Strategic Partner • Real Estate

Automating Financial Operations for a Property Management Company

A growing property management company managing multiple short-term rental properties needed to streamline their cleaner payment processes. The manual payroll system was time-consuming and prone to errors, taking up to 5 hours per week to process payments for cleaning staff.
95%
Time Saved

Reduced payroll processing time from 5 hours to 15 minutes per week

$6
Monthly Savings

Per property savings through eliminated transaction fees

100%
Automation

Fully automated daily payment processing requiring minimal oversight

24/7
Processing

Continuous automated payment processing with comprehensive audit trail

The Challenge

  • Time-intensive manual payroll processing
  • Risk of human error in payment calculations
  • Lack of automated tracking for completed cleaning tasks
  • Multiple system reconciliation required
  • High transaction costs from existing payment solutions
  • Need for accurate record-keeping for accounting purposes

Our Solution

Automated Payment Processing

  • Integration between property management system (HostAway) and banking infrastructure
  • Automated expense tracking and bill creation
  • Daily automated payment processing at 4:30 AM
  • Secure record-keeping in a dedicated database

System Integration

  • Custom API integration with HostAway for cleaning task completion verification
  • Integration with Mercury banking system for automated bill creation
  • Implementation of Superbase for secure data storage and processing
  • Automated cleaner ID matching across systems

Cost Optimization

  • Elimination of traditional payment processor fees (saved 2% per transaction)
  • Reduction in minimum transaction fees ($1.50 per transaction saved)
  • Streamlined banking infrastructure

Technical Implementation

Custom API integrations
Secure database implementation
Automated workflow scheduling
Banking system integration
Data synchronization across platforms

Long-term Impact

Scale cleaning operations without additional administrative overhead
Maintain accurate financial records for accounting purposes
Reduce operational costs through eliminated processing fees
Create a foundation for future automation initiatives
Improve relationship with cleaning staff through reliable payment processing
"The automated payment system has transformed our operations. What used to take hours each week now runs automatically every morning, and our cleaning staff appreciates the reliable, timely payments. The cost savings on transaction fees alone made this implementation worthwhile."
Property Management Company Owner

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