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The Applications To Make Every Landlord's Life Easier
Posted: Jan 13, 2015
Being a landlord is more than having a few properties and making money out of them. You need to always be competitive on the market, always be able to keep track of everything happening with your tenants. It's not an easy job, but thanks to technology, you are now able to spare some time and simplify your tasks. Here are a few apps that will help you with your time management, property management and maybe make your home better.
The Landlord App
It's one of the apps which is perfect for landlords who have multiple properties. The app serves as a personal assistant where you can keep track of everything - paid amount, due dates, name of tenants, various bills and many more. You could also send multiple emails to all of your tenants and keep track of the events. It's nothing too complicated, but it definitely will save you time.
Legal4Landlords
A very essential step for landlords is to check the background of their future renters. You don't want people with records or issues with previous landlords (blacklisted) on your property. So, this app can give you information by simply filling the previous address of the tenants and their names. The company has their own big database and they have records of tenants whether good or bad.
Home Renovation Apps
Every landlord wants their property to be the best on the market. One way is to make it look absolutely astonishing. And the easiest way to do that is by renovation. Use apps like Remodelista (paid) to get inspired. With it you can check out different architectural styles from around the world. The content is updated daily and there is plenty of to choose from.
Or you might need an app to manage your home renovation projects. Home Design 3D is one of the best apps for this purpose. You can test your rooms with different furniture, add walls, change colours and much more. It's available for iPad and iPhone for free.
InSured - Invetory My Property
With this app you can keep track of all your properties and belongings. Add the information of your electronics, add a picture and keep track of it. You can add the serial number, a brief description, date of purchase, purchased from. You can also add the information about the insurance provider. Keep in mind, you are not actually insuring your properties, just keeping track.
RightMove
With this app you will be able to monitor what is going on in your neighbourhood. The company has an enormous database of more than a million properties. This way you can keep an eye on the property prices around you. Also, if you are looking for investing in a new home, you won't find a better app. You should also promote your current estates there.
Property Management Apps
It's your tenants job to maintain the property, but it's yours to make it look good for the future residents. It's a lot of hard work to fix all the issues. It's even more unpleasant to clean everything around the house.
You can find a lot of companies on the market who provide different types of domestic services, starting from cleaning, gardening to handyman app and rubbish removals. But only a few of them are making your life easier, by providing simple apps. The app giants Hassle and Mopp are well famous, but you can go for newcomers like Fantastic Services and their GoFantastic app. Most of them give you the option to book a service for less than a minute, so it's definitely time saving.
There are other landlord apps around the web, but most of them are not tested, rated or have good feedback. Always make sure to check for what other people have to say. If the application has no feedback, it probably isn't that good.
About the Author
Benjamin Dover is a freelance writer and internet persona. He is interested in technology, app development, home design and others.