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What Is Buildium?

Discover all-in-one real estate property management software that gives you more of the “all.” Accounting, communications, leasing, and top-rated mobile apps—there’s everything you’re looking for and then some. No matter the portfolio, Buildium is purpose-built to let you take control of every aspect of your business and drive more real estate revenue. Schedule a free, personalized demo today to see how proven, purpose-built property management software can move the needle for you.

Who Uses Buildium?

Residential property managers, property managers with mixed portfolios, and managers of community & homeowners associations.

Buildium Software - Customizable Dashboard - Get a quick snapshot of the parts of your business that matter most to you.
Buildium Software - Online Leasing  - Manage the entire leasing cycle online. Market your listings, capture applications, screen prospective tenants and collect signatures online.
Buildium Software - Integrated Property Accounting - Automate your bookkeeping, collections, and payments so you can spend time on new ways to expand your business.
Buildium Software - Resident Center & Owner Portal  - Top-rated dedicated mobile and online experiences for your residents, owners, and board members.
Buildium Software - Grow your business with All Property Management  - Get first-in-line access to rental property owners looking for your services.

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Reviews of Buildium

Average score

Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.4

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Rick
Rick
Property Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

We deferred the decision to adopt Buildium for 10 years too long

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Our biggest challenge was gathering all of our data as it was stored in numerous systems. Buildium's deployment staff was excellent in helping us to get off the ground. We were live within 30 days of starting and have continued to add functionality throughout the year.

Pros:

We have been live for just over a year now. We use the applications, electronic rent collection (epay), accounting, Resident Center, and task tracking (maintenance) features of Buildium. Their automation has saved us so much time and money.

Cons:

Wishlist rather than cons as the system is very good: 1) multiple applications would be good based on the type of property rather than being limited to just 1 application, 2) the ability to move a tenant out and move a new tenant in on the same day, 3) better tenant communications (emailing and messaging) above and beyond what is built-in, we adopted Follow-up Boss for this, 4) API should be open to Zapier

GARY
Managing Member Owner CFO COO in US
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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Review from 7+ year user

4.0 5 months ago

Comments: Positive. Very similar to my thoughts above in the Pros section. Have valued and enjoyed seeing what Real Page has done with this product since the acquisition a few years back.

Pros:

Other than how easy and clean the layout is.....my favorite part of Buildium is how they utilize and solicit user feedback....and then for the most part, implement the right changes.

Cons:

The Financial Reports and Accounting modules are still lacking. Not to mention the Financials Tab within the Accounting module....is just useless in my opinion. Would love to see Buildium really take the time and initiate to improve and revise this. Which would include getting feedback from any users who are Accountants or CPAs by trade or have those backgrounds. Myself for example would love to partake in this if asked.

Karla
Property Manager in US
Real Estate, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Almost perfect

3.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: It was nice they were communicative but I ultimately went with a company that offered the ability to pay rent online

Pros:

I liked how they had a place for all information. the owners, tenants, and properties all have a profile page where you can save specific documents

Cons:

tenants could not pay rent directly to me through a portal

Arina
Bookkeeper in US
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Buildium is a comprehensive property management software that is designed to streamline various aspects of property management.

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Overall, Buildium is a powerful tool for property management that can greatly enhance efficiency and organization. It is especially well-suited for medium to large property management companies. While it may require a financial investment and some initial learning time, the benefits it offers in terms of streamlined operations and time savings are significant.

Pros:

Buildium offers a wide range of features including tenant and lease tracking, maintenance management, accounting, and communication tools.

Cons:

Buildium can be expensive, especially for smaller property management companies or individual landlords managing a few properties.

Yair
Managing Partner in Israel
Real Estate, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

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Yair Hindin's Responses

4.0 5 months ago

Comments: There were some customer service challenges initially. The digital support wasn't addressing what I wanted and it may have been because I couldn't express it properly. A short phone call would likely have resolved in far less time.

Pros:

Ledgers are clear, easy to adjust, and helpful for tenants.

Cons:

At the plan we're on we don't speak to live people. I think that in this model everyone loses issues take 5x longer to resolve, the user gets frustrated and everyone's time is wasted.

RealPage Response

4 months ago

Thank you for your review, Yair. We're glad you're finding Buildium to be helpful for you and your tenants. With ticket-only support, it helps to be as descriptive of the subject as possible, and to include screenshots, whenever applicable. Phone support is available on our other two subscription levels as well as other benefits, such as access to an additional tenant screening service, lower incoming EFT fees and free ePay applications, and more. Hope that helps!