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Landlord Bookkeeping Checklist

The fastest path to tax-ready books is a consistent monthly close process. This guide walks you through reconciling bank accounts, confirming rent deposits, and categorizing property repairs. Includes a year-end section to organize owner draws, loan interest, and depreciation for your CPA.

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STR Payout Reconciliation Guide

For STR hosts, the #1 bookkeeping failure is mis-recording payouts. You must separate gross revenue from platform fees, cleaning income, refunds, and occupancy taxes. Otherwise revenue is wrong and deductions get missed. This guide shows a clean method that works in both QuickBooks Online and Stessa.

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Chart of Accounts Template

A standard rental property category set including income, repairs, supplies, and STR direct costs. Downloadable CSV gives you the exact structure for professional property-level tracking. Use this to standardize categories across your entire portfolio.

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Rental Property Profitability Calculator

Plug in your numbers, see true cash-on-cash return per door.

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1099 Vendor Tracking Template

A simple spreadsheet to track contractor payments all year.

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Capital vs. Repair Decision Tree

Quick visual to classify any expense correctly for the IRS.

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Year-End Close Checklist

Step-by-step closeout for landlords prepping for tax season.

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