Overview
Stessa (owned by Roofstock) is a financial tracking tool for real estate investors. It focuses on income and expense tracking, cash flow analysis, tax reporting, and portfolio performance. It does not offer lease management, rent collection processing, maintenance tracking, or tenant communication.
RentSolve AI is a full property management platform that includes all of these plus AI automation and legal compliance.
What Stessa Does Well
Stessa excels at financial tracking. It imports transactions from linked bank accounts, categorizes income and expenses, generates tax-ready reports, and provides portfolio-level performance metrics. For investors focused purely on the financial performance of their properties, Stessa provides excellent visibility.
It's free for the basic tier with premium features available through Stessa Pro.
What Stessa Doesn't Do
Stessa is not a property management platform. It doesn't draft leases, collect rent, handle maintenance requests, communicate with tenants, manage e-signatures, or provide legal compliance tools. You need a separate PM platform for day-to-day operations and can use Stessa for financial tracking, or you can use a platform like RentSolve AI that includes financial tracking alongside full PM features.
Using Both Together or Choosing One
Some landlords use Stessa for financial tracking and a separate PM platform for operations. This works but adds complexity and cost. RentSolve AI includes financial tracking, Schedule E reports, and per-property P&L alongside lease management, rent collection, maintenance, and legal compliance.
For landlords who want everything in one platform, RentSolve AI is the simpler choice. For those who specifically want Stessa's financial analytics depth and use another PM tool, the combination works.