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Overcoming Financial Growing Pains in Vacation Rental Property Management
If you’re using Salesforce, congratulations, you’re in good company. They bill themselves as the world’s number-one CRM platform and rightfully so. I’ve been both a Salesforce user and administrator for more than 20 years, though the latter is not part of my current role. I’ve met and spoken with Mark Benioff, and he is a […]
Read More3 Ways That Property Managers Compare Sage Intacct to NetSuite
In this article, we’ve collected customer reviews and ratings from G2.com to compare Sage Intacct and Oracle NetSuite on three important features that property managers need out of their financial software. We trust these ratings because G2 is an independent company with over 1.7 million software product reviews. They are not paid for or sponsored…
Read More7 Keys to Selecting Financial Software for Property Management
Introduction When researching robust financial software and ERP solutions for property management companies, two solutions often come to the top of the list: Sage Intacct and Oracle NetSuite. Both provide an array of core accounting capabilities, serve customers globally, and can perform advanced reporting functions, but there are a few key differences that property managers…
Read MoreThe Struggle Connecting QuickBooks to Salesforce
If you’re using Salesforce, congratulations, you’re in good company. They bill themselves as the world’s number-one CRM platform and rightfully so. I’ve been both a Salesforce user and administrator for more than 20 years, though the latter is not part of my current role. I’ve met and spoken with Mark Benioff, and he is a […]
Read MoreHow To Use Accounting Software with A Property Management System
Vacation rental management is an attractive venture, but it also comes with specific financial duties and obligations. For example, property managers have a duty to keep owner funds secure and accurate by preventing commingling. Commingling funds means to mix expenses or income inappropriately, and it must be avoided by keeping business funds and owner funds…
Read MoreMaking Owner Statements a Breeze for Vacation Rentals With Sage Intacct
In Depth and Valuable Owner Statements for Vacation Rentals With Sage Intacct For vacation rental property managers, one responsibility matters more than all the others: preparing monthly owner statements. No matter how well a property manager performs in other respects, they can’t expect to keep clients without delivering accurate owner’s statements and timely owner payouts.…
Read MoreDo Your VRM Apps Integrate? Don’t Overlook This Key Capability
Do Your VRM Apps Integrate? Don’t Overlook This Key Capability When your vacation rental management business goes searching for the right piece of software, you consider lots of criteria: the features and functions, the interface, and the cost are usually the top priorities. But that list also needs to include whether the app integrates with…
Read MoreWhat to Look for in an Outsourced Accounting Firm for your VRM Business
What to Look for in an Outsourced Accounting Firm Here’s a common misconception about outsourcing: Any firm you choose must be better than what you already have. People assume that once they’ve selected an outsourcing firm, their problems are solved. But some firms are better than others. And while the option you choose may improve…
Read MoreBudgeting & Planning for VRMs with Sage Intacct
Budgeting & Planning for VRMs: Getting it Right Every Time With the vacation rental industry projected to reach a $113 billion valuation by 2027, it looks like a great time to be a vacation rental manager. But any high-growth industry attracts competition and encourages consolidation. That is to say, success isn’t guaranteed even as billions…
Read MoreThe Power of Best-in-Class for VRMs
Historically the belief has been if you want good trust accounting and owner statements you have to choose a property management system (“PMS”) with built-in trust accounting. The problem is those systems are often hard to use, are not tried and true accounting systems, not very flexible and don’t provide much in automation functionality or…
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