Avail

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Real estate property management for landlords

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Nathan
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great for starting out

Reviewed on 2019/05/11

Pros

Love avail for starting out as a smaller property management company; makes us feel like big company.

Cons

Could use better mobile support or app features.

Response from Avail

Hi Nathan!

Robert here. I'm one of Avail's Community Managers, and I wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user (and thank you so much for the honest review).

Several landlords have reached out about this (having a mobile app), and while I can say that a mobile app is on our roadmap in the coming months, I don't have an exact date for that yet. This said you can easily access our platform from your mobile device's web browser (our website has been designed & optimized for mobile use whether your device is an Android or iOS).

I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see changed, and what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled!

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Christopher
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  • Industry: Investment Management
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great software for starting out

Reviewed on 2019/12/06

As a family investing in multi-family properties we're wanting to manage them ourselves but we're...

As a family investing in multi-family properties we're wanting to manage them ourselves but we're also starting from scratch. Avail is a great option for listing, leasing and rent collection, which is a HUGE help. It's not perfect but for the price I think it's the best option right now. I'd recommend for anyone with small portfolios or just starting out.

Pros

The software is great about streamlining processes. It takes something like listing the property, which could take hours to post to individual sites like Zillow, Apartments.com etc, and lets you post in a matter or minutes.

Cons

The software can sometimes feel like a hammer when you need a scalpel. When you post your listings the software will scrub out anything that looks like contact information. I assume this is because they want all the communication captive in the system. This is in theory but it forces us to use clunky lines of communication while simultaneously trying to make a first impression with prospective tenants. There are enough examples of how that manifests itself that my newest tenant just moved in and isn't exactly thrilled when I tell her we have use Avail for certain operations.

Response from Avail

Hi Christopher,

Robert here I'm a Community Manager with Avail. On behalf of the team, I just wanted to say thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback! We really do appreciate hearing from valued product users like yourself.

Furthermore, I did want to also sincerely apologize for any issues that you might be running into in terms of the platform not being as fluid as you'd have hoped/being clunky. We always strive to provide users with the as excellent of an experience as possible, and it sounds like this was not the case in your instance. We're making a lot of exciting changes, but in order to keep us humble and make sure we're moving the product in the right direction, I'd love to learn a little bit more about what you think we could improve.

My email is [email protected]. Please feel free to email me at your earliest convenience. All feedback is greatly appreciated and goes a long way! Thank you so much again.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Olivier
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used for Free Trial
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  • Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10

There are scams on your website !

Reviewed on 2019/04/29

Pros

Very easy to use and looks fine for landlords, cannot say that for prospective tenants !

Cons

I was looking for a studio to rent. I filled the application as required by your website which looks very trustful. I thought you were doing some background check or at least ID check for the landlords posting offers on your website !

I was victim of a scam, a fake landlord tried to steal me 5,000$ of prepaid rent without allowing me to visit the place, even if I work 10 min away from this studio. The person was always pushing back the visit arguing that some new applicants would prefer a later date, or that they had too much work on that day and had to delay the visit of one or two days.

Then the person told me that according to your website, I had the best application and should make a deposit to make a reservation, otherwise other applicants might do so and take the lease. The information required by your website are highly sensitive, I uploaded a copy of my French Passport and my international VISA. I have now revoked the access to my application for this landlord but they might have copies of my documents now. And who knows what they plan to do with them.

You should be more professional ! It is very good to provide background check tools for landlords but you might be providing 'trusting' services and then helping swindlers to make up their scam !

I will contact your service and hope you could help me and compensate me for this unfortunate experience !

Response from Avail

Hi Oliver!

