Guides
Short notes that match the books. Your CPA files.
Schedule E download for DIY landlords
What a Schedule E Part I file looks like: one column per property, rents on line 3, ordinary expenses on lines 5–19. What RentLedger.pro downloads for your CPA.
Schedule E software: included vs a paid add-on
Stessa and Landlord Studio put Schedule E on a paid plan. RentLedger includes the download with the books.
Rental property bookkeeping
Cash books by property for DIY landlords: tag each rent and expense to a property, keep deposits off income, reconcile to a statement.
Landlord spreadsheet vs books by property
A spreadsheet works until April. Books tagged to each property give your CPA a Schedule E column without re-sorting the year.
Who hasn’t paid rent
Due and overdue from rent you already recorded. Copy a reminder.
Security deposits are not rental income
A refundable deposit should stay off Schedule E line 3 while you hold it. How the books keep it separate.
Rental property accounting software
What DIY landlords actually need: books by property, a Schedule E worksheet, and a CSV.
Rental expense tracker
Tag each expense to a property and a Schedule E line. Cash books you typed.
Stessa Schedule E vs RentLedger
Stessa’s Schedule E / tax package is on a paid plan. RentLedger includes a Schedule E Part I download with the books.
QuickBooks and rental property books
You can export a QuickBooks 3-column CSV from RentLedger for a CPA who already uses QuickBooks.
Rental tax questions to take to your CPA
Schedule E lines, repairs vs improvements, depreciation, the 1098, mileage, QBI, and passive-loss rules — IRS pages to take to your CPA.
Which RentLedger? .pro vs the App Store vs .ai
RentLedger.pro is web books and a Schedule E download for US DIY landlords. Also see the iOS app on rentledger.org and tools at RentLedger.ai.