RESEARCH NOTE · REAL ESTATE · INVOICING AND CHASING PAYMENTSRE/INV

TIME SAVED BY AUTOMATION

How much time can real estate teams save by automating invoicing and payment follow-ups?

The study reports a reduction in rent-collection time among property managers using comprehensive automation systems.

KEY NUMBERS

Time saved
−42.1%
from the research
Sources
1
checked against the page
Example: hours back a year
109 h
at 5 h a week
Latest source
2024
United States
Where 42.1% sitsFIG. 1

The research reports one number, not a low and high. When more sources agree, this becomes a range.

What was measured

Reported reduction in rent collection time.

“42.1% reduction in rent collection time specifically”

DoorLoop, The Property Manager’s Guide to Getting Time (and Sanity) Back, 2024. Quoted word for word and checked against the page.

What automating it usually looks like

Invoices are drafted from the job, booking or order that already holds the details, sent on a set day, and matched against payments as they land. Reminders go out on a schedule, and anything unusual comes back to a person before it's sent.

Sources

FIGUREVALUESOURCETYPEREGIONYEAR
Reported reduction in rent collection time42.1%DoorLoop
The Property Manager’s Guide to Getting Time (and Sanity) Back
VendorUS2024

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METHOD AND DISCLOSURES

Every figure is copied word for word from a published source, then checked against the live page and reviewed by me before it appears here. Only studies, government statistics, research firms and software companies' own research are accepted.

A software company's research can favour its own product. Figures marked Vendor come from that kind of source, so read them as an indication, not a promise.

Calculated numbers use only the figures above. Your own result depends on how your team works today, which is what a short call pins down.