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Own tenant and maintenance workflows; rent rent-collection and screening.
Switch if you want something running this week and your process is standard. Build if your process is your edge, you want to own your data, or per-seat pricing keeps rising. AppFolio: Own tenant and maintenance workflows; rent rent-collection and screening.
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