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Jeff, Product Manager

Product update 2.1 is now available!

Hello! I wanted to make sure that everyone is aware that a product update for Quicken Rental Property Manager is available via download now! The update became available January 11, 2006.

This product update is free for all registered customers! Details of what is in this update (including screenshots) are available on our Support site. There is also information on how to download the update.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

Jeff, Product Manager

Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0 is now available!

We're hearing some great feedback on our new version of Quicken Rental Property Manager.  Customers are thrilled that we've added the ability to keep track of your monthly rents (no more wondering who has and hasn't paid their rent yet) and the ability to track information on each of your tenants has also been a great addition.  And there's lots more ... you can see what's new in Version 2.0 on our website, www.quickenrental.com. You can purchase from this site now, and around Thanksgiving we'll be available in retail stores around the country (check out Staples, Office Max, Office Depot).

Version 2.0 was built based on feedback from our Version 1.0 customers -- so make sure that you continue to provide us feedback so that we can build the product that you want.  You can provide feedback from within the product, or online at www.quickenrental.com/support.

It's a great time to try Quicken Rental Property Manager to get your rental property income

and expenses organized - either for this year's taxes, or getting a jump on getting organized for next year.

Give Quicken Rental Property Manager a try ... and then tell us what you think! You can talk to other customers on our Forums about the product, or about anything related to managing your rental properties.

Enjoy!

Theresa

Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0 -- Coming Soon!

Hello again -- sorry I haven't been providing any updates this month.  We've been busy getting ready to launch the next version of Quicken Rental Property Manager!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the beta test for Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0! You provided tons of great suggestions and feedback.  Our beta test is coming to a close - which means that the product will soon be available to the public.  If you purchased and registered the first version of Quicken Rental Property Manager -- then you will be able to get Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0 for FREE!   You should be notified later this week, as we are expecting to make this FREE offer available to our customers on November 3, 2005 -- and this offer will expire on January 31, 2006.  Click here for more details.

Quicken Rental Property Manager 2.0 was built based on the feedback from our version 1 customers.  Make sure that you continue to provide feedback to our team!  If you want to talk about the 2.0 version, or anything else regarding your rental properties, please visit our Forums.

For those of you who were not using the Version 1 of this product, stay tuned for more announcements of when 2.0 will be made available on our website and at retail stores around the country.

More to come ...

Theresa

Help 'test drive' our next version!

Hello again!

Our team has now moved beyond 'usability' testing and we need your help to get us to the next step!

We are getting ready to start 'beta' testing the next version of the product.  In our beta (code name "Empire"), you will be able to ‘test drive’ the next version of the product and be among the first of our customers to see what's coming in V2.  If you are interested in participating, go to our Beta Sign Up Page – and follow the sign up instructions.  Both current customers, and customers considering Rental Property Manager, are welcome to participate in the Beta test.

Hope to see you in the beta!

Thank you!

Theresa

Status Update

Hello from the Product Team!

We hope you have continued to enjoy using Quicken Rental Property Manager. We recently completed some interviews with customers like you to test some of the features planned for our next release. I’m happy to say that customers loved what they saw, as I’m sure you will, too! Some of the words our customers used were: "Wow!" "Excellent!" "Super" … "this is exactly what I wanted!")

During these ‘usability’ sessions held at the beginning of August, we were able to demonstrate some potential improvements to the areas you have been requesting most, including better rent tracking and the ability to track information about your tenants. We are continuing to get feedback on some of your other top requests in the next few weeks (if you are interested in participating, visit our forum for more information.) We will be conducting those sessions over the internet – so anyone can participate!

Thank you! More good news will be coming out shortly – so stay tuned!

Theresa

Product Update now available!

Hello!  I wanted to make sure that everyone is aware that a product update for Quicken Rental Property Manager is available via download NOW!  The update became available today, June 28, 2005. 

This product update is free for all registered customers!

Details of what is in this update (including screenshots), and how to make sure that you receive this update, are available on our support site. 

What’s in the update?

• No more confusion with dates!  We will display the year in the date field of the property ledger, and make it easier to use the pop-up calendar.

