The Rental Property Bookkeeper™ Course

Is bookkeeping for rental properties confusing?

Rental bookkeeping isn’t the same as small business bookkeeping — and treating it like it is leads to confusion, errors, and missed tax opportunities.

Instead of feeling confident, you feel stuck…
Unsure how to structure your accounts, track multiple properties, or make sense of depreciation, loans, and income streams.

This course is for you.

INTRODUCING...

The Rental Property Bookkeeper™

Price: $297.00

Inside this course, you’ll learn how to: 

✔ How rental property bookkeeping actually works
✔ How to track rental income and expenses correctly
✔ How to record assets, loans, and capital improvements
✔ How to handle depreciation and security deposits
✔ How to reconcile accounts and avoid common mistakes
✔ How to produce reliable financial reports for owners and CPAs

Whether you manage one rental or a growing portfolio, this course gives you the systems, clarity, and confidence needed to maintain professional-level books and understand the true financial performance of your rental properties.

Course Outline:

  1. Module 1 - Introduction to Bookkeeping for Rental Properties

    3 lessons
    1. 1.1 What is bookkeeping?
    2. 1.2 Bookkeeping Terminology for Rental Properties
    3. 1.3 What makes rental bookkeeping so unique?

  2. Module 2 - Setting up your bookkeeping system

    3 lessons
    1. 2.1 Picking Your Accounting Software or System
    2. 2.2 Opening Separate Bank Accounts
    3. 2.3 Connect Bank Feeds (if using software)

  3. Module 3 - Chart of Accounts

    4 lessons
    1. 3.1 Organizing your Chart of Accounts
    2. 3.2 Using Classes and Locations in Quickbooks
    3. 3.3 Using Subcategories to Track Income & Expenses
    4. 3.4 Multi-Property Tracking

  4. Module 4 - Tracking Income and Expenses

    7 lessons
    1. 4.1 Why tracking income and expenses is so important
    2. 4.2 Types of Rental Income
    3. 4.3 Multiple Income Streams Per Property
    4. 4.4 Tracking Property Expenses
    5. 4.5 Understanding Depreciation Expense
    6. 4.6 Repairs vs. Improvements
    7. 4.7 Mortgage Payments

  5