Stessa for Owners

Stessa Rent Collection for Owners

Reliable and timely rent collection is the cornerstone of a healthy real estate investment portfolio. Stessa Rent Pay makes it easy.

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Bank Transfers: Limits, Fees, and Timing (Cash Management)

There are many ways to move funds in/out of your Stessa Cash Management accounts. Use this reference to understand limits, fees, and timing.

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Stessa Checking Accounts FAQ (Cash Management)

Keep your rental property finances organized with Stessa's built in checking accounts and related financial services.

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Recover Deleted Transactions from the Trash

If you've lost a transaction or deleted it by mistake, you can now restore it with Stessa's new trash can feature.

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Track Purchases, Sales, and Refinances

Accurately log and report on new acquisitions, mortgage and loan refinances, and property sales. Run an IRR calculation in Excel.

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How to House Hack with Stessa

If you're an owner occupant and a landlord all at a single property, you're house hacking. Use "Splits" to allocate your expenses properly.

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Tenant Ledger: Track Charges, Payments & Balances by Tenancy

Always know who owes you how much. Track rent, other charges, and payments received. See running balances by tenant.

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Stessa Mobile: Reporting On The Go

Stessa's full suite of financial reports are available on the mobile app, with a few slight differences from the web platform.

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Your Schedule of Real Estate Owned

Use the Schedule of Real Estate Owned (SREO) report as a top-level summary of your entire portfolio including debt, equity, and income.

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Stessa Mobile: Troubleshooting the App

If you're having trouble with receipt scanning, bank accounts, reports, or just about anything else on the mobile app, try these fixes.

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Use Notes Fields for Quick Reference

Stessa supports free-form "Notes" at the tenant, unit, and property level. Use them in specific ways to keep key details at your fingertips.

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Logging In to Your Stessa Account

Your Stessa account log in requires your email and a password. You can also enable two-factor authentication for enhanced security.

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Stessa Mobile: Receipt Scanning for Rental Properties

Scan your receipts to create transactions automatically, keep solid tax records in case of an audit, and stay organized.

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Understanding Your Rent Roll Report

Sometimes you want to see all your units, leases, and tenants on a single page. The Rent Roll report is the best way.

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Connect Stessa to Your Property Manager

Stessa currently supports data connections to four popular reporting platforms: Appfolio, Propertyware, Apartments.com, and Great Jones.

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Connecting Stessa to Propertyware

If your property manager uses Propertyware for reporting, Stessa can automatically import your transactions in real-time.

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Stress Test / Sensitivity Analysis Report

Use the Stress Test model to run various rent collection scenarios across your Portfolio. Quickly compare results to your cash balances.

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Assigning Transactions & Reporting: Portfolios, Properties, and Units

One of Stessa's core features is the ease with which you can track and report on income and expenses by portfolio, property, and/or unit.

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Premium Feature: Rent Estimates

Lease renewals and vacancies are key opportunities to increase cash flow. Make the most of them with Stessa's new Rent Estimate reports.

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Understanding Your Cash-on-Cash Return

Stessa's dashboards include a cash-on-cash metric with a chart that tracks monthly changes over time. Here's how to use it effectively.

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Sold Property Designation

Asset sales are an essential part of a healthy portfolio strategy. Here's how to designate a Property as "sold" in Stessa.

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Bank Connections Fact Sheet

Wondering how Stessa's secure bank connections work? We deploy the same technology utilized by hundreds of other fintech platforms and apps.

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Android App: Stessa On The Go

Get the Stessa Android app for quick and easy receipt scanning, transaction management, and dashboard updates.

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Stessa Demo & Tutorial Videos

Learn to use Stessa like a pro with our demo and instructional videos, which we've compiled here in a single help article.

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iOS Mobile App: Stessa Anywhere

Our iOS app delivers quick receipt scanning, transaction details, and dashboard views for real-time performance metrics.

