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    MRI Residential Management

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AMRI Software offers residential management for the multifamily real estate marketing. Capabilities include leasing workflow, prospect management, resident management, billing, facility maintenance, and performance management. The company was founded in 1971 and offers several residential and commercial property and investment management solutions.N/A

    PayHOA

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/APayHOA is software for HOAs and association managers. The software provides free on-boarding, free unlimited U.S. based support and no

    $44

    per month

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    MRI Residential ManagementPayHOA
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    MRI Residential ManagementPayHOA
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Condo Control
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    User Ratings
    MRI Residential ManagementPayHOA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
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    Usability
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    User Testimonials
    MRI Residential ManagementPayHOA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MRI Software
    Well suited scenario - MRI Residential is obviously good for residential real estate. It doesn't make sense to just plug in industrial, hotel or commercial real estate management as those are different types of products. Those who have access to the cloud can easily download information off site to do an analysis. Less appropriate - Information may need to be scrubbed. For instance, there could be operating statements that are inputted incorrectly because items are miscoded.
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    PayHOA
    PayHOA may be well suited to small self-managed associations with only very basic needs. If you're looking for a association management software with proper accounting features and functionality, PayHOA will disappoint you as it has disappointed us
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    Pros
    MRI Software
    • Reporting
    • Tracking Data
    Incentivized
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    PayHOA
    • Handles all of the accounting
    • Communication with homeowners
    • Banking
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    MRI Software
    • Sometimes the data that is outputted is not consistent (back end of the database is constantly being updated), have to follow up with our client relationship manager
    • Sometimes very rigid
    • Incremental cost to add on information (if we want MRI to host certain documents in the cloud)
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    PayHOA
    • Poor documentation
    • Unreliable lockbox processing service
    • Owners unable to access their own invoices online
    • Limited accounting functionality
    • No real A/P: cannot enter vendor bills separately
    • Duplicate field names that don't replicate correctly across the software
    • All owner payment options have additional charges
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    Usability
    MRI Software
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    PayHOA
    It is simple enough for users with little to no accounting experience with enough features for seasoned accountants to be able to do more.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    MRI Software
    They have a terrible help center and the training tools and videos are useless and not helpful. They need to invest in better training tools and modules for people to refer to. Especially when there is no designated training person within a company to teach newcomers how to use it.
    Incentivized
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    PayHOA
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    Alternatives Considered
    MRI Software
    We had a proprietary access database, but wanted to utilize MRI because of support (annual fee is in the tens of thousands versus a hundred thousand plus build out). The user interface is pretty straight forward, and there is available training as well. Updates are done online via the SAAS website so we don't have to worry about any coding issues here in house.
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    PayHOA
    We wanted to use CINC Systems (not mentioned above) but we're not yet at the scale where we can afford their higher cost. TownSq and FrontSteps were also beyond our budget due to smaller <500 unit count. We had a misperception that Buildium would be too expensive as well, but with our frustrations we reached out to Buildium and learned this was not necessarily the case. At the time, we selected PayHOA due to cost being within budget and having the appearance of being a comprehensive association management software. However the further we got into use of the software, the more issues, limitations, and frustrations we encountered. If it was not such a big effort to onboard the association already, we would have already switched to Buildium
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    Return on Investment
    MRI Software
    • Helps track income
    • Helps with on-time billing
    • Keeps us on budget with projects
    Incentivized
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    PayHOA
    • Good ROI as a whole
    • Some of the add on services are not worth the cost (ie, sending physical mail is overpriced).
    Incentivized
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