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# Housters

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> Rental property management solution that helps with online rent payments, tenant screening, accounting, task management, and invoicing.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Housters?

Designed for landlords, property managers, tenants, and contractors, it helps submit maintenance requests, run applicant background checks, and reconcile account statements.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 5 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Housters
- **Founded**: 2011

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$5,00
- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: $1 per unit per month with a $5 minimum
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Accounting
- Billing & Invoicing
- Contact Management
- Lease Management
- Online Payments
- Payment Processing
- Rent Tracking
- Tax Management
- Tenant Tracking
- Vacancy Management

## Support Options

- Chat

## Category

- [Real Estate Property Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20050/real-estate-property-management/software)

## Related Categories

- [Real Estate Property Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/20050/real-estate-property-management/software)
- [Rental Property Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30929/rental-property-management/software)

## Alternatives

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3. [ResMan](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/135182/resman) — 4.6/5 (601 reviews)
4. [Buildium](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/47428/buildium-property-management-software) — 4.5/5 (2205 reviews)
5. [Entrata](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/20372/entrata) — 4.6/5 (444 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Full Service Property Management Site" — 5.0/5

> **Jennifer** | *27 January 2020* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: This app and website are easy to use and cover everything\!  From tracking rent to managing repairs, communicating with tenants and vendors and all accounting needs, it's all available here.
We have 29 units and manage another 4.  The app allows me to keep track of repair needs and rent payments 24/7.  I'm not a super techie person but even I can easily use this site.  Tech support is very responsive and helpful.
> 
> **Cons**: No cons.  I've used Housters for several years.  When I wished they would add a feature, I would contact them and they would add it\!  Developers are landlords themselves so they get it.

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### "Hidden Treasure" — 5.0/5

> **Tamer** | *10 February 2021* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: This app is a Hidden Treasure for new landlord, who are looking for easy to use tool in order to manage their units. It'sn't that complicated, take no time to add your property, your tenants \& start to manage your income.
I love it \& my team loves it too
> 
> **Cons**: Not most of the report can be exported but some of them, I would like to be able to export all the reports to XL for review purpost.
Also I would like to have some sort of interfacing with Quickbooks to manage the financials of my properties
> 
> Amazing so far \& I will keep reporting my experience as I go

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### "Housters - Innovative with Excellent Support for our Rental Business" — 5.0/5

> **Samuel** | *20 July 2020* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Covers all the bases, and, great customer support when I had questions or needs.
> 
> **Cons**: I had no issues with the software for Housters.
> 
> We are very pleased with Housters - our rental business is fully supported with the software and successful.  Thank you.

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### "Super functional, Super affordable" — 5.0/5

> **Danielle** | *27 January 2021* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: This software is incredibly functional for the price.  With an app and a website that syncs and stays up to date across platforms, I can keep track of our rental property and all the moving parts of managing it in one place.  Being a newbie to land lording, Housters has been intuitive and thorough, and is at a price that is affordable\!
> 
> **Cons**: I don't love that in order to accept online payments I have to subscribe to another service.  I do appreciate that it is optional to do so.
> 
> I've only been using the software for a week or so, but I love the functionality of adding things as they come up, and learning as I go.   I look forward to discovering more functionality along the way\!

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### "Does what I need it to do" — 5.0/5

> **David** | *09 March 2020* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Does everything from keeping P/L on properties to taxes
> 
> **Cons**: Well it was free back in the day but now it’s $1 per unit, but I understand they need to make money too.
> 
> Satisfied

## Links

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