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Tenant File Property Management Software
Tenant File Property Management Software
4.4
(41)

Pricing

Starting at $50.00 per month

About Tenant File Property Management Software

Tenant File Property Management Software is a server-based property management solution for apartment, condo, commercial, residential, retail and self-storage property managers. The solution includes accounting, tenant and lease tracking and building maintenance functionalities.

Tenant File's accounting features include separate ledgers, accounts payable and transactional history. Reports are available for various properties, owners, units and tenants data that includes ledger and outstanding balances.

Users can maintain unit information such as unit number and features, deposit rates, details. Managers can also upload photos of each unit. Tenants can pay rent online which is imported into the program. Users can then automatically post late fee income and see a running total of rent payments.

Additionally, Tenant File offers features such as a reminder system, automatic posting, database maintenance and multiple bank accounts. Support is available via email, training videos and other online resources.

Tenant File Property Management Software Screenshots

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Tenant File Property Management Software Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $50.00 per month
Free Trial
Free Version

TF 100 - up to 100 rental units

$50.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

  • Server-based application for computers and laptops. Log in from any location.

TF 250 - from 101 to 250 rental units

$100.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

  • Server-based application for computers and laptops. Log in from any location.
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Tenant File Property Management Software Features

  • Popular features found in Property Management
    Commercial Properties
    Communication Management
    Contact Management
    Document Management
    For Residential
    Listing Management
    Online Payments
    Rent Collection
    Rent Tracking
    Tax Management
    Tenant Tracking
    Work Order Management
  • More features of Tenant File Property Management Software
    Accounting
    Accounts Payable
    Background Screening
    Billing & Invoicing
    Credit Check
    Data Import/Export
    Electronic Payments
    Expense Tracking
    Financial Management
    Financial Reporting
    For Property Managers
    General Ledger
    Late Fee Calculation
    Lease Management
    Maintenance Management
    Payment Processing
    Property Database
    Property Management
    Recurring/Subscription Billing
    Reminders
    Reporting & Statistics
    Residential Properties
    Task Management
    Transaction History
    Vacancy Management
    Vendor Management

Tenant File Property Management Software User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

Ratings Breakdown

5

59%

4

27%

3

10%

2

2%

1

2%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.1

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.0

Functionality

4.1

MS

Miranda S.

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2018

Excellent Program, Simple Once You Learn, Some Caveats

4

I have been using TenantFile in conjunction with other supplemental programs at the majority of the property management companies I have worked for. We work with short term, vacation and long term rentals so we usually are using 2-3 programs at a time, and TenantFile is definitely always one of them. They say they can accommodate vacation rentals, which it can, but we need to use a side program with more bells and whistles on the side. It's a good program, not my favorite, but it's up there.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
4
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
TenantFile is simple and efficient once you learn it. It's a stand alone program so you pay for it once, then you don't pay any monthly fees unless you want the additional features. 1099 time is super simple (keep your info accurate). And you only pay to upgrade the program. Support is quick and for the most part, thorough.
Cons:
Lots of small things to learn. You need to be very careful moving future tenants into a current address, the beginning balances will be overridden. It can make reporting a mess if you don't keep a watchful eye. The program has these little annoying quirks, example, it likes to just quit, then it causes these little artifacts to show up in the bank register. It loves to quit during a money transfer for some reason, it's been happening for years. If the program quits during a transfer, only half the transfer is shown and you need to go in and delete it, then re-transfer. It usually doesn't glitch the second time.

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Richard G.

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Tall Oaks MHP

5

Overall the program is great, I would like the system better if the tech support was more forthcoming. Because of the limits placed on us by the limit on tech support many problems have to be worked out by the individual.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
3
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
It keep information at your finger tips, able to keep up with tenants.
Cons:
We are unable to upload pictures of the individual mobile homes and there in no place to list the serial numbers of the mobile homes. There isn't a way to designate whether a unit is a weekly renter or monthly renter.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the nice review! and stars. We really appreciate feedback from our customers. I wanted to address the 'cons' statements, and assist you. The Tenant File allows UNLIMITED photos to be attached to each rental unit. All you have to do is click on the 'Features' button and you will see that. Additionally, you can attach documents, such as PDF and MS-Word documents. All new purchases get a free one-year subscription to RentalWIZ, which will upload your amenities and photos for your vacant rentals to your custom web page. It also syndicates to other sites such as Apartments.com at no charge. Lastly, the Tenant File does handle weekly renters as well as monthly. You can note that in numerous fields, such as the Unit ID, or the tenant note section (also if there is no due date, it would be non-monthly). Thanks again for being a Tenant File customer!