• We’re adding new Edit and Delete buttons right in the property ledger to make it easier to edit or delete transactions to correct your mistakes, such as changing the property associated with a transaction.

• Ability to print the property ledgers, so you can see it on paper and take it on the road.

• Adding a new Backup option to make it easier to back up your data.

• Expanded in-product Help to address more of your “how do I?” questions.

• Several smaller fixes such as the problem that causes the software to display the same payee multiple times.

Tell us what you think!

To discuss this update with the Quicken Rental Property team or with other customers, please visit our Forum!

A product update is coming soon!

Hi again – I wanted to make sure that everyone is aware of a product update coming your way!   Over the past few months, we’ve been reading all of your feedback, speaking with many of you, and even visiting some of you in your homes – so we have a good sense of what some of the top complaints are.   And now we have something to show you!  The update will be available for download at the end of this month (June).

What’s in the update?

• No more confusion with dates!  We will display the year in the date field of the property ledger, and make it easier to use the pop-up calendar.

• We’re adding new Edit and Delete buttons right in the property ledger to make it easier to edit or delete transactions to correct your mistakes, such as changing the property associated with a transaction.

• Ability to print the property ledgers, so you can see it on paper and take it on the road.

• Adding a new Backup option to make it easier to back up your data.

• Expanded in-product Help to address more of your “how do I?” questions, plus direct access to the most relevant Help topics from common screens.

• Several smaller fixes such as the problem that causes the software to display the same payee multiple times.

For details on how to make sure that you receive this update – please see details in our Forums or see our FAQ on our Support site.

This product update is free for all registered customers!

To discuss this update with other customers, please visit our Forum.

We're also working on Version 2, and getting ready to review designs with our customers.  Stay tuned for more news on what's coming in Version 2!

Theresa

Still wondering what Quicken Rental Property Manager is all about?

Hi again.  Some of you have had questions about how information on your properties is organized in the Quicken Rental Property Manager product.  Questions like: Can I track each property separately, or all together?   And how might this differ from how Quicken would track my rental properties? Is there a balance sheet for each property?

We organized the Quicken Rental Property Manager product around the way you think: by Property.  Each property has a separate set of transactions – so it’s easy to see exactly what’s going on with each of your properties.  You can see this on the main screen (i.e., the Ledger) and you can run income and expense reports to see the details, again by Property. So, it’s very easy to keep things separated by property.

The Quicken Personal Finance Software, on the other hand, is organized by Account.  You can easily see your running balance in a particular checking account that would have all of your transactions, both personal and those that apply to your rental properties.

In talking with rental property owners, we found that most use several different financial accounts for a property (checking, credit card) – and often use more than one checking account for the property (i.e., usually when you have to pull from your personal checking account to cover things going on with your rental property). So we do not ‘tie’ a particular financial account with each of your properties.

There is currently no capability to generate a balance sheet per property.  Please continue to provide your feedback on the product (including enhancements you’d like to see) … we’re planning to build what you ask for!  You can submit feedback from within the product, on our Support site, or discuss your ideas with other rental property owners on our forum.

To better understand how your rental property data is organized in the product – I recommend watching a quick demo of the product (see Demo section on the right hand side of page).

If you're interested in discussing this post with other users, please visit our forum.

Until next time …

Theresa

Welcome to the Quicken Rental Property Team Blog!

Hi! My name is Theresa McGinness, and I am the manager of the team that created the Quicken Rental Property Manager product.  We created this blog to keep you posted on what’s happening with the product, especially as we look to address some of the great feedback that many of you are providing via our Forums, our Support site, and from within the product (when you click the Feedback button).  And yes, I read every piece of that data. Thank you for taking the time to provide your suggestions!  And I’ll do my best to let you know what we’re doing with all of that great information.

The Quicken Rental Property Manager product has been on the market for almost 5 months – time flies!  Several of my colleagues and I just returned from a few weeks ‘in the field’ watching our customers use the product, and to see first hand what they need most in order to successfully manage their rental properties.  What we observed and heard was fairly consistent, and we’re now taking that information, prioritizing what’s most important, and starting to schedule the work.  The team is eager to start addressing your top requests!

Stay tuned for more updates!