LeaseQuery Software

LeaseQuery is very easy to work loading new leases under ASC 840, Leases as well as calculating the impact under the new lease rules for ASC 842, Leases.

Pros

Organized, fast, key documents are in one place to pull up as needed, easy to learn. It is also easy to train other people on this software that assist with the lease entries. Our auditors like having our lease information in one cloud based software module for review and organization.

Cons

We may at times use a shorter life term than the lease life so we use our ERP fixed asset system to calculate the amortization.

Advice to Others

Our auditors expressed that they want to see their clients using software that organizes all leases in one place and this software does exactly that.

Our company recently started using LeaseQuery to help manage the growing number of leases that we have. Their software has helped make our processes much more manageable and efficient and it has exceeded our expectations. They are always available and very responsive too. We are so glad that we found them!

As a tenant-rep commercial real estate firm, we have found LeaseQuery to be an invaluable asset to our day-to-day operations. When we took on a few new clients, each with between 2-4 dozen leases nationwide, we were presented with the task of reviewing and subsequently managing each of their leases and also for staying aware of upcoming expirations and other important deadlines/dates. Additionally, as new members of the executive management team joined their respective companies, we were asked to bring them up-to-date on the company¿s real estate portfolio and the remaining obligations surrounding each lease. LeaseQuery made this incredibly simple, allowing us to securely store and organize all of the documents and information, create detailed summaries on each property, and download comprehensive reports in minutes.

Pros

We are able to instantly pull up all of the details on any given lease with only a couple clicks of the mouse. From basic information like location, size and important dates, to amortization charts and financial/accounting data, the search feature makes it simple to use and gives you immediate results. No more digging through files and endless spreadsheets! We also love the automated email reminders of upcoming important dates, which help ensure no deadlines slip through the crack!

Advice to Others

In addition to making the management of leases a breeze, LeaseQuery also provides extensive financial and accounting services, which has proven to be a huge asset to the CFOs, controllers and accountants for the companies we represent. Not only are we able to provide them with a higher quality of service through LeaseQuery, we are also giving them another extremely beneficial tool for their arsenal, which we have been told makes their jobs and the management of money as it relates to their company¿s real estate portfolio much easier.

As our company expanded to almost 100 locations, it became nearly impossible to track all of the lease accounting correctly for our small accounting team. When we implemented LeaseQuery, we learned that we had overstated expenses and understated our assets. We also realized that a few vendors were charging us the wrong rent amount. This software gave us P&L savings and real dollar savings that was right in front of us. The time and productivity savings cannot even be put into words for a team with such stretched bandwidth like ours.

Leases are very easy to input into the software and the summary outputs are very helpful.

Initially, I was skeptical that a system could keep track of our company's leases. Every lease was different and complicated. Some had tenant improvement allowances, others had free months rent, and most were very difficult to understand. George, with LeaseQuery, read all of our leases and put the information into LeaseQuery for NO additional cost. He was available for consulting, was years ahead of our external auditors in terms of lease knowledge and financial reporting, and walked us through his easy-to-use system. George and LeaseQuery saved our company time, money, and resources!