# PropertyBoss — Windows-hosted property management suite for student, multifamily and single-family managers, sold by live demo. > Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/propertyboss (structured, researched, re-verified) 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. **Best for:** Single-family, multifamily and student housing managers who manage units for other owners | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://propertyboss.com/ | | Category | Property management software, Multifamily, Small property managers | | Open source | No | | Price | Price on request | | Price checked | 28 October 2026 | Screenshot of PropertyBoss: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/propertyboss.webp, captured 28 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 28 October 2026 ## PropertyBoss price and terms **Terms** - Free plan or trial: No - Sign up without sales: No Read on https://propertyboss.com/, 28 October 2026. ## What we checked on PropertyBoss ### What it costs for 25 units **Setup or onboarding fee** · Yes — 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, or best practices. In general these services require a greater amount of time and resources, and a Statement of Work (with estimate) will be provided prior to the engagement. > — https://propertyboss.com/client-care/ · Client Care article, 'Consulting and Implementation Services' paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 ### Finding a tenant **Listing your vacancy** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/single-family-management-software/ · Features grid, 'List Vacancies With Our ILS Feed' tile, checked 28 October 2026 **Online applications** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/student-housing-management-software/ · Features grid, 'Online Applications' tile, checked 28 October 2026 **Tenant screening** · Yes — 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 mind. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/single-family-management-software/ · Features grid, 'Run Tenant Screenings' tile, checked 28 October 2026 ### Leases and rent **Leases signed online** · Yes — 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 documents, form documents, and even mailing labels. > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'How do I manage all of these documents?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Rent collected online** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/single-family-management-software/ · Features grid, 'Accept ACH & Credit Card Payments' tile, checked 28 October 2026 **Autopay and reminders** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/student-housing-software-faqs/ · Student Housing FAQs, 'Mass Texting and Messaging' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Late fees** · Yes — 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 other charges > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'How do I manage my tenants, leases, & units?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Security deposits** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/single-family-software-faqs/ · Single Family Software FAQs, 'Robust Accounting Suite & Tools' answer, checked 28 October 2026 ### Maintenance **Maintenance requests** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'How do I manage my vendors & work orders?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Work orders to contractors** · Yes — 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 balances and status through user-defined custom fields > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'How do I manage my vendors & work orders?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Move-in and move-out inspections** · Yes — 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 and enter billable amounts. > — https://propertyboss.com/pb-inspector/ · PB Inspector page, 'Mobile Inspection App' paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 ### The books **Income and expenses by property** · Yes — 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 and even schedule the automatic creation of the reports they need. > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'How does reporting work?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **1099s** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/ · Products page, 'Single Family Housing Property Management Software' paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 ### Managing for other owners **Owner portal and statements** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'What about third-party owner management?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Management fees** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/single-family-management-software/ · Features grid, 'Robust Accounting Tools' tile, checked 28 October 2026 **Team users** · Yes — 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 local IT administrator to complete setup. > — https://propertyboss.com/propertyboss-faqs/ · PropertyBoss FAQs, 'What do users need to access PropertyBoss?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 ### Your tenants **Tenant app** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/products/student-housing-management-software/ · Features grid, 'Student and Parent Portals' tile, checked 28 October 2026 ### Trying it, starting and getting help **Free plan or trial** · No — 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 subscription. > — https://propertyboss.com/client-care/ · Client Care article, 'PropertyBoss Annual Subscription Service' bullet, checked 28 October 2026 **Sign up without a sales call** · No — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/client-care/ · Client Care article, 'Consulting and Implementation Services' closing line, checked 28 October 2026 **Contract and cancelling** · Partly — 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 with no limit on incidents in the first month to help with startup issues. > — https://propertyboss.com/client-care/ · Client Care article, 'What is a Support Incident?' paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 **Support** · Yes — 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. > — https://propertyboss.com/client-care/ · Client Care article, 'Calling the HelpDesk' paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 **Getting your data out** · Yes — 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 export to Excel > — https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/ · Software FAQ, 'Can I customize what I see?' answer, checked 28 October 2026 **Property types** · Yes — 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 > — https://propertyboss.com/about/ · About page, 'Our history' section, checked 28 October 2026 **Still sold** · Yes — 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 about our Quickbooks integration, customizable features, flexible functionality, and world-class support. > — https://propertyboss.com/ · Homepage hero paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 ## PropertyBoss alternatives - [Rentec Direct](https://landlordbench.com/rentec-direct) · From $25 a month: Property management software for landlords and small managers, priced per unit with free rent payments by bank transfer. - [TenantCloud](https://landlordbench.com/tenantcloud) · From $25 a month: All-in-one rental management: listings, screening, leases, rent collection, maintenance and accounting. - [DoorLoop](https://landlordbench.com/doorloop) · From $239 a month: AI agents answer tenants, run repairs and renewals inside the same system holding your leases and books. - [Yardi Breeze](https://landlordbench.com/yardi-breeze) · From $100 a month: Cloud property management software from Yardi for small and mid-sized residential and commercial portfolios. - [Rent Manager](https://landlordbench.com/rent-manager) · Price on request: All-in-one property management software with double-entry accounting, leasing, payments and maintenance, sold by quote. - [ManageCasa](https://landlordbench.com/managecasa) · From $51.14 a month: All-in-one platform for HOAs, rental portfolios and marinas, priced in unit tiers. - [Propertyware](https://landlordbench.com/propertyware) · From $250 a month: Customisable single-family property management platform from RealPage, sold per unit through sales. - [Revela](https://landlordbench.com/revela) · Price on request: Property management platform with built-in accounting, embedded banking and an AI agent. - [Rentvine](https://landlordbench.com/rentvine) · Price on request: Property management software with trust accounting, portals and AI, priced per active rental unit. 6 of the 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/propertyboss/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 28 October 2026 **Sources on propertyboss.com** (11) - https://propertyboss.com/resources/software-faq/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/client-care/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/products/single-family-management-software/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/products/student-housing-management-software/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/about/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/pb-inspector/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/products/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/propertyboss-faqs/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/resources/single-family-software-faqs/, read 28 October 2026 - https://propertyboss.com/resources/student-housing-software-faqs/, read 28 October 2026 ## Is this yours? 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