Rentec Direct’s 2025 quarterly product development update introduces new features and enhancements designed to save you valuable time, personalize communications, and ensure compliance.
At Rentec Direct, we’re dedicated to making your life as a landlord, property manager, or real estate investor simpler, quicker, and more efficient. Your Rentec Direct Development Team works tirelessly to bring you innovative features and enhancements designed to streamline your daily tasks and help you maintain compliance.
As we move into fall and the seasonal task shift, we’re excited to share the helpful updates that arrived in Q3 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 Q3 [July, August, and September] 2025
*Features/Enhancements*
- Enhancement 4137 – Graduated unrecorded funds accounts out of Rentec Labs to a permanent feature
- Enhancement 4123 – Add owner contact information to property insurance reports
- Enhancement 4126 – Display last login and login history for owners and tenants
- Enhancement 4091 – Category options: group in a consistent order by type, when Strict Accounting is enabled, remove the Uncategorized option in Post Income/Expense forms
- Enhancement 3966 – Display sent messages as coming from the applicable user or subuser
- Enhancement 4055 – Warn tenant to check for accuracy when they enter a payment amount of $10,000 or greater
- Enhancement 3958 – Combine Rent Roll reports and add new options
- Enhancement 4061 – Show first and last names of owners and property managers in: Owner Contact List, Edit Property dropdown menus
- Enhancement 4071 – Add new “Delete Work Orders” property permission
- Enhancement 4088 – Added email reminder option for tenants who have insurance required
- Enhancement 4004 – Auto-populate Cleared Balance in the Bank Account Reconciliation dialog with the sum of the account’s reconciled transactions
- Enhancement 3965 – Add an advanced option to require a 10-digit phone number
- Validate email addresses for renters, owners vendors
- Enhancement 4063 – Add Dismiss Reminder button in the Edit Note dialog
- Enhancement 4060 – Display property managers’ first and last names after company on Property Manager Rents report
- Enhancement 3908 – Add an option to remove a property from rental listings on your free website when moving in a tenant: Remove Property From Online Listings When Moving in a Tenant
- Enhancement 4056 – Show login activity for primary and subusers: View Recent Logins
- Enhancement 4155 – Add more landlord insurance quote options in the program: Feature Update | New Enhancements Streamline Landlord Insurance Management
- Enhancement 4144 – Add custom term option for “application fee”: Feature Enhancement | New Term Customization Option for Application Fees
- Enhancement 4141 – Add liability limit to insurance options
- Enhancement 4020 – Add “Start Over” and “Resume” options to Bank Sync
- Enhancement 3074 – Add “Authentication app” (TOTP) as an additional second factor of authentication: New Two-Factor Authenticator App for Added Security
- Enhancement 4136 – Add support for legal page sizes in forms
*Bug Fixes and Issues*
- Fix 4069 – Hide “Other” section in Operating Statement B when empty
- Fix 4125 – Fixed the error if sending a statement or invoice to archived renters
- Fix 4127 – Owner disbursements appear as a separate line item in Owner Statement reports
- Fix 4090 – Remove category 100 ‘Security Deposit’ from the Category menu in Bank Sync. Enhancement: Group categories in the Category menu in Bank Sync by type (E.g., Income, Expense).
- Fix 4098 – Updated rent calculations sent to RentReporters to better fit their intake modelling.
- Fix 4108 – Overlapping “Date” and “Description” columns in Tenant Statement dialog
- Fix 4122 – Remove redundant “Owner Disbursement” line on Owner Statement reports
- Fix 3990 – Owner Statement report includes uncategorized and inverse transactions
- Fix 4113 – Show entire receipt in the Print Receipt dialog
- Fix 4117 – Restore missing fields and buttons on the Make Deposit screen
- Fix 4107 – Hide property, bank account, and owner checklists in Permissions when Full Access is already selected
- Fix 4093 – Create a Lease Expiration report when the selected owner has zero associated properties
- Fix 4086 – Restored the more info pages in Subscription Management
- Fix 4083 – Show admin all mailings sent via Mailing Manager by subusers
- Fix 4075 – Use the previous Statement Ending Balance for the following Statement Opening Balance in bank-account reconciliations
- Fix 4173 – Ensure the order of statements in All Statements matches the order of properties in Property
- Fix 4164 – List statements for renters of subunits once when viewing All Statements and filtering by Owner
- Fix 4095 – Visual glitch when adding property image
- Fix 4152 – Display reference number when editing a transaction
- Fix 4143 – Prevent some unwarranted system emails
- Fix 4151 – Update references to “Need Help?” to “Live Expert Help” to match updated button text.
