2016-08-09
Pros
It is so easy to do and if you mess it up, help will always walk you through it or fix it for you. Love these guys.
Cons
There is nothing I found that I don't like at the point. Some things you have to read a little more than others to understand but still easy enough to understand.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great product for my smaller Property Management Business
Reviewed on 2017-03-06
This is the third Property Management Software system I have used. It is by far the easiest to...
This is the third Property Management Software system I have used. It is by far the easiest to use, and does everything I need. I would recommend for anyone with properties up to 100 units. If you are a smaller company this is by far the best product!
Pros
Ease of use
Great Support
Offers everything I need to work with my Tenants, and Owners
Fantastic Value
Cons
I have been using this product for about 3 months. So far I do not have any negatives. Suggestion for future upgrades. Allow more detailed Tenant Information to be entered.
- Industry: Commercial Real Estate Software
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Used for the last 8 Months
Reviewed on 2016-09-20
Pros
The telephone response to questions about use of the product is excellent.
Cons
There are a few glitches in the software such as the inability to split expenses over more than one property without having to make the division allocation and then pull up each property and make the entry. I have asked why they will not modify the program which is basically from an old Quicken Property Management program but they have told me there is not a great demand for this. I wonder if the users even know of the possibility???
- Industry: Real Estate
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A very pleased customer of SimplifyEm
Reviewed on 2016-01-20
Pros
Software is comprehensive and easy to use. I've never experienced such great vendor support. Can't say enough good things about the support. Not only do they know the software inside and out but they seem to know the property management industry and thus have provided several good tips on setting up the worksheets etc.
Cons
I will need to reach to find something I dislike. Perhaps a more robust report generator so I can do a bit more customized reporting.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Simplifyem states there is support up until 5:00 PM but they do not return calls or emails
Reviewed on 2021-10-21
It has been difficult getting any kind of support
It has been difficult getting any kind of support
Pros
Tenants portal for emails and online tenant payments
Cons
No app for mobile users, they recently changed tenant screening companies and it has not been easy getting approved. They do not like to provide 1:1 support although that was promised when we signed up for the software program.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Simpliflyem software
Reviewed on 2017-05-16
Pricing is fair but should include whatever you need with no charge.
Pricing is fair but should include whatever you need with no charge.
Pros
Once you start using the software it gets easier to use. If you need help a rep is readily available and is knowledgeable
Cons
More options cost more should be included for. Up to 10 units. Tenant area should have more detail available, Maybe some suggestions given on entries.
- Industry: Real Estate
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Awsome
Reviewed on 2018-01-31
In the beginning I had lots, of questions from customer support, not one time did the CS person...
In the beginning I had lots, of questions from customer support, not one time did the CS person roll their eyes or exhale when i was asking questions.
Pros
ease of updating information, customer support is unbelievable and all support i have talked to speaks English and they can understand me and i can understand them. Thats a WOW
- Industry: Commercial Real Estate Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Easy To Use
Reviewed on 2018-04-17
Pros
Inexpensive
Great Customer Support
Easy for Tenants to Use
Easy Access
The site is organized.
Nice integration to online rent payments.
Cons
I wish more notices could be automated.
Extra added fees
I wish the site could send bills and integrate with banking accounts
- Industry: Real Estate
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simply amazing!
Reviewed on 2015-02-04
Pros
The software is easy to understand and use. It seems like a Property Manager has designed it to make our work more simply (thus, SimplifyEM). The vendor is always ready to help and answer questions with patients and knowledge. They are a world of knowledge.
Cons
Information gathering could be more detailed. Landlord, tenant, managers all accessible, and name/title of unit could coincide with the owner of the property rather than unit # or company name.