Robert here. I'm one of Avail's Community Managers, and I wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user. I want to take this time to apologize to you for the experience that you reported. Fraud is a common industry issue, and here at Avail we take extra precautions to make sure that fraudulent activity is thoroughly investigated. Scammers are always looking for new ways to trick the platform's algorithms which forces us to stay on our toes. That said, I again do sincerely apologize that a fraudulent listing made it to our website. A lot of security changes are in the works (all exciting updates that we feel confident will make it even more challenging for fraudsters trying to scam others out of their hard earned money). I'd love to hear more from you about what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager @ Avail

Tamara
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Amazing site for landlords

Reviewed on 2022/06/27

Love it.it is free and gives my listing more exposure

Love it.it is free and gives my listing more exposure

Pros

Free to use.auto populates 12 other sites, so get more leads as landlord. One stop shop does credit and eviction report.

Cons

Hiding the apt number, so people don't knock on an occupied property

Response from Avail

Hi Tamara, thank you so much for putting time into this honest review. We genuinely appreciate your feedback and are happy that Avail has been able to help with making your rental property management process easier. We've also gotten this point of feedback before about being able to hide the apartment number, though listing syndication to partner sites makes it so that the exact address has to be provided. That said, it is a fair point to make and I will be sure to provide this point of feedback to the team to keep it in mind for future considerations. Thank you so much and please let me know if there's anything else we can assist with. Kind regards, Robert B. - Community Manager @ Avail.co

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I really like Avail, and it's improving

Reviewed on 2019/05/10

I have rented property for two years, starting with one and now have four properties. Avail has...

I have rented property for two years, starting with one and now have four properties. Avail has worked as sort of a rental guide for me. From listing, to lease, to collecting payments, Avail has helped me run the flow of being a property owner/manager. I feel like I look more professional to tenants and it keeps me at an arms length on the day to day issues.

Pros

I like:
Support: open a support ticket and they respond within a couple of hours AND solve the problem.
The notifications it gives tenants when rent is due and when they're late.
The ACH payment system
The listing tool to list my rental on numerous sites with only entering the information once.

Cons

-The lease tool can be a little clunky.
-Lease renewals are a bit difficult to figure out.
-A tenant moving to a new unit I manage with a new lease was hard to set up or figure out.

Response from Avail

Hi!!

Robert here. I'm one of Avail's Community Managers, and I wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user (and thank you so much for the honest review).

As you may know, we are making a lot of changes to the platform (all exciting updates that members have asked for), but with those changes, we realize that it can take time to iron out all of the glitches and that can lead to a not so great experience. For this I do sincerely apologize. We are working on several lease updates and other bug fixes. I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see changed, and what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled!

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Verified Reviewer
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  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy to use software for new landlords

Reviewed on 2018/07/28

Easy collections management, automatic payments and lease renewals.

Easy collections management, automatic payments and lease renewals.

Pros

Although Rentalutions offers a ton of functionality, I like how easy it is to setup a payment schedule. Cash flow is important as a Landlord, and Rentalutions will send tenants reminders about payments if not made before a certain date. The landlords also get notifications when payments are made and notified regarding the date of deposit in their account.

Cons

I wish there was a way to trim down the functionality. The new UI is slick, but I really only use about 25% of this product. I find that the screens are a little crowded now.

Response from Avail

Hi! Robert here; I'm one of Avail's Community Managers. Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback included within your review. Believe me when I say that this is something we definitely take to heart as we try to improve our product and provide an experience that users will grow to love for years to come.

As for the UI feeling a bit crowded, I do sincerely apologize for that. We're currently working on a few product automations and updates so to make the on-boarding process even more intuitive.

Reviews like yours are central to exploring how we can make things better. If you have any questions or need help within your account, let me know. My email is [email protected], and I'm here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert Bates
Community Manager
@ avail.co

Nathan
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great value

Reviewed on 2019/05/07

It’s simplified and sped up the leasing process. Helps with putting together a contract easily and...

It’s simplified and sped up the leasing process. Helps with putting together a contract easily and making minor modifications where appropriate.

Love the automated emails and reminders but also the flexibility and control over the emails

Pros

Ease of use
Digitize the experience for landlord and renter

Cons

Just a few minor things - changing name on contract in middle of lease. Sort of like a contract adjustment but not a deal breaker.