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Stessa Categories: Master List

Here's a full list of all transaction categories available on Stessa. Include these in your CSV file data before uploading to save time.

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Store Key Documents for Quick Reference

Use Stessa's Documents feature to store, organize, and find important real estate documents related to your rental property portfolio.

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Track Raw Land & Vacant Lots with Stessa

Add a simple dummy property and then update key details to track unidentified lots and vacant land in your Stessa account.

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How to Track Capital Expenses

Sometimes capital expenses are unavoidable. Make sure you're tracking them accurately via your Transactions page to ensure proper reporting.

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Stessa New Customer FAQ

What is Stessa? Who's it for? Get answers to your most basic questions. Then sign up and see what Stessa can do for your portfolio.

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Split & Categorize Mortgage Payments

Track each key component of your mortgage payment, like interest, principal, and escrows, for more accurate reporting and easy tax prep.

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Track Short-Term Rentals with Stessa

With a few custom tweaks, owners of vacation and other short-term rental (STR) properties can use Stessa to efficiently track performance.

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Use Bulk Transaction Edits to Save Time

If you have many similar transactions to update in the same way, use Stessa's powerful search and bulk editing features to get it done fast.

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Closing Your Stessa Account

If you've decided Stessa just isn't for you, send us an email to request that your account and all associated data be deleted.

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Managing External Accounts

You may need to take action to keep your bank, mortgage, credit card, and property management account links active and healthy.

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Valuation Method: Select & Manage

One of Stessa's most powerful benefits is the ability to run a current valuation in real-time based on key variables.

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Monthly Expenses: Actual & Pro Forma

Use the Monthly Expenses card on the Property Details page to see trailing 12-month actuals side-by-side with pro forma budget.

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Mortgages & Loans: Add & Edit

There are a few different ways to set up and maintain your mortgages and loans on Stessa. Choose the best method for your situation.

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Managing Leases & Tenants in Stessa

Add and remove units, set up tenants and rents, and input other important lease terms to make sure your metrics are accurate.

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Unlock Your Cash Flow Calculation

If your cash flow calculation on the dashboard is locked, you probably need to add an income source or more pro forma expenses.

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Basic Property Details: Add & Edit

Use the small gear icon in the right corner of the "Property Details" card to update financials, switch photos, and perform other key tasks.

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Upload Transactions Data (QIF, QFX, OFX, CSV)

Your linked bank, mortgage, and PM accounts may not pull all your data. Close the gap by importing a QIF, QFX, OFX, or CSV file.

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Fixing AppFolio Connection Errors

Getting and staying connected to AppFolio is essential for accurate reporting. Here we explore how to fix common sync problems.

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Enter Historical Property Data

If you're new to Stessa you may want to enter purchase, capex, and other historical details for more accurate metrics and reporting.

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Configure Less Than 100% Ownership

If you own less than 100% of one or more Properties, you can set up your Stessa account to calculate based on your actual percentage.

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Troubleshooting Bank Connections

Linked bank accounts are the best way to get your data into Stessa and to keep it current going forward. Get connected and stay connected!

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How to Split, Duplicate, and Merge Transactions

If you have Portfolio level expenses or transactions that cover more than one Property, you may want to "Split" them for better reporting.

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Add / Delete Properties and Manage Portfolios

There's no limit to the number of Properties you can add and delete. Use Portfolios to consolidate dashboards and manage Collaborators.

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Connecting Stessa to AppFolio

If your property manager uses AppFolio, Stessa can import your income and expense transactions automatically every month.

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Linking Your Financial Accounts

Connect bank, credit card, mortgage, and property management accounts. Import and categorize transactions in real-time for easy reporting.

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Understanding Your Dashboards

Your Portfolio and Property dashboards provide a quick snapshot of projected results. How is each metric calculated and what does it mean?

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The Power of Portfolio Collaborators

Invite investors, partners, and collaborators to a portfolio. Manage view/edit permissions across Properties, Portfolios, and Transactions.

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