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Rentec Direct Product Development Update: Made Live in Q4 2025

Jackie Cushman
Product Development Update Q4 2025

Rentec Direct’s Q4 2025 quarterly product development update introduces features and enhancements designed to save you time with automated processes, streamlined accounting, and easy-to-use features.

At Rentec Direct, our dedicated Development Team is committed to making your tasks as a landlord, property manager, or real estate investor simpler, quicker, and more efficient by continually developing innovative features and enhancements that streamline daily tasks.

As we move into 2026, we’re excited to share a full list of all our helpful updates, including Features, Enhancements, and Fixes that arrived in Q4 of 2025. In case you missed them when they were released, let’s dive into this quarter’s highlights and get an exclusive sneak peek at what’s coming next for your property management software!

Internally, our team categorizes updates in several ways: minor updates are referred to as fixes, Quick Fixes, Hot Fixes, or issue reports, while more substantial updates are called Features or Enhancements. Although we don’t report every fix or update to you, please be assured that our success and development teams work closely together to assess which updates can improve your workflow and save you time.

Rentec Direct Feature Updates, Fixes, and Enhancements

Made Live in Q4 [October, November, December] 2025

*Features/Enhancements*

*Bug Fixes and Issues*

Notable Product Update Recap

Each quarter, we look forward to sharing New Features and Enhancements introduced to the Rentec Direct software. Each one makes your daily operations easier and more efficient. However, there are always a few that we are excited to highlight and are sure to become fast favorites. 

Automated Non-Sufficient Funds Fees (NSF)

Non-sufficient funds fees will automatically post to tenant ledgers. Select the amount of the charge and when it is to be applied, and let the software work for you.

In your Rentec Direct account:

  1. Click on Settings
  2. Under Financial, click on Online Payments
  3. Under ACH Settings, specify the fee amount for rejected or returned ACH payments 
  4. Select the Product (charge) to assign ACH-rejection fees to.

Learn more: New Feature | Automated Non-Sufficient Funds Fees (NSF) for Failed Online Payments

Automatically Post Expenses With the New AI Invoice and Receipt Scanner

Automatically enter expenses to your Rentec Direct account. Whether you’re at the hardware store, in your vehicle, or visiting a property, snap a picture of any handwritten or printed invoice or receipt and upload it to your Rentec Direct account. The software will post the expense and save a copy of the document.       

In your Rentec Direct account:

  1. Click on Banking
  2. Right-click on a bank and choose Post Expense
  3. Click on the Scan & Attach button to select an invoice or receipt
  4. Click on Continue to verify and update information as needed in the expense transaction, i.e., payment type, check #, memo, etc.
  5. Click on Post Expense

Learn more: New Feature | Automatically Post Expenses With the New AI Invoice and Receipt Scanner

Easier Navigation With New Menu Updates

Rentec Direct’s Development Team is focused on a visual refresh to enhance the software experience. These subtle, impactful changes, including consistent design updates, are primarily aimed at improving readability and ease of access across all your devices.

Learn more: Feature Update | Easier Navigation With New Menu Updates. 

Upcoming New Features

The Rentec Direct Development Team is working on several New Features and Enhancements. You might even recognize a feature or two as ones you’ve requested, for example:

Notable Features for all of 2025

Major feature updates and new products are always announced on the Rentec Direct Blog and shared in the System Update section of your Summary page when you first log in to the software. In case you missed any announcements, here are the highlights from the Rentec Direct Development Team in 2025.

Have Questions or a Feature Request?

Your Rentec Direct success team is here to help, and most software updates result from valuable feedback and input from our awesome clients. If you have any questions or feedback, click on the Live Expert Help Link in your Rentec Direct to chat or email, call 800-881-5139, or email success@rentecdirect.com

About Rentec Direct

Rentec Direct delivers industry-leading property management software and tenant screening solutions to real estate professionals. Key features include online rent payments, mobile apps for tenants, owners, and all managers and users, tenant and owner portals, vacancy listing syndication, and accounting tools. Founded in 2007, Rentec Direct is the third-largest software provider in its sector and is consistently the highest-rated by investors, landlords, and property managers. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for nine consecutive years, Rentec Direct was also named Real Estate Company of the Year in the 2025 American Business Awards and listed among the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Top 100 Small Businesses. rentecdirect.com

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