Replied January 2019

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JB

John B.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Long time customer

3

Our company has used Tenant File since 1997. It has improved over the years and remains a good value. Our property management industry is going web based to give owners real time information. Curious to see how Tenant File's direction will be in the future.

Ratings Breakdown

3
Ease of use
5
Value for money
4
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
Simple screens and set up between accounts. Ease of adding personalized account descriptions. Like most of the standard reports.
Cons:
Very limited on custom reports. The accounting sometimes is off a penny. Some of our owner management fees are a .50 percent. It will not always round correctly. I have sent emails and the program has attached random reports unassociated with account holder. When running payee reports, the owners and amounts will not always be the correct property. Not enough printing adjustment values for printing checks.

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JW

Jayne Ellen W.

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2017

I used TENANT File for over 13 Year

4

I chose TENANT File because it looks easy to use. It gives me all the info I need and is easy for owners to read. There are a few breakdowns I wish it could do, but overall it a very good system.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
5
Value for money
3
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
It is easy to read and understand for me and the owners
Cons:
I can't run a report on how many owners I have, or their phone numbers, without printing out every single unit under their name. I need to print an easy list of owner names and phone number to take home or on vacations. I don't need a novel to carry around

Vendor Response

Thank you Jayne Ellen for your good review! We appreciate you very much as a long time customer! First, for an overall view of the number of owners, properties, tenants, and overall system-wide balances, there is the 'General > Statistics' report that provides that. Secondly, to get a list of owner names and phone numbers, use the 'User Defined Report' which can print any info in the Tenant File on a single line (up to 8 choices). It sorts by the first 3 items selected, so just choose 'Owner Last Name', 'Owner First Name', and 'Phone' (it stores up to 4 phone numbers for every owner, tenant and vendor). This is exactly what you want. BTW, we haven't had support service contracts for years. All of the paid phone support calls are on a pay-as-you-need basis, and our web support is entirely free for any question you have!

Replied January 2017

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RF

Roger F.

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

TENANT FILE REVIEW

4

The overall experience with tenant file has been positive. I would strongly recommend it. I have been using this program for many years.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
4
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
Tenant file is easy to use, searching for tenants is easy because you can use the first name, second name or address. Adding late charges just takes the hit of a key. Easy to find reports are nicely organized to fit the desired need.
Cons:
I wish ledger balances would print in red to make the credits and debits more easily distinguishable. I also wish that it was compatible with multiple users. Work orders could be easier to find.

Vendor Response

Thank you very much for the positive review! We work very hard to make the Tenant File easy to learn and use. Regarding the suggestions, we will pass those along to Programming. However, the Tenant File is currently compatible with multiple users. You can search for 'Networking' in the embedded User's Guide for info on setting up. We appreciate that you recommend the Tenant File to other users. They can find a list of Tenant File features at https://www.tenantfile.com/features.html. Thank you!

Replied December 2018

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FM

Frank M.

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2018

Tenant File

4

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
3
Functionality
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Pros:
There is a quick learning curve. The cost is inexpensive.
Cons:
It is not cloud based and is difficult to sync.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the favorable review! We appreciate getting feedback from our customers. The only item that was not marked was the 'customer support', and I hope that was just an oversight. We pride ourselves on providing the best customer support in the industry. Every new customer has a full 2 months of free phone support when they purchase the program. (Free phone support is just not seen anymore with software programs). Additionally, we provide FREE web support during AND after the free phone support period. Our web support staff personally answers all support tickets, 90% of them within 2 hours. Additionally, we provide the entire 100+ page User Guide within the software program. It is searchable and has step-by-step instructions and screen shots. Lastly, we also provide helpful videos and training on our site (https://tenantfile.com) and on YouTube.com. The support team is knowledgeable and friendly. Thank you again for a good review of the Tenant File!

Replied December 2018

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SS

Susan S.

Real Estate

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2018

I purchased this software in 2008 as if came highly recommended by my professional management network. From the first time I called for support, people were rude and not helpful at all. I have kept using the software as I had paid for it, but recently I c

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Go elsewhere.

