Vacation Rental Management Archives

3 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…

7 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…

7 Financial Housekeeping Tips for Vacation Rental Managers

Imagine your business is one of your rental properties. No matter how much curb appeal it has, if the interior is a mess, it’s not going to live up to its potential. The same logic applies when it comes to your property management company. Even before going public, many successful companies depend on clean financials…

Revenue Management 101 for Vacation Rentals

Revenue management for vacation rentals is more than pricing Dynamic pricing has been a cornerstone of the hospitality business for more than a decade, but it’s only one piece of revenue management for your vacation rental business. Even for companies who operate with very little overhead costs, if you don’t know how your variable costs…

5 Short-Term Rental Property Manager Headaches

Managing properties at scale – whether it’s real estate, hotels, rentals, or something else – is certainly no easy feat, but short-term rental property management comes with its own special set of challenges. First, many vacation rentals in the U.S. are owned by individuals and managed by a property management company (PMC). This adds a…

How 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…

Simplify Vacation Rental Accounting with Guesty x VRPlatform

Guesty: A Vacation Rental Management Solution Established in 2013 by twin brothers Amiad & Koby Soto, Guesty is an end-to-end hospitality operations platform built to optimize and automate every aspect of your hospitality operations. With advanced technology, industry-wide expertise, and a team of 200+ engineers, Guesty saves time, maximizes revenue, and keeps your business ahead…

Outsourcing vs. Upgrading: Two Options for Vacation Rental Accounting

Outsourcing vs. Upgrading: Two Options for Vacation Rental Accounting The exacting demands of trust accounting create huge headaches at most vacation rental management businesses. Trust accounting is a time- and labor-intensive obligation that repeats month after month. Even harder, the particulars of trust accounting are foreign to many working accounting professionals and hard to learn…

Tax Reporting Tips for Vacation Rental Property Managers

Tax Reporting Tips for Vacation Rental Property Managers Tax season may be unavoidable, but it doesn’t have to be an obstacle for vacation rental property managers. Make sure you do everything right by following these tax reporting tips from the team at Ximplifi, experts in accounting for vacation rental property managers: What Not to Report…

Making Owner Statements a Breeze for Vacation Rentals With Sage Intacct

In Depth Owner Statements 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.…