Vacation Rental Management
4 Key Issues to Address Before Implementing a New Vacation Rental Accounting System
Four Key Issues to Address Before Implementing a New Vacation Rental Accounting System The decision to implement an enterprise-class vacation rental accounting system is a major leap for your company. It promises to upgrade your accounting capabilities and help you turn finance into a strategic asset. However, implementing a new vacation rental accounting system isn’t…
Read MoreThe Power of the Cloud in the Time of Covid-19
The Power of the Cloud in the Time of Covid-19 Few technologies are better suited to meet their moment in history than the cloud during the time of Covid-19. Companies with the cloud in their arsenal before the pandemic have found it much easier to navigate through these uncertain times. Alternately, companies without a cloud…
Read MoreThe Importance of Integrated Technology for PSOs
The Importance of Integrated Technology for PSOs Successful professional services organizations (PSOs) share a common trait: they have visibility into all revenue and cost information to consistently meet their financial objectives. While all engineering and architecture firms will have both successes and failures, the key is knowing how to replicate the successes and avoid repeating…
Read MoreTrust Accounting: Crucial For Vacation Rentals
Trust Accounting: Crucial For Vacations Rentals Vacation rental managers are really in the business of trust accounting. No matter what range of services they provide or how many properties they oversee, their fundamental role is to make sure funds flow from renters to property owners (and themselves) correctly. If managers need to get one thing…
Read MoreOutsourced Accounting: The Secret of Successful Vacation Rentals
Outsourced Accounting: The Secret of Successful Vacation Rentals What differentiates successful vacation rental businesses? Many people assume it’s about having a portfolio of beautiful homes to rent in ideal locations. Others think it’s about how you market the properties or handle the maintenance. All these things are important, of course, but the answer is more…
Read MorePPP Loan Forgiveness Updates
New rules, guidance, applications coming The SBA, in consultation with Treasury, will “promptly” issue rules and guidance, a modified borrower application form, and a modified loan forgiveness application implementing the amendments to the PPP made in the new law. Here’s a summary of the changes with the new legislation: The covered period for loan forgiveness…
Read MoreCalculating 5 Property Management KPIs With VRPlatform & Sage Intacct
There are several Vacation Rental performance metrics that all property managers should be tracking, but what do they all mean, and how can you use them to drive your business?
Read MoreCommon Pitfalls of Accounting for Vacation Rental Property Managers
Not Using Tracking Categories. Likely the most common pitfall is using separate accounts to track properties instead of tracking categories (i.e. locations or classes in QuickBooks). Using separate accounts instead of tracking categories creates several challenges, including difficulty setting up owner/property reporting and banking rules. In addition, if you use a PMS that syncs with…
Read MoreTrust Accounting for Vacation Rental Managers
One Bank Account or Two? There really is not much of an option here. Two bank accounts (at least) are needed to appropriately administer trust accounting. One of the most basic requirements of trust accounting as required by law, is that there be no commingling of company funds and property owner funds. While trust accounting…
Read MoreEssential Ximplifying Applications
As a company begins to build its accounting systems and processes in the cloud, it may become overwhelmed by the number of apps or not know which cloud-based accounting software to begin with. My review below is certainly not all-encompassing, but it reviews and compares several of the most essential apps necessary to become lean, mean, and Ximplified.
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