Notable Product Update Recap
We’re always excited to share the new features and enhancements introduced each quarter that will help make your tasks automated, easier, and more efficient. We’re happy to highlight a few of the new features and enhancements that have been added to your software.
Streamlined Landlord Insurance Management
A New Dedicated Insurance Information Field and Property Insurance Report, along with Rentec Direct’s integration with Steadily Insurance, provides the tools for your Property Insurance management in one centralized location to select the best policy for you and stay ahead of policy renewals.
New and enhanced features include:
- Instant quote feature
- Insurance purchase
- At-a-glance property insurance viewing
- New Property Insurance Report
- Enhanced Property Filter to quickly identify properties with expired insurance, expiring soon, or no insurance, helping you stay ahead of renewals.
Learn more: Feature Update | New Enhancements Streamline Landlord Insurance Management
Security Updates
Rentec Direct prioritizes the security of your account and access to specific features. Enhancements that have been added this quarter include:
- Identify Unusual Account Access: Monitor and identify unusual or potentially risky account access for all managers and users on your account.
- New Authenticator App 2FA: Implement a new Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) option using an authenticator app for added security.
Learn more: View Recent Logins, New Two-Factor Authenticator App for Added Security
Maintain Compliance with Term Customization
A newly added feature allows you to customize the terms used for fees received during the pre-screening or application process, ensuring compliance with your local jurisdiction’s requirements.
Learn more: Remove Property From Online Listings When Moving in a Tenant
Business and Company Updates
Among Rentec Direct’s commitments is to our clients and the community. We are always proud to share awards, recognition, and In-the-news articles, as each one represents advancements we have made to provide all clients with the most modern features available, deliver the best service, or contribute to our community.
- Rentec Direct announces winner of 2025 Rentec Direct Tech Mastery Scholarship
- Rentec Direct is recognized among the world’s top software innovators in the 2025 SaaS Awards.
- Rentec Direct’s Kaycee Miller goes from honoree to judge of this year’s U.S. Chamber’s search for the Country’s Top Small Businesses
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:
- Automated NSF Fees for ACH Payments
- Print and export options for lead list
- Remodeled sidebar menu, improving navigation
- AI scanner for receipts and invoices
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 some highlights of what came out of the Rentec Direct developers’ office so far in 2025.
- Jan 15, 2025 Feature Update | New Permissions: Allow or Prohibit Ordering Letters Through the Mailing Wizard
- Feb 26, 2025 Feature Enhancement | New Notification Options for Scheduled Payment Reminders
- Feb 17, 2025 Feature Enhancement | Improved Bank Reconciliation Experience
- Feb 26, 2025 Feature Enhancement | New Notification Options for Scheduled Payment Reminders
- Mar 17, 2025 Feature Enhancements: Messaging via Work Orders Offers Preview, Customization, and Simplified File Selection Options
- March 2025 Feature Enhancement | Print Copies of Rental Communication Logs (Email, Text, and Notes & History
- Apr 16, 2025 New Feature | Customize Your Tenant Portal and Owner Portal Welcome Message
- May 14, 2025 Feature Enhancement | New Bi-Weekly Option for Online Rent Payments
- Jun 18, 2025 Feature Enhancement | Split Journal Entries
- Jun 24, 2025 New Feature | Full-Service Custom Domain Hosting
- July 22, 2025 New Feature | View Recent Logins: Security Enhancements
- Jul 24, 2025 Feature Enhancement | Remove Property From Online Listings When Moving in a Tenant
- Aug 13, 2025 Feature Enhancement | Rent Roll Made Simple
- Aug 29, 2025 Feature Update | New Enhancements Streamline Landlord Insurance Management
- Sep 15, 2025 New Feature | New Two-Factor Authenticator App for Added Security
- Sep 25, 2025 Feature Enhancement | New Term Customization Option for Application Fees
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