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Consumerism Commentary: Giveaway: Free Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0

  • s · 2 years ago
    I hope I'll won it and would be helpful.
  • geoff · 2 years ago
    Looks useful.
  • MakePeopleHappy · 2 years ago
    I was just going to buy a rental property and didn't even know this software existed. Thanks for the generous offer. : )
  • BC · 2 years ago
    I'd never heard of this either, it would make my life a heck of a lot easier...
  • MillionDollarJourney.com · 2 years ago
    Is this contest available to Canadians?

    FT
  • Brenda · 2 years ago
    Hello and thank you for this wonderful opportunity! (-: I would love to have the Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0! I have 3 rental properties and have been keeping all my books by hand! Ugh!!! Can you imagine the hours this program would save me? I hope to have more properties in the future. I tried using a program called "Saferent" but wasn't impressed with it. If you choose me as the person to give the gift to and it doesn't work out for me, I promise to give someone else a go at it. It will not be wasted. Also, if you like, I will let you know if it was helpful to me or if I passed it on. Unlike many, you are a caring, sharing, generous, and unselfish person and many good things will come to you. I look forward to hearing from you. Take care and God bless.
  • savvy · 2 years ago
    I already received a free copy of this software, and will be posting a review shortly (I'll send the link your way). To sum it up, I don't think there's anything this software does that Excel can't do.
  • savvy · 2 years ago
    Here's a link to my review...

    Review of Quicken Rental Property Manager
  • Jon K · 2 years ago
    I have one rental property now. Just filed my 2006 taxes- the first year to report activity from a rental property. I intend to never sell my residence. In other words, when I decide to move, I want to simply convert my current residence to a rental property. Not sure if that'll work out, but that's the plan. I've checked out this software in stores before, but I was holding off on buying it. Now that I'm once again in the market for a new home, it might not be a bad idea to have some software to manage my future real estate empire! ;-)
  • TheMellowOne · 2 years ago
    I hope I win. I have a single rental property that has become somewhat more work than I expected this year.
  • Chris · 2 years ago
    I'd love this as a gift to my mom, who just bought a duplex and is looking at other rental properties as well. This would make her day if I could give her this.
  • Crys · 2 years ago
    I'm interested. I intend to try and buy a duplex down the road very soon and rent out both sides.
  • Valerie · 2 years ago
    Rental Property Manager might be OK for anyone who is NOT using Quicken itself. But, as Savvy notes in his review, RPM is very rigid in regard to changing categories, entering prepayments, etc.

    The big problem for Quicken users is that it is impossible to transfer the data from RPM to Quicken, so if you want a report on your Net Worth, you have to re-enter the data into Quicken. AND you can keep all the same information in Quicken just as well and not need to have a separate program at all.
  • Brenda · 2 years ago
    Thank you, Savvy and Valerie, for your review and input. Since I am just beginning to use Excel, would you recommend I still try the Quicken Product until I'm better at Excel or spend the time learning Excel instead? I can forsee the same problems described in the review but, right now, I do everything by hand. Your input would be appreciated.
  • J · 2 years ago
    Just upload it to a newsgroup for testing. I can show you how. Or, I'll take it if picked.
  • J · 2 years ago
    If you upload it - everyone can have a copy, by the way.
  • Vish · 2 years ago
    I'd love to have it, Please count me in!
  • Valerie · 2 years ago
    REPLY TO BRENDA...If you are already an Excel user, use that. Personally, I relate to Data Base programs more than spreadsheets and therefore am proficient in Quicken (teach it), and a complete klutz with spreadsheets. I'll leave others to help you with that avenue.

    If you aren't Excel proficient, I would suggest considering using Quicken - maybe the Home and Business version, which has a mileage feature in it, but Premier or deLuxe are OK too. You can save all your information in it, plus the rest of your financial data, such as mortgages, other investments, etc. All will be in one place and make year end reports very easy for tax purposes. Quicken has good reminder system in which you can schedule lease renewals, etc. And there is an address book you can use for your tenants, which is somewhat limited in content. However, the Home and Business version has a very complete "Customer" adddress book with very comprehensive entries, as well as space for notes you can enter at the end.

    Current versions of Quicken at the upper end also allow you to scan and attach documents, so you could attache notices sent to tenants, etc.
  • Jun · 2 years ago
    Thanks for the chance.
  • patrick · 2 years ago
    Sounds like a great product. I hope it will be useful for in my quest to be landlord.
  • Brenda · 2 years ago
    Thank you, VALERIE, for that very helpful information. I, too, am more database oriented but I always hear how great Excel and Access (?) are.