Response from Avail

Hi Nathan! Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback. Believe me when I say that your feedback is something we take to heart as we try to improve our product and provide an experience that users will love for years to come. Many DIY landlords join Avail for the very reasons you mentioned, and as we continue to add more tools to the platform, reviews like yours play a central part to exploring how we can make things better. I'll also inquire with my tech team about adjusting the lessor/lessee contact information (typically this isn't something the system allows since it is a legally binding agreement - so we definitely will need to look into this). That said if you have any questions or need help within your account never hesitate to reach out to us; we're here as a resource for you!! :) - Kindly, Robert B. - Community Manager @ Avail

Aldo
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Avail benefits

Reviewed on 2019/05/02

I have been able to confidently write leases and disclosures that are compliant.

I have been able to confidently write leases and disclosures that are compliant.

Pros

Listing a rental property is easy and Avail helps generate many qualified prospective tenants.

Cons

Sometimes it is difficult to edit leases. The staff is helpful in responding and resolving concerns.

Response from Avail

Hi Aldo!

Robert here. I'm one of Avail's Community Managers, and I wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user (and thank you so much for the honest review).

As you may know, we are making a lot of changes to the platform (all exciting updates that members have asked for), but with those changes, we realize that it can take time to iron out all of the glitches and can lead to a not so great experience. For this I do sincerely apologize (especially with any negative experiences related to editing your lease).

I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see changed, and what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled.

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Greg
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great bang for the buck!

Reviewed on 2019/05/13

I like getting automated payments from tenants. I also like how they notify the tenant if rent is...

I like getting automated payments from tenants. I also like how they notify the tenant if rent is due, or late.

Pros

Once you get in, the system is easy to track tenants. From their payments, to invoices. I like that.

Cons

Its hard to get the tenant set up for online payments. You have to almost walk them through it and follow up several times.

Response from Avail

Hi Greg,

My name is Robert and I'm one of Avail's Community Managers. I just wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user (and thank you so much for the honest review)!

Many landlords have reached out about offering more resources during the tenant on-boarding process. We've made it so that, during the tenant on-boarding process, many instructional emails are sent; this said we are working to provide further in-app steps to hopefully make things a bit more intuitive for tenants who are just getting started.

I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see changed, and what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled!

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great Product

Reviewed on 2019/11/05

Pros

It’s got a ton of options and the cost is extremely competitive. Very intuitive.

Cons

Don’t want to pay for services as an individual user.

Response from Avail

Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback. We built our platform so the process of renting could become super easy, especially for property owners who have decided to self-manage their portfolio.

Again, I can't thank you enough for your glowing recommendation and should you ever have any questions or need additional help, please know that we are here as a resource for you. On behalf of my team, thank you so so much for choosing Avail!

Robert B.,
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Javonni
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10

Review

Reviewed on 2019/12/06

Ok, but nothing special.

Ok, but nothing special.

Pros

Leases, online signing. Rent payments are nice

Cons

Hard to navigate, not very fluid or easy to use.

Alternatives Considered

Buildium

Switched From

Yardi Voyager

Reasons for Switching to Avail

Not sure, regret it

Response from Avail

Hi Javonni,

Thank you so much for the honest review -- and I do sincerely apologize that your experience concluded with you feeling as though it wasn't worth it. We've tried to do our best to competitively price our features given that it is a one-stop-shop for everything and we do have different subscription tiers based on the number of units you have. Still, if there were issues with payments I definitely understand how that could lead to a not so great experience.

I've personally noted your feedback. That said, if you could email me ([email protected]) with a little bit of info, I'd love to see if there's a way we could rectify the situation. I'll also relay this feedback to my product team as well.

Again, I can't thank you enough for your feedback and I do apologize again if we've missed the mark. On behalf of my team, thank you so much for choosing Avail and I hope to hear from you soon.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Cynthia
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Avail Review

Reviewed on 2019/12/06

Overall I am pleased with the processes in place, they give me the ability to refer to AVAIL as my...

