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PropertyBoss

Summary

PropertyBoss is property management software for companies managing student, multifamily and single-family rentals, covering leasing, rent collection, work orders, owner accounting and reporting. It runs through a hosted Windows RDP client and is sold through a scheduled live demo rather than online signup.

Price
Price on request
Open source
No
Best for
Single-family, multifamily and student housing managers who manage units for other owners

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PropertyBoss price and terms

Terms

Free plan or trial
NoNo
Sign up without sales
NoNo

Where these prices come from

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What we checked on PropertyBoss

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What it costs for 25 unitsYes

Setup or onboarding fee

Implementation, data conversion and consulting are chargeable engagements quoted by statement of work, and classroom or on-site training is bought separately, though no amount is published.

Consulting services are available to customers that require more detailed assistance with implementation, data conversions, operational assessments,…

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Finding a tenantYes

Listing your vacancy

An ILS feed syndicates vacant listings for both single-family and multifamily portfolios, but the vendor names none of the rental sites the feed reaches.

Syndicate your rental property vacancies with our ILS feed. Use online applications and online payments to improve efficiency.

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Finding a tenantYes

Online applications

Applicants apply through secure online forms from computer, tablet or phone; the vendor publishes no application fee, so what it costs an applicant is unknown.

Modernize your resident application process by converting them into secure online forms. You'll attract more applicants and save time.

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Finding a tenantYes

Tenant screening

Credit, criminal, background and eviction screening runs from an application in one click, and the sub-processor list names Western Reporting and RIQ as the screening providers; no price or payer is published.

Easily run credit, criminal, background, and eviction screening on new rental applications with a single click. The more you know, the more peace of…

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Leases and rentYes

Leases signed online

Leases are generated from merge documents inside PropertyBoss and signed with its eSignature feature, which the sub-processor list attributes to DocuSign; no state-specific template library is claimed.

With PropertyBoss, property managers can create, manage, and merge letters and documents, as well as automate the creation of leases, custom tenant…

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Leases and rentYes

Rent collected online

Tenants pay by eCheck or major credit card through the portal, and the vendor states rent funds are sent for deposit the same day it is processed.

Tenants can pay their rent online using all major credit cards. And your rent funds will be sent to you for deposit the same day.

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Leases and rentYes

Autopay and reminders

Payment reminders go out by text or email alongside work order and announcement messaging; the site does not say whether residents can set up recurring autopay themselves.

Send payment reminders, news alerts, work order status, or announcements with text or email.

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Leases and rentYes

Late fees

Late fees are managed as part of lease and rent setup together with repeating transactions, but the vendor never states that charges post automatically on a date the manager sets.

maximum flexibility for managing leases, rents, subsidies, and late fees, plus the ability to define and manage repeating transactions, deposits, and…

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Leases and rentYes

Security deposits

Deposits are tracked as lease charges and the accounting suite reconciles security deposits alongside automated payment posting, so collection and tracking are both covered.

Interface with QuickBooks or use the internal General Ledger. Automate posting of payments and reconcile security deposits.

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MaintenanceYes

Maintenance requests

Residents raise work orders from their portal and managers track them through a customisable navigator with subtasks and attached media, so a request can be followed to completion.

Work Orders can easily be created, assigned to a specific vendor, have media attached, and be tracked and managed through a customizable navigator.

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MaintenanceYes

Work orders to contractors

Work orders are assigned to a specific vendor with subtasks and vendor balances tracked; the site does not say a contractor can be paid from inside the work order itself.

property managers can even define their own work order groups, create and manage subtasks associated with work orders, as well as track vendor…

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MaintenanceYes

Move-in and move-out inspections

The PB Inspector mobile app captures unit condition on templates with photos and comments, lets residents self-inspect at move-in and move-out, and shows move-in condition during move-out.

Easily capture unit conditions on any customizable template. Add supporting pictures along with comments and automatically create repair work orders…

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The booksYes

Income and expenses by property

An internal general ledger tracks payables and statements by owner and property, with more than 100 pre-defined industry reports plus custom reports that export to Excel for an accountant.

PropertyBoss includes more than 100 pre-defined industry reports, plus customized reporting options, that allow property managers to create, group…

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The booksYes

1099s

Owner-facing automation explicitly includes producing 1099s alongside owner statements and management fee calculation for single-family managers.

You can automate processes like generating owner statements, calculating management fees, and producing 1099s with ease.

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Managing for other ownersYes

Owner portal and statements

Third-party owner management produces owner statements and a variety of owner reports with configurable ownership types and fee schedules; no separate owner login portal is described.

With PropertyBoss, you can fully configure ownership types and percentages, define custom fee schedules, and produce a variety of owner reports.

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Managing for other ownersYes

Management fees

Different management fees can be set per property with custom fee schedules, and owner statements and payables are produced so owners can be paid their share.

Track payables and statements by owner. Set up different management fees for each property. And prepare financial statements by owner.

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Managing for other ownersYes

Team users

Each staff member needs their own account with security permissions, and user-level security and language settings are configurable; no per-user price is published anywhere.

Each user must have a valid PropertyBoss account, appropriate security permissions, and the ability to install required software or work with their…

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Your tenantsYes

Tenant app

Each resident gets a secure online portal to manage their account, pay, create work orders and renew leases, with parent portals offered for student housing.

Use online portals to manage accounts, make payments, create work orders, renew leases, and much more.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpNo

Free plan or trial

PropertyBoss is a purchased product, not free: the vendor refers to an initial purchase price that includes the first year of its annual subscription, and offers only a demo as a way in.

Your first year PASS is included in the initial purchase price of PropertyBoss. After the first year, clients are encouraged to renew their…

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Trying it, starting and getting helpNo

Sign up without a sales call

Every path to buying runs through sales: the site's only calls to action are scheduling a live demo or calling, and purchasing services requires a sales representative.

Call a sales representative to purchase this service.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpPartly

Contract and cancelling

Licensing centres on an annual subscription agreement, PASS, renewed yearly after a first year bundled into the purchase; the vendor says nothing about monthly terms or cancelling online.

Each subscription agreement (PASS) includes ten support incidents. Your initial purchase of PropertyBoss includes the first year PASS subscription…

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Support

A staffed HelpDesk answers phone, email, fax and web requests from 8am to 5pm Eastern Monday to Friday, with a 24/7 knowledge base, but each annual agreement includes only ten support incidents.

The HelpDesk is available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. We endeavor to answer calls personally.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Getting your data out

Any navigator view can be printed as a report or exported to Excel, and scheduled custom reports export too; the vendor documents no bulk export of leases and ledgers as a dataset.

you can decide what information you want to see, customize filters, sort and group that information, as well as print the information as a report or…

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Property types

The vendor positions the product for mixed-use, multifamily, single-family and student housing, with bed-level and suite-level tracking for student portfolios; affordable housing is unaddressed beyond subsidy tracking.

the property management software designed to bring a better process to the mixed-use, multifamily, single-family, and student housing markets

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Still sold

live and actively sold: the site was updated in October 2026, lists current Windows 11 system requirements, and takes demo requests and sales calls for new customers.

Since 1997, PropertyBoss has been the software of choice for student, multifamily, and single family housing companies. Schedule a demo to learn…

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