Buildium review
Bottom line
Buildium is a property management platform that combines rent collection, property accounting, leasing, and maintenance in one system. Its clearest strength is the depth of its accounting, including bank reconciliation and 1099 e-filing, alongside online leasing. The main cost to watch is that payments, screening, and eSignature add per-transaction fees on top of the $65 monthly starting price, and the Open API is limited to the Premium plan. It suits residential, commercial, and association managers who want accounting and leasing in one place.
What is Buildium?
Buildium is a cloud-based property management platform from RealPage, built for landlords, property managers, and community associations. It covers rent collection, property accounting, leasing, tenant screening, and maintenance in one system, so managers don't have to split those tasks across separate tools.
Day to day, managers collect rent and bills through online ACH and credit card payments, with funds transferred to their bank account. Maintenance requests become work orders with 24/7 status tracking and recurring task scheduling, and vendor bills are managed in the same workflow. Accounting includes automatic bank reconciliation, property-specific financial reporting, and 1099 e-filing. Residents use the Resident Center to pay rent and submit requests, and owners get their own portal. Vacant units can be syndicated to rental sites in one step, and leases can be signed online.
Buildium serves residential, single-family, multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, student housing, and community association portfolios. Pricing starts at $65 per month for the Essential plan, with Growth at $202 per month and Premium at $420 per month. Each tier adds features: Growth adds customization, reporting automation, and enhanced tenant screening, while Premium adds the Open API and the full AI and automation suite. A 14-day free trial is available without a credit card. Online payments, screening, and eSignature carry separate per-transaction fees on top of the subscription.
What sets Buildium apart is how much accounting sits inside the leasing and payments workflow. Commercial users can track CAM reconciliations and lease escalations, and association users can manage dues and violations alongside board communications. The Buildium Marketplace lets users add third-party apps without a monthly subscription, paying only for the integrations they use. The Open API on the Premium plan gives teams a way to build their own connections to the platform.
Who it's for
- Residential and single-family landlords
- Community associations managing dues and violations
- Commercial managers tracking CAM and lease escalations
Who should look elsewhere
- Users who need a permanent free plan
- Managers who want to avoid per-transaction payment fees
Typical uses
- Collecting rent and bills online with automatic deposits
- Managing property accounting and 1099 filings
- Advertising vacancies and running online leases
- Tracking maintenance work orders and vendor bills
- Managing HOA dues, violations, and board communications
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