Overall I am pleased with the processes in place, they give me the ability to refer to AVAIL as my management service company when speaking to the tenants.

Pros

The ability to remove ourselves from the money collection piece of the tenancies.

Cons

The Reporting module is weak, whomever designed the options doesn't seem to know what kinds of information or trends a landlord or accountant would need, and the data they are looking for. The format they comes out in requires too much time to get to a usable spreadsheet.

Response from Avail

Hi Cynthia,

Robert here. I'm Avail's Community Manager and I wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user. Furthermore, I wanted to apologize for any difficulty you've experienced using your account.

As you've noted, there are some added benefits of having more beefed up accounting features. We are making a lot of changes to the platform, yet we still want to keep it within the scope of our target DIY rental owner.

Nevertheless, I'd love to hear more about the accounting features you'd like to see so that Avail can become a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled.

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Jacqueline
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great software for property management

Reviewed on 2019/06/27

I've been able to easily manage my out of state properties with the help and ease of Avail. The...

I've been able to easily manage my out of state properties with the help and ease of Avail. The maintenance communication layout has allowed me to better track and manage maintenance requests and their associated costs. Additionally it's offered a great platform for managing an e-signed lease agreement.

Pros

Avail is perfect for small property management teams with the ease of marketing your rental through their site, reviewing applications and general tenant screening, creating a lease agreement and tenant maintenance requests. All of these features are easy to use and the overall lay out of the site is user friendly and well displayed.

Cons

The only con I run into with this software is that the automated emails that go out to applicants and tenants do not include an option to cc or bcc the landlord.

Response from Avail

Hi Jacqueline,

Robert here I'm one of our resident Community Managers and I first just wanted to say thank you so much for the thoughtful review. Reviews like yours mean a lot to us; it helps landlords all over the country who are looking for a new rental business solution to find us.

As you noted, we are meant for small DIY landlords (and their teams) and we've tried to think through developing and delivering tools that our core userbase would most appreciate.

I did just want to clarify that from directly within your account you're able to access those email settings. This allows you to receive those same notifications that your tenants are CC'd on (you can also change this from directly via the payments page as well).

Again, I can't begin to thank you enough! In the meantime, if you need anything else please let me know. More than happy to be a resource for you when we can!

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

eric
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Avail Review

Reviewed on 2019/05/06

Good

Good

Pros

I'm currently advertising a property for rent so I'm using the marketing website for the 1st time and I'm getting tons of interest because of the multiple websites my ad is being put on. Every time I had an issue or perceived issue I reached out to the support group and was almost immediately directed on how to fix the problem.

Cons

I don't really have any cons at this time.

Response from Avail

Hi Eric! Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback. Believe me when I say that this is something we take to heart as we try to improve our product and provide an experience that users will love for years to come. Many DIY landlords join Avail for the very reasons you mentioned, and as we continue to add more tools to the platform, reviews like yours play a central part to exploring how we can make things better. If you have any questions or need help within your account never hesitate to reach out to us; we're here as a resource for you! - Kindly, Robert B. - Community Manager @ Avail

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Too many basic tech 101 errors not caught and explained to users. just generic error messages.

Reviewed on 2021/07/26

See Cons.
Stress imposed and the need to share extremely sensitive documents by email to get...

See Cons.
Stress imposed and the need to share extremely sensitive documents by email to get around the system and multiple phone calls for each application and to each party is an extremely poor experience, Lost opportunities, and put our personal information at risk, all with zero outcome and benefit.

Pros

ez to launch. that is it.
wish I could say more the review requires more letters so am just typing more.

