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Export your properties from Buildium to a CSV

Buildium exports property data through their Rental Owner or Rent Roll reports. Both work with Sara.

Steps

• Sign in to Buildium
• Click Rentals → Properties in the left nav
• Click Reports (top-right of the property list)
• Choose the Rent Roll report
• Set the date range to today (or any date you want the snapshot to reflect)
• Click Run report
• In the report view, click Export → CSV

Once you have the .csv, upload it in your SaraDesk dashboard → Properties → Bulk upload via CSV.

Buildium's export includes

• Property address (as a single column or split — SaraDesk handles both)
• Unit number, beds, baths, square feet
• Rent, lease start/end, tenant name
• Status (rented, vacant, in-progress)

SaraDesk recognizes rented as leased and vacant as available. Everything else — tenant name, lease dates, etc. — gets preserved on the property record and Sara can reference it if asked.

Troubleshooting

• Tenant names in the export — these get stored but Sara does NOT proactively share them with callers. She only mentions them if directly asked in a legitimate context (e.g. verifying an existing lease).
• Report has 200+ rows — no limit on SaraDesk's side. Upload as-is. If your dashboard feels slow with a huge property list, let us know.