New property management websites for landlords and property managers bring your business online so your tenants, future renters, and rental owners can find out more about you and your properties. The new websites for Rentec Direct clients are easy to edit and free for all clients.
Easily create and edit your own free custom website! The newly remodeled website feature is included at no extra cost with all PM and Pro subscriptions to Rentec Direct property management software.
With a compelling website, you will attract the attention of potential renters or owner clients who want to learn more about your company. Having an online presence is also a great way to showcase your services, promote your available rentals, and improve communications.
Rentec Direct clients have had the option to create their own custom website since 2016, but the interface has been updated to provide a new, modern design and an easy-to-use editing tool. The new website meets current accessibility guidelines and works extremely well for mobile visitors.
Custom Websites for Rentec Direct Clients
Rentec Direct property management software provides free websites for each PRO and PM account with numerous built-in abilities to:
- Promote your company
- Display available rentals
- Syndicate selected properties already in your account to popular marketing sites
- Accept online rental applications and fees
- Capture leads
- Collect rent payments online
- Quick access links for your renters and owners to log into the Tenant Portal and Owner Portal
Access to the new website feature is an included enhancement of your Rentec Direct subscription, with no additional fees.
Keeping your data safe and secure is a top priority at Rentec Direct. Website security includes SSL certificates, server hosting, encryption overhead, and firewalls as an enhancement to your website service. Learn more about SSL Security upgrades for your property management website.
Instantly Take Your Online Presence to a New Level With the Remodeled Website Builder From Rentec Direct
The newly remodeled website includes feature enhancements that allow you to improve the appearance of your rental business website without the need for a webmaster or professional company right through your Rentec Direct account.
Here’s a sample of the enhancements that will elevate your website:
- Five customizable sections have taken the place of the previous three-page setup found in the legacy website module.
- Each of the five sections has a “Show” option, allowing the rest of your website to remain accessible if a section is under construction.
- Customize your style and define your brand with one of the seven new modern color themes
- Streamline communication by adding your maintenance or management team contacts
- Images are optimized to automatically format to fit cell phones, tablets, and computers
- Create a clickable link to share videos of the property or walk-throughs by adding a URL to the property description
Pro Tip: Add a QR Code for your new website to flyers, banners, and other marketing materials
Enable the New Remodeled Property Management Website
Start using your new custom website design right away by enabling the Custom Website feature.
In your Rentec Direct account:
- Click on Settings
- Under Program, click on Website & Branding
- Click on the “Try it now” link
Creating Your Own Custom Website
Your new website is designed with five sections and is an easily editable template. You can choose which sections to keep or turn off a section that is not relevant to you.
Each section defaults to common professional property management subjects that can be customized to your specifications. Add your text and pictures to the template or create a new format that works best for you.
The following steps will walk you through how to create and customize your website.
In your Rentec Direct account:
- Click on Settings
- Under Program, click on Website & Branding
- Click on the Home page to access the templates. For the easiest editing experience, click the Expand link. When you’re finished editing and have saved your progress, click the Collapse link to complete your setup.
- Hover your mouse over the page to view the five customizable sections
- Click on “Show”
- Click on the text to make changes
- Click on an image to upload a new image
- Check one of the Phone or Email boxes to add contacts
- Note: This can help streamline contact with appropriate team members
- Theme – Select one of the seven color themes offered in the dropdown. Try the various options to see which works best for you
- Title – The title displays in your visitors’ browser, and is also how search engines will show your site in the search results. You can write your own title, or by leaving it blank the system will automatically generate a title that includes your company name and location.
- Description – This is a great place to put a description of your company that will appear in search results but does not appear on your website.
- Your Logo – Upload your logo to display on your website. This logo will also display on communications through your Rentec Direct account, such as statements, receipts, and letters. You can also upload a unique logo for just your website within the home page editor.
- Web Address -Your website url will start with propertymanage.biz and you can choose to customize the end of the url so it aligns with your brand or company.
- For example, a company with the name Glamourous Rentals in Denver, CO may choose, propertymanage.biz/glamrentals or they could choose propertymanage.biz/denver to reflect their properties’ location. If you pay another service for your own custom domain, you can find directions for pointing the domain to your Rentec Direct website.
- Advanced Options allows you to:
- Configure settings for Using Your Own Domain
- Enter your Google Analytics ID for tracking visitors to your site
- If you built your website on a different platform, you can access the iFrame URL to integrate your property listing from your Rentec Direct account to your own website hosted outside of Rentec Direct.
- At any time, click on
- Preview to automatically save your progress and review changes before publishing
- Save Draft to save your progress
- Publish to allow your website to be accessed and viewed by the public
Pro Tips:
- Download and save images from the previous design if you would like to add them to your newly designed website
- While transitioning to the newly designed website, you can click on the “Go back to your old website” to return to the previous version
- Click on the “Expand” link to view in full screen and “Collapse” link to reduce the screen
Prefer a hands-off approach and a professionally designed website unique to your needs?
Learn more: Rentec Direct Partners with Cevado | New Custom Website for Your Rental Business
The remodeled Rentec Direct Client Website is part of Rentec Labs
Final Thoughts
Our goal is always to simplify, speed up, and improve landlords’ and property managers’ tasks. One way we accomplish this is by listening to you and your feature requests. If there is anything you would like to see added to enhance your Rentec Direct experience, please send your ideas and suggestions to success@rentecdirect.com.
Rentec Direct is an award-winning property management software serving landlords and property managers across the United States. Features include online rent payments, tenant and owner portals, one of the industry’s largest vacancy listing syndication networks, full property, tenant, and owner accounting, 1099-MISC reporting, and more. Rentec Direct was recognized as Real Estate Company of the Year in the 2023 American Business Awards®, and was named in the Most Customer Friendly Companies of the Year in the 2022 Best in Biz Awards, has been named in the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies for seven years in a row, and 2024 one of the 100 best companies to work for in Oregon.