Cons

1) poor attention to catching user errors and explaining the problem to fix so user can proceed.
2) lack of awareness of use cases that real life users experience. Seems you cant live at same address 2x in past, cant own an address other than your current address. cant have prior rent be 0 (at least give a warning for that, (ie if you owned it).. and anyone without a credit rating will get stuck with a mysterious error and no explanation (which mean no foreign people can apply, which is some regions is an illegal restriction to impose.. but this software is by lack of function imposing it)
3) API (Application connection) hand of from Avail to Transunion is horrible.. sometimes TU get some info, no info, all info.. whatever the case.. the user gets no feedback.. Software that guarantees phones 4+ phone calls to 3 different parties Landloard, Software, Credit Check Company... is NOT a software Solution,, it is a Problem.
4) UI/UX lacking basic feedback.. can I save. can I come back. how do I go forward, did that work... Im stuck, now what...

Joseph
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  • Industry: Public Safety
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Aail is a very useful product with just a few minor glitches

Reviewed on 2019/05/07

I am managing three rental houses with Avail. I have had only minor issues that have been resolved...

I am managing three rental houses with Avail. I have had only minor issues that have been resolved quickly through customer service. The system works as advertised with very few hiccups.

Pros

Tracking of received monies as well as tracking of maintenance issues

Cons

Inability to personally customize. There are a few areas that I would like to change or add options

Response from Avail

Hi Joseph!

My name is Robert and I'm one of the dedicated Community Managers here at Avail. I wanted to follow-up to say thank you so so much for being a valued Avail user (and thank you for the honest review)!

As you may know, we are making a lot of changes to the platform (all exciting updates that members have asked for); and while I know that additional customization features are on our product roadmap, I don't have an exact date on the release of those features as of yet.

That said I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see changed, and what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled!

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Christian
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Monthly for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Great for properties, not so much on the back end

Reviewed on 2019/12/06

Avail has great reporting and intuitive features (reminders, ease of use, tenant experience) it...

Avail has great reporting and intuitive features (reminders, ease of use, tenant experience) it really worked well for the partner in my business that does sales and marketing. However, we decided to go with a competitor because of the lack of financials for accounting purposes.

Pros

The ease of use and alerting features. I demoed 6 property management softwares and avail was the most modern and easy to use. I setup the software with no heavy learning curve very quickly.

Cons

While the software excels on the front end (tenants, payments, dashboards) the financial aspects are very limiting. If they made it to be an all-inclusive software to run multiple properties from the business owner side, investor side, and tax side, it would be a top-tier product.

Response from Avail

Hi Christian,

Robert here I'm a Community Manager with Avail. On behalf of the team, I just wanted to say thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback! We really do appreciate hearing from valued product users like yourself.

Furthermore, I did want to also sincerely apologize for any issues that you might be running into in terms of the platform not being as fluid as you'd have hoped from a reporting perspective. We always strive to provide users with the as excellent of an experience as possible, and it sounds like this was not the case in your instance. We're making a lot of exciting changes, but in order to keep us humble and make sure we're moving the product in the right direction, I'd love to learn a little bit more about what you think we could improve.

My email is [email protected]. Please feel free to email me at your earliest convenience. All feedback is greatly appreciated and goes a long way! Thank you so much again.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Monisha
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Best organized landlord/tenant portal I've used

Reviewed on 2020/06/23

Fantastic! After years of having landlords require physical rent checks, this has definitely...

Fantastic! After years of having landlords require physical rent checks, this has definitely improved my life.

Pros

Really clear layout in the interface, great use of color scheme to make sections/action items seem intuitive. Very smooth "motion" operation (clicking things has a very effortless flow, vs. blocky). Visually pleasing while covering all the necessities.

Cons

Once my rent auto-payment has been "authorized" - but before it's been deposited - there is no way from the tenant side to cancel the payment (that I can tell, anyways). My living period in my unit ended a month early, so I wanted a way to cancel my auto-payment since it hadn't gone all the way through yet to withdrawal/deposit, but there doesn't appear to be a good way to do this vs. just waiting for the payment to clear and having the landlord refund. The payment had just been authorized the night before, so pretty quick turnaround.

Super minor thing though! Everything else has been perfect.

