Field notes

Written by someone
who runs the doors.

Notes on property-management software, migrations and automation — from inside a working portfolio rather than from a marketing department.

28 September 2026

Which property-management software should you actually pick?

AppFolio, Buildium, RentVine, Rent Manager, Yardi. The honest answer is that the feature grid is the least useful way to choose, and the thing that decides it is rarely on the grid at all.

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