MRI Residential Management vs. Rentec Direct

MRI Residential Management is so NOT user-friendly. I don't particularly care for using it and know that there are better programs out there. But this was a good choice for our company when we were much smaller. I believe we've outgrown it. We have started to implement Salesforce, and I believe that the plan is to integrate Saleforce's equivalent program module sometime in the near future.

Incentivized

• Reporting
• Tracking Data

Incentivized

• 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)

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

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.

• Less reliance on line of business only databases (essbase and access)
• Quicker access to operating statements
• Less double work (saving items in the cloud versus in the drive)