    FLEXO, I am still interested in the Quicken RPM until I can afford one of the other Quicken products that Valerie has informed me about. Then I will manually transfer the info over and allow someone else to make use of the RPM. Thank you again for this opportunity.
  • Chris · 2 years ago
    I was just looking at this... I'll keep my fingers crossed!
  • LKN · 2 years ago
    I was thinking about purchasing this program....sounds like it'll do everything I need!
  • Maynard · 2 years ago
    I managed bits and pieces of paper for years while I rented out the second house we owned. Property manager was a life saver in time and frustration. It's all right there at the end of the year if you've filed all your receipts properly. Excel might have done it, but this neater.
  • 2million · 2 years ago
    Count me in -- working on adding my 2nd rental property.
  • ISPORT · 2 years ago
    This will be very helpful to me. Thank you for the opportunity to throw my hat in the ring.
  • Marshall Middle · 2 years ago
    I am interested in rental property and hope to add it as an investment.
  • Stephen · 2 years ago
    I fell behind keeping up with the expenses on my rental units this year and am now regretting it. Maybe this will help. Thanks for this.
  • Brenda · 2 years ago
    Me!Me!Me! Haha!
  • Flexo · 2 years ago
    The contest is now closed. Congratulations to the winner!
  • Newguy · 2 years ago
    I have a 3 properties so far. Working with spread sheets with formulas. Taking considerable amount of time away from me. I think I can try quicken to make my job easier. Thanks for the oppertunity.
  • Michael · 2 years ago
    I find this software to be very useful, especially at tax time
  • Cheryl · 2 years ago
    Always looking for new and different things.
  • Dan · 2 years ago
    just started to get into the field so it would help alot
  • RC · 2 years ago
    It looks good to me, I hope I win.
  • Jessica · 2 years ago
    Is this still available? This program would really help me out! I have 1.0 and this version has features I need to be able to access.

    Thanks!
  • ron · 2 years ago
    just read a story about using the right software to manage your rental property,quicken was mentioned.this may help keep up with my pile paper work on my rental property.
  • billy · 2 years ago
    moving to chicago. can't sell,will have to rent current home in minnesota. could use the help!
  • adaboo · 2 years ago
    about to get started in the busy. this software would be very useful. thanks for the offer.
  • Bud · 2 years ago
    I own property in a distressed area of Kansas. I have poured money into this project since my mother passed away. I need help getting it under control.
    Thanks for the opportunity
  • Jacque · 2 years ago
    I am trying to discover the best way to manage the properties that I have. After trying the free trial I really like this one and I wish to continue with it. But just like the 42 people before me and including the number of people who follow me in this giveaway they would like to continue with it too. So I guess good luck to everyone and congrats on who ever wins.....
  • Lisa Hancock · 2 years ago
    My boss has rental properties and needs something to help her manage them. She and her husband are very giving people and I was hoping to try to win this for them. I would help them set it up and then they could make very good use of it.
  • Liza · 2 years ago
    Hi, I am quite new to owning rental property in Jakarta, Indonesia. Since I live abroad, I depend on my parents for the collection and some bookkeeping. This software can certainly assist me in better monitoring of income, expenses and forecasting. I am currently using the personal finance quicken, and it is a bit of headache trying to work around it for rental property management. Please help.
  • Matt · 2 years ago
    I need this software. I hope I win.
  • Don Bishop · 2 years ago
    need help and willing to try product
  • ftizedes · 1 year ago
    I just bought a rental property for the first time and have been working on it, tracking my expenses in a notebook and taping my receipts next to each entry. I can't believe there is software available that will help me keep track of all these expenses. I just hope i get a copy of it.
  • mlendacki · 1 year ago
    I really need this software as I have a boss who has 10 rental properties and is too cheap to buy this program. It would make my life sooooo much easier. I refuse to pay for it myself, but if it were free that would be great. Thanks for reading this. Mary
  • leadsoldier · 1 year ago
    I have some rental property and this would help. Count me in.
  • Minh Diep · 1 year ago
    This is what I am looking for.
    M.D.
  • JAG · 1 year ago
    Need weekly rental option
  • BJ · 1 year ago
    Was looking for this exact product and ran into this give-a-way. Thank you for the opportunity.
  • Myron · 11 months ago
    If you haven't given away this product, I'll take it off your hands. I've been using an old Apple Computer for my rental properties for years and I have over 50 rental units. So this could come in handy.

    Bertha
  • Marty · 9 months ago
    if you have this software, I can use it. just starting to invest in rental properties. Marty
  • Cheryl · 6 months ago
    I am rental property owner and currently experiencing some financial difficulty. I am in the process of an IRS audit soon and this software will be helpful in me organizing my books for the audit.