Response from Avail

Hi Monisha,

Robert here. I'm one of Avail's Community Managers and I wanted to follow up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user. Furthermore, thank you for the honest review.

This feedback will help a lot of other landlords to find Avail as their preferred rental management solution. In terms of the rent auto-payment being authorized - I definitely will provide this feedback to the Product team.

If you have any additional information that you'd like to add to the valuable feedback you've already provided, please feel free to send that over to me as well (my email is [email protected]), and I'll get this over to my Product team! Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're always here as a resource for you!

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Amanda
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Needs some work ok ease of use but good concept

Reviewed on 2019/12/06

It’s ok. Not the best, not the worst. Wish the ease of modifying existing properties would be...

It’s ok. Not the best, not the worst. Wish the ease of modifying existing properties would be better.

Pros

The tracking of rental payments, and ability to discontinue payments if proceeding with eviction, charge automatic late fees, or stop accepting payments after lease end.

Cons

It is very cumbersome to make modifications to an existing rental such as a lease renewal. The deposits to the landlords account take way too long to process and only with a paid subscription do they go faster. I was sold on this feature and upgraded my subscription only to find out the enhancement had not been made yet.

Response from Avail

Hi Amanda,

Thank you so much for the honest review -- and I do sincerely apologize that your experience concluded with you feeling as though it wasn't worth it. We've tried to do our best to competitively price our features given that it is a one-stop-shop for everything and we do have different tiers. Still, if there were issues with payments that could lead to a not so great experience which we totally understand.

I've personally noted your feedback. That said, if you could email me ([email protected]) with a little bit of info, I'd love to see if there's a way we could rectify the situation. I'll also relay this feedback to my product team as well.

Again, I can't thank you enough for your feedback and I do apologize again if we've missed the mark. On behalf of my team, thank you so much for choosing Avail and I hope to hear from you soon.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Jen
Overall rating
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Exactly what I needed for Property Management

Reviewed on 2019/12/06

This is perfect for what I need for my small business. I just wanted a program that was easy to...

This is perfect for what I need for my small business. I just wanted a program that was easy to work with, my tenets could set up their accounts for payments, and I could easily watch the accounts. I also like the ease of access for all my houses or just one house, and how I can keep my contracts, repair requests, and payment online. This was perfect for everything I needed in my company.

Pros

I love how easy the program is to use, the direct deposit option, and how its customizable for what I need. I can change lease prices per month, I can see if a payment is declined easily, and I can quickly check all my houses.

Cons

When I needed to change the rent price I had to cancel the whole thing and put in a new 'lease'. Once its set up for tenets changing items in bulk is not easy .

Response from Avail

Hi Jen,

Thank you so much for the thorough feedback. For many landlords out there who have a lot of questions and might be hesitating to join Avail, feedback like yours makes it clear why they should. I've personally noted the rent-price change issue and have also relayed that to my team.

Again, I can't thank you enough for your glowing recommendation. On behalf of my team, thank you so so much for choosing Avail!

Best,
Robert B.,
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Kris
Overall rating
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Simplifies tenant management

Reviewed on 2019/11/05

Pros

It's got the leasing, rent payment, advertising, screening, and all the key tenant management tasks covered under one web site that's easy to use and seems to work quite well.

Cons

There are certainly cheaper options available, but not ones that do as much as Avail does for you. The benefits of the system are definitely worth the modest fees.

Response from Avail

Hi Kris,

Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback. I can honestly say that on behalf of the entire Avail team we truly are lucky to have you as a member of the Avail community. We built our platform so the process of renting could become super easy, especially for property owners who have decided to self-manage their portfolio.

In regards to pricing, this is something we've thought through time and time again and we will continue to take this type of feedback into consideration in order to remain competitive (from a cost-efficiency standpoint).

Again, I can't thank you enough for your glowing recommendation and should you ever have any questions or need additional help, please know that we are here as a resource for you. On behalf of my team, thank you so so much for choosing Avail!

