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Getting Started with Buildium

  • Add files and photos to work orders

    We understand how important supporting documentation like photos are, especially when handling work orders. The ability to include documentation within a work order, provides staff and vendors bett...

    By Buildium Support May 22, 2019 23:43

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 1 - Set Up Your Buildium Account

    Get up and running with Buildium quickly so you can focus on more important things. This is part 1 of a 4-part series that will help you position Buildium as the backbone of your business. Getting...

    By Buildium Support June 27, 2016 20:14

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 2 - Collect Payments and Make Payments

    Get up and running with Buildium quickly so you can focus on more important things. This is part 2 of a 4-part video series that will help you position Buildium as the backbone of your business. Th...

    By Buildium Support June 27, 2016 20:26

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 3 - Streamline your to-do list

    Take control of the tasks and to-do’s that fill your day—from talking with tenants to fixing leaky faucets. In this section, you’ll learn how to: Streamline communication with residents Streamlin...

    By Buildium Support June 30, 2016 15:58

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 4 - Market and fill vacancies

    Find and place great tenants with Buildium. In this section, you’ll learn how to: Create your rental application Set up a website List your vacancies Manage incoming applications Screen applicant...

    By Buildium Support June 30, 2016 19:32

  • Getting Started: How Buildium organizes your information

    Here at Buildium, we want to help guide you through the steps of a workflow, but we also want to make sure you have a proper understanding of how Buildium organizes your information as well. In thi...

    By Buildium Support November 24, 2015 22:52

  • Getting Started: Choose an accounting start date

    One of the first things you should do when setting up your Buildium account is to select a date to start your accounting. This is like a line in the sand between your previous accounting and repo...

    By Buildium Support June 24, 2015 14:46

  • Getting Started: General Settings

    These are the general locations in Buildium where you can review or adjust your account settings.   Account and billing overview Accounting settings Application branding settings Propert...

    By Buildium Support March 13, 2014 18:46

  • Getting Started: Efficiency Tips

    We want to make sure you're using Buildium to the fullest, and getting the most of your time. We have a few efficiency tips that will make streamlining your processes easier. In this article, you'l...

    By Buildium Support June 15, 2016 14:54

  • Is there a shortcuts menu I can use?

    The shortcuts menu is a tool that helps you to complete common actions quickly. It can be accessed from every page in the software. To access the shortcuts menu: Navigate to the menu bar at the to...

    By Buildium Support June 03, 2016 21:26

  • Quick Reference - Tutorials

    Buildium offers tutorials on various areas of the software.  Click the links below to explore your options about the following subjects: Getting Started with Buildium Associations in Buildium Leas...

    By Buildium Support November 01, 2013 21:06

Popular articles in this category

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 1- Set up your Buildium account

    Get up and running with Buildium quickly so you can focus on more important things.

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 2 - Collect Payments and Make Payments

    Track the accounting cycle in Buildium to have an accurate picture of your real-world finances.

  • Getting Started with Buildium Part 3 - Streamline your to-do list

    Learn how to take control of the tasks that fill your day.

  • How do I track association violations in Buildium?

    Keep track of association policy violations and charges easily in Buildium.

  • Can I add association owner charges in bulk?

    With Buildium’s bulk charges tool, you can create charges on multiple association owner ledgers at once.

  • How do I add special assessment charges?

    Keep track of and allocate special assessment charges for purposes such as a large, unplanned or unbudgeted expense.

  • Basic Tenant Screening with TransUnion Smartmove

    Basic Tenant screening is one of two processes Buildium provides to perform a credit and background check on an applicant.

  • Premium Tenant Screening

    With Premium Tenant Screening, pull credit, criminal, and eviction data in minutes, without the need for applicant participation

  • eLeasing

    Upload lease documents, indicate where tenants should sign, and collect signatures online with eLeasing from Buildium..

  • ePay Basics

    Using ePay with Buildium allows tenants to pay you electronically by EFT, debit and credit card, and allows you to pay your bills electronically.

  • Process 1099-MISC Forms

    Save time during tax season by filing 1099s electronically through Buildium.

  • Accounting cycle

    From receiving payments to paying vendors and owners, the steps you need to take to track financials in Buildium.

  • Property Inspections

    With Buildium and HappyCo, you can perform property inspections and create reports seamlessly.

  • How do I track tasks in Buildium?

    Use tasks to help streamline your to-do list.

  • Work orders

    Email vendors, track labor costs and create bills to make maintenance tasks easier.

  • Resident site

    The resident site lets tenants and association owners view financial transactions, submit requests, and make payments online.

  • Mailings

    A mailing is letter or notice to a tenant, association owner, vendor, or rental owner that you can create and send in Buildium

  • What is EZMail, and how do I use it?

    With Buildium’s EZMail, we’ll print, stuff, and mail statements, letters, and notices from a state-of-the-art printing facility.

  • Balance sheet report

    This report shows assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time.

  • Rental owner statement

    This report shows what has happened to your rental owners' money over a period of time.

  • Rent Roll

    This report shows unit information, lease dates, market rent, recurring charges, recurring credits, a sum of deposits held, and the balance due.

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