Ratings Breakdown

2
Ease of use
1
Value for money
1
Customer support
2
Functionality
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Pros:
It originally came as cd install. There is nothing else positive I can say about the program.
Cons:
It is unwieldy, not user friendly or intuitive and personnel are and have been rude for the past 10 years. Find something else!

Vendor Response

This customer recently contacted our sales team, saying that she lost her installation disc from 10 years ago (2008) for an obsolete version of the Tenant File software. Her call was handled professionally and courteously by our staff. We politely told her that we don't provide the software on CDs anymore and that we cannot replace an obsolete version of the program, but could offer her a discount on the current version, which is a download (or a CD hardcopy for an additional charge). The customer became angry that she could not get a replacement for a 10 year old version for free, and was discourteous to our staff. That is the only reason this review was written - in retaliation for the recent call. We tried to call her again, and left a message, but she never returned the call. This is a customer that has been successfully using the Tenant File product for 10 years without purchasing any updates, and is just now complaining that the product is 'unwieldy'. It is a testament of our dedication to industry-leading support that we actually do provide free technical support for customers that purchased our product in 2008, whether sales or technical related. Additionally, over the past 10 years, the Tenant File has kept up with the latest in technology, and has the ability to email owners, vendors, or tenants, to accept rent via ACH, pay owners and vendors via ACH, and upload vacant listings to the Internet. Each update release has provided new features, improved ease-of-use, and made the workload of property managers easier. It is disappointing to see this type of response because we were unable to provide an obsolete version of the Tenant File for free, as the customer demanded.

Replied April 2018

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WG

Whitney G.

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2017

Pretty user-friendly with lots of report options available.

5

I researched several software options for property management and decided upon Tenant File a couple years back. Each year I've learned new things that I can use the software to do. It is a software that provides tons of different types of reporting options so that the various clients/users can see income/expenses/tenant info. in a report that they understand. I highly recommend to managers of income properties.

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
4
Value for money
3
Customer support
4
Functionality
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Pros:
Lots of report options
Cons:
When entering leases that are going to start at a later date in the year the user must be sure not to enter rent info. so that it's not paid to the owner before the lease begins. Then must delete the future lease info. when it rolls around after typing it over the previous tenant info. Seems like there could be a better way to enter future leases that are going to happen later in the year without having to take those steps.

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CH

Cathy H.

Commercial Real Estate

Used unspecified for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2016

Straight forward - basic setup works for small company.

3

Ratings Breakdown

4
Ease of use
1
Customer support
3
Functionality
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Pros:
Download and go. Can understand flow making this an open and go.
Cons:
No way to get question answered without paying - even when software was new. Can't just call someone up - email only lacks any true customer service experience.

Vendor Response

I’d like to thank Cathy for taking the time to review the Tenant File. While it is a favorable review, I’d like to respond to the comment regarding customer service: All customers that purchase a new version of the Tenant File get 2 full months of free phone support from the date of purchase. (Even current users purchasing an update get 1 month of free phone support). We allow 10 minutes per day, Monday-Friday. This goes well beyond the phone support standard in the industry. During those two months, we also provide unlimited free web-based support through our ticket system. Ninety percent of all questions are answered the same day (usually within minutes) by a personal response from a Tenant File support technician. If a question comes in late in the day it might be answered the following work day, but all questions are responded to fully and by a qualified technician. An addition, we provide a full copy of the Tenant File User’s Guide (over 120 pages) in a searchable PDF right within the program. With one click in the software, customers can reach our web support page which also provides answers to common questions and how-to videos. After the free phone support period has expired, we do offer paid phone support, which is very reasonable in price. However, the free personalized web support is unlimited for all customers with one of the last two releases. On top of all of the above mentioned support, the Tenant File is very easy to learn and use, so typically there are very few questions.

Replied May 2016

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Vernon S.

Real Estate

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2016

A Wonderful Easy to Use Program I've Had for Years

5

I'm a private property owner, not a manager, but I'm sure the Tenant File is fine for both. I've been using this product for about 8 years, and have stayed up with the new releases, which are inexpensive. Especially compared to the high monthly payments of web-base software, the Tenant File is very affordable. It is desktop based so I have control over everything. I have mastered it, but if I do have any questions, I can contact their web support and get an answer within hours. They have paid phone support after the free phone support runs out, but I haven't needed that.

Ratings Breakdown

5
Ease of use
5
Value for money
5
Customer support
5
Functionality
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Pros:
Easy to learn and use, with good support and inexpensive updates.
Cons:
I don't have any negative things to say about it.

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