RentMaster version 9.5 has been released

by RentMaster 12. July 2010 09:59

Version 9.5 has arrived

You can download this update by going to the help menu inside RentMaster and choose Download RentMaster Update.  If you have any problems downloading the update automatically, you can also download it manually from http://www.rentmaster.co.nz/update.aspx

Main Highlights

The main change in this release is the automatic addition of letters generated by the mail merge facility into the tenants Attachments tab.  This makes finding previously created letters a lot easier.  The date of the letter is also displayed on the screen.  Existing mail merge letters generated prior to updating are automatically included.

What else is new?

  • The Bond/deposit held report now has the Include Closed Tenants checkbox enabled.  Closed tenants with a zero balance will not be shown.
  • The bond/deposit held report now shows the bond amount required if the Detailed Report option is turned on.
  • When generating automatic income and expense transactions, the transaction code is now shown as a separate column.
  • The contractors fax number has been added to the contractors work order print.
  • Automatic income and expense transactions were automatically changing their bank account to the properties default bank account each time the automatic transaction was edited.  This has been fixed.

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Coming in v9.5 - Easier mail merge letter retrieval

by RentMaster 4. July 2010 08:32

When a letter is generated using the mail merge facility, the letters are available for retrieval from the lower left hand corner of the mail merge screen.

In version 9.5, the same letters are also now available for viewing from the Attachments tab of the tenant details screen.  This makes viewing old letters a lot easier, and more obvious.

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Coming in v9.5 - Bank accounts and automatic transactions

by RentMaster 4. July 2010 07:52

An issue has been found with automatic expenses and automatic income transactions.  If the default bank account is changed, and then the automatic transaction is edited and saved again, the bank account was changing back to the default bank account for the selected property.  This has been fixed so a bank account override will stay in place.

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Coming in v9.5 - Renaming tenants fixes mail merge

by RentMaster 20. June 2010 07:52
When mail merge letters are created, they are created under a folder which contains the tenants name. If the tenants name is changed, version 9.5 of RentMaster will now also rename the tenants folder as well so the letters for that tenant can be found more easily.

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Coming in v9.5 - Fax number on contractor work orders

by RentMaster 20. June 2010 07:38

In work orders, there is the ability to print a report suitable for sending to contractors with the details of the job to be completed.

This report has been modified to now include the contractors fax number if they have a fax number recorded.  This is to allow easier communication of the work order request to the contractor.

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Coming in v9.5 - Required bond on the Bond/Deposit Held Report

by RentMaster 20. June 2010 07:28
The bond/deposit held report has been changed to include the required bond amount as entered on the tenant details screen as well as the existing actual amount. The required amount will only show if the report is printed in detailed mode.

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Coming in v9.5 - Bond/Deposit Held report changes

by RentMaster 20. June 2010 07:19
The Bond/Deposit report is used to print a list of bond or deposit amounts for each tenant. The report has been changed in v9.5 to include the option is including closed tenants in the report. Sometimes a tenant has been closed just a few days ago, and their bond has not yet been finalised, so the ability to show these tenants on the report has been included. Tenants with a zero bond balance will not be shown if they are closed.

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Coming in v9.5 - Automatic transaction code column

by RentMaster 20. June 2010 07:01

When applying automatic transactions, the transaction code creating during transaction setup is now shown as an additional column.  So if you have a lot of different automatic transactions, the code column should make it easier to work out what each transaction is.

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RentMaster version 9.4 has been released

by RentMaster 14. May 2010 09:48

Version 9.4 has arrived

You can download this update by going to the help menu inside RentMaster and choose Download RentMaster Update.  If you have any problems downloading the update automatically, you can also download it manually from http://www.rentmaster.co.nz/update.aspx

Main Highlights

The main change in this release is the ability to now attach any file type as an attachment against a property or tenant, and not just pictures.  The old Pictures tab has been renamed the Attachments tab.  This means you can attach tenancy agreements or PDF files or other files to the tenant or property.

What else is new?

  • The contacts list which was added to the tenant screen last release has now also been added to the owners screen.
  • The owners screen has been redesigned. The management fee has been moved to the first tab, a new contacts tab added, and the disbursement history has been added to the disbursements tab.
  • When adding tenants or owners, it is now possible to enter the contact details for the primary contact without first needing to save them.
  • The company details now allows more room to enter more information. However if the information is entered too long, it may not fit on the reports which cant be avoided.
  • A new Trust Account Report has been added, which is the same as the REINZ Audit Report without the REINZ specific details.
  • The daily late fee on the tenant screen is now hidden unless late fees have been enabled.

 

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Coming in v9.4 - Disbursements on the Owners Screen

by RentMaster 28. April 2010 11:22

To access the list of previous disbursement transactions, you go to the disbursement menu option.

From version 9.4, you will also be able to see previous disbursements directly from the owners screen.  This will make it easier to analyse a single owners past disbursement history.  From the owners screen you will also be able to delete or edit these past disbursements.  Adding disbursements is still done from the regular disbursements screen.

 

As a result of this change, as well as the change adding multiple contacts, the owners screen has been rearranged quite a bit.  The contact details has been removed from the front page and has been added to a new Contacts tab.  The management fee details has been moved from the disbursement tab and added to the front page where the contact details were.  And the list of previous disbursements has been added to the disbursements tab.

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Coming in v9.4 - Fixed Missed Rent Report

by RentMaster 28. April 2010 11:00

The Missed Rent report allow selection of an owner.  However that selection does not do anything.  Oops.  This is fixed in version 9.4

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Coming in v9.4 - Longer company names

by RentMaster 25. April 2010 07:56

The company name and address as entered in the Customize screen has been enlarged.  The fields were previously limited to 40 characters.  This has been extended to 80 characters.  However come company names which contain multiple wide letters such as 'W' may not fit on the reports.  Individual users will need to experiment with the reports and adjust their name and or address to fit.

 

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Coming in v9.4 - Trust account reconciliation

by RentMaster 25. April 2010 07:42

In the current version of RentMaster there is a report called the REINZ Trust Audit report.  This report is designed to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand specification.

In version 9.4 of RentMaster, a new report is being created called the Trust Account Audit report.  This report has exactly the same output as the REINZ version of the report, except all reference to the REINZ has been removed.  So this report can be used by anyone who wants to run the report.

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Coming in v9.4 - Easier to add first tenant contact

by RentMaster 25. April 2010 07:24

In the last release of version 9.3, a new feature was added which allows multiple contacts to be created against a single tenant record.

The problem with this new feature was you needed to create and save the tenant record before you could start adding contacts, which meant saving and closing the tenant screen, and then opening it again to add the contacts.

In version 9.4, the contacts tab of the tenant details screen will enable you to enter the first primary contact details when adding a new tenant.  When the tenant is saved, those details will be added to the contact list automatically.  If you want to add additional contacts, you will still need to reopen the tenant details screen again.

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Coming in v9.4 - Multiple Owner Contacts

by RentMaster 25. April 2010 07:10

In the last version 9.3 of RentMaster a new contacts feature was added to allow multiple contacts to be recorded against a single tenant record.  This new feature was very well received by existing users.   Thanks for your feedback!

In version 9.4 this is being extended to allow multiple contacts to be recorded against a single owner record.  To make things easier when adding the owner for the first time, the system will enable you to enter the details of the primary contact only prior to pressing save.  After the owner is saved, multiple additional owner contact details can be added.

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