Robert B.,
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Max
Overall rating
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Easy to use rental management software

Reviewed on 2019/12/07

Very positive. Helpful staff who offered to walk me through software tutorials.

Very positive. Helpful staff who offered to walk me through software tutorials.

Pros

From the beginning of the rental
Process (screening potential renters) to signing leases and managing rent collection, avail provides an easy to use user experience and straight forward functionality. Highly recommend

Cons

Many emails every week from the automated email system was annoying before I unsubscribed

Response from Avail

Hi Max,

Thank you so much for the glowing review. I can't begin to thank you enough! For many landlords out there who have a lot of questions and might be hesitating to join Avail, feedback like yours makes it clear why they should. I've personally noted the issue with emails and have also relayed that to my team.

Again, I can't thank you enough for your glowing recommendation. On behalf of my team, thank you so so much for choosing Avail!

Robert B.,
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Joe
Overall rating
  • Industry: Utilities
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great for rental properties

Reviewed on 2019/05/08

Pros

I like that it is affordable and makes it easy for tenants to pay online. Most rental properties I am aware of are difficult for communication and you need to mail a check or drop it off. It's also great for creating and signing leases without having to worry about meeting or mailing paperwork back and forth.

Cons

The interface seems a little cluttered, but that could simply be because I don't use all of the functionality. I do "x" out of some recommendations and such that seem to always come back.

Response from Avail

Hi Joe!

Robert here. I'm one of Avail's Community Managers, and I wanted to follow-up to say thank you for being a valued Avail user (and thank you so much for the honest review).

As you may know, we are making a lot of changes to the platform (all exciting updates that members have asked for), but with those changes, we realize that it can take time to iron out all of the glitches and can lead to a not so great experience. For this I do sincerely apologize. We are working on 'decluttering some of the user dashboard to make it a bit more intuitive - more on that to come). I'd love to hear more about what you'd like to see changed, and what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]), and we can get a follow-up call scheduled!

Thank you so much for the honest review and keep in mind that we're here as a resource for you.

Kindly,
Robert B.
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

Timothy
Overall rating
  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I have been using Rentalutions for 10 months to manage a property with 5 units.

Reviewed on 2017/06/12

Takes a lot of the guesswork out of property management.

Takes a lot of the guesswork out of property management.

Pros

Listing available apartments on multiple sites all in one go, as well as creating new leases is extremely simple and flexible.

Cons

Web-based software is naturally susceptible to local and national internet outages. Rare, but when there is a problem, the software is entirely unavailable.

Response from Avail

Hi Timothy,

Robert here? I'm one of Avail's Community Managers. Thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback included within your product review. Believe me when I say that this is something we definitely take to heart as we try to improve our product and provide an experience that users will grow to love for years to come.

As for the outages, I do sincerely apologize for any hassle this may have caused. You are 100% correct, web-based software is naturally susceptible to local and national internet outages. That said we're currently working on a few product automations and updates so to make product status notifications even clearer.

I'd love to hear more from you about what we can do to make Avail a product you'd recommend to others. Please email me ([email protected]) and we can go from there! Happy to be a resource for you when I can.

Kindly,
Robert Bates
Community Manager
@ Avail.co

christopher
Overall rating
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Avail Software

Reviewed on 2023/02/07

Because of the difficulty in generating a simple lease renewal I had renters leave through...

Because of the difficulty in generating a simple lease renewal I had renters leave through frustration.

Pros

Easly tracks and maintains income processing and late fee notifcations with reminders sent to renters in a timely manner

Cons

Very cumbersome to generate a lease and very very difficult to understand the functioning of the software in general.

Response from Avail

Hi Christopher! Thanks for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate any feedback from our users. Your feedback on the lease-generation experience is really important to us; please know that I've shared it with our product team.

We'd never want renters to leave due to the difficulty of using a feature. If you'd like to share more about your experience, please send us a direct message or get in touch with our customer care team at avail.co/contact.

Thanks again for your time, and for being an Avail user!

- Brittany M.