A huge issue for professional landlords as they grow their portfolio is staying organised, according to an experienced property investor.

Amer Siddiq, founder of property management software firm Property Portfolio Software (PPS), believes an essential step for serious landlords is to invest in property management software.

PPS’s software products are specifically designed to handle the major challenges faced by landlords.

But according to Amer, many landlords fail to ask the right questions before purchasing their software.

He said: “Becoming a serious investor brings new problems you won’t have experienced before. The answers are provided by clever landlord software solutions. The next challenge is to pick the right solution.”

Amer believes landlords should ask:

1. How long has the property management software been on the market? This might seem obvious but if the software is from a new start-up company, then it’s natural to be sceptical at first. Because the property market has boomed over the last few years, a number of different landlord software vendors have come to the market and disappeared within a couple of years.

2. How many sales have been achieved to date? Don’t be afraid to ask this vital question as it will give you a good indication as to how popular property management software solution is.

3. What kind of support is provided? The support service that sits behind the product is more important than the product itself. It will determine how successful the product is. It’s inevitable you will need to speak to someone at some point and the speed and manner in which your query is dealt with will either make you a fan or put you off totally!

4. Who has designed the software? Steer clear from software that has been designed by ‘computer techies’. What you want is software that has been designed by experienced landlords.

5. What is the refund policy? It is important that you look into any refund policy that is made available and definitely read the small print.

6. Who is the software recommended by? Check out testimonials and make sure the software is approved and or recognised by the two main landlords associations in the UK, National Landlords Association (NLA) and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA).

7. How often is the software updated? Property management software will always need to be fixed and developed on a regular basis. In the best packages the software can automatically update itself.

About Property Portfolio Software:

Property Portfolio Software’s flagship property management software product Landlord’s Property Manager tracks all property-related income and expenditure and helps landlords to get better organised. Our UK leading property management software solutions are guaranteed to save you time, money and effort in running all aspects of your property business. If you want easy to use landlord software that will help you to get better organised and slash your accountancy and legal fees then try our landlord solutions today.

What’s the biggest property management challenge facing you as your property portfolio grows?

Our landlord software customers have told us their number one issue is the rising amount of paperwork they have to deal with to keep on top of property management.

We’ve just finished analysing three years worth of feedback from our property management software customers to identify the top five issues facing landlords today.

They are:

1. Increasing paperwork: keeping on top of bills and rental income

2. Staying legal: keeping track of safety certificates and legal documents

3. Good tenant management: making sure they get the information they need

4. Income tax management: knowing what is due and when it is due

5. Maintaining a positive cash flow: battling with the impact of the credit crunch and the withdrawal of favourable mortgage deals

It was this kind of feedback over the last few years that made me realise there is a need for easy to use but powerful property management software.

And that’s why we developed our ground breaking landlord software solutions – to help landlords get better organised!

Here are the top FIVE reasons why landlords use our property management software solutions:

• Helps landlords to get better organised
• Minimises time spent on reconciling information
• The only solution to tackle all major challenges faced by landlords
• The only solution to incorporate landlords tax calculations
• It is designed by landlords for landlords

About Property Portfolio Software:

Property Portfolio Software’s flagship property management software product Landlord’s Property Manager tracks all property-related income and expenditure and helps landlords to get better organised. Our UK leading property management software solutions are guaranteed to save you time, money and effort in running all aspects of your property business. If you want easy to use landlord software that will help you to get better organised and slash your accountancy and legal fees then try our landlord solutions today.