Deal Analysis
House Hacking Numbers: How to Tell If a Duplex, Triplex or Fourplex Actually Works
The two numbers that decide a house hack, your effective housing cost today and your cash flow after you move out, and how to calculate both honestly.
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Operations
How Much CapEx Reserve Per Unit? Build Your Own Number Instead of Guessing
Skip the one-size rule of thumb. List the big components, estimate their remaining life and cost, and you'll know exactly what to set aside per unit each month.
Operations
How Much Should You Raise the Rent? A Small Landlord's Renewal Playbook
Check the rules, price against real comps, then compare the increase with the true cost of losing a good tenant. A worked example with made-up numbers.
Start here: The Small Landlord's Toolkit
What this is, who it's for, and the three things to do first.
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Taxes
Landlord Tax Deductions Checklist: 25 Expenses Small Landlords Often Miss
A line-by-line checklist of commonly overlooked rental expenses, the records that back them up, and the questions to bring to your tax preparer.
Operations
Security Deposit Basics for Landlords: What to Know Before You Collect a Dime
Limits, holding the money, documenting condition, lawful deductions, return deadlines, and tax treatment. Plus a checklist of what to look up in your state.
Operations
Rent Collection Tips for Small Landlords: A System That Gets You Paid On Time
Clear lease terms, easy payment methods, automatic reminders, and a calm, consistent playbook for when rent is late.
Deal Analysis
How to Calculate Cash-on-Cash Return on a Rental Property (With a Worked Example)
The formula, a step-by-step example with made-up numbers, and the honest expense assumptions that keep a "great deal" from turning into a money pit.
Taxes
Schedule E Categories for Landlords, Explained Line by Line
What goes on each Schedule E expense line, with plain-English examples, common gray areas, and how to set up your books so tax time is copy-and-paste.
Bookkeeping
How to Set Up a Rental Property Expense Tracking Spreadsheet (That You'll Actually Keep Up With)
The columns, categories, and 10-minute monthly habit that turn a messy shoebox of receipts into a clean, tax-ready rental ledger.