How to Build Your Own PropertyMe
Replace PropertyMe with a custom build. Leading property management software used to successfully manage over 1.8 million properties
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 51 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 51 features
Communications(7 features)
Streamline internal communications by mentioning team members directly from activity feeds of properties, contacts, inspections, jobs, tasks or messages.
Connect with clients from wherever you are with PropertyMe Chat to streamline communications and drive connection.
Custom email domain option available in Premier plan.
Access all communications from one unified Inbox without switching between mobile and desktop with instant alerts.
Suite of ready-made templates to create personalized emails, letters and SMS with automated delivery using customizable triggers.
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Financial Management(7 features)
Enhance bill processing with AI power for faster and more accurate processing including scanning all bill types, bulk uploading and enhanced tenant water invoicing.
Automatically charge a range of fees to owners including management, letting and administration.
Minimize chances of fraud or misconduct by adding extra layer of security to bill approval process.
Scan and pay supplier and utility bills on behalf of owners in seconds with automatic barcode/QR code reading and allocation.
Automatically capture BPAY biller code and reference when scanning bills and export transaction file to pay multiple BPAY bills at same time.
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Trust Accounting(6 features)
Automatically pull all bank transaction data directly into PropertyMe.
Easily process single or bulk disbursements with different payment options for owners and suppliers with trigger-based controls.
Simply import transaction files and let PropertyMe do data entry and balancing. Supports OFX, BRF, PAY, TXN, QIF and Westpac PayWay RECall bank file types.
Reconcile transactions against bank account to ensure all transactions are correct.
Create sales agreements, process sales receipts, move sales between stages, create sales statements and track all transactions through financial reporting.
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Inspections(5 features)
Replaces hundreds of still images with a single fully immersive 360° panoramic view for more visuals, viewpoints and value in inspection reports.
Plan, schedule and conduct inspections in one place with ability to send notices, take photos, create reports, generate entry/exit reports and customize inspection areas.
Mitigate risk by giving tenants the ability to complete routine inspections.
Digital entry inspections that are simple to use, compliant and completely paperless including signatures, photos, comments, document storage and 360° inspection capability.
Using integrated geodata automatically creates customized inspection itinerary with distances and drive times between properties with map view scheduling.
Reporting(4 features)
Store all audit reports and statements and automatically group transactions by calendar month.
Group reporting capability available in Premier plan for reporting across multiple agencies.
Generate detailed inspection reports for owners complete with photos and comments.
Generate beautiful owner and supplier statements with option to easily print or email.
Automation(3 features)
Automate work with powerful automation capabilities.
Powerful automation triggers that activate at the right moment using event-based triggers including adding property, setting termination date, assigning tenant, entering break lease, scheduling vacate date and rent review.
A single click can automate unlimited actions in PropertyMe for repetitive tasks and processes.
AI(2 features)
AI-powered compliance assistance available in Advanced plan.
AI-powered reply assistance feature available in Advanced plan.
Analytics & Reporting(2 features)
A bird's eye view of entire portfolio on one screen with real-time tracking of rent arrears, reconciliation, vacancies, jobs, inspections and more. Customizable with 20 widgets and 56 real-time stats.
Keep finger on pulse of business with customized KPIs including properties gained and lost, tenants in arrears, average reply time, open conversations and overdue tasks.
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 51 features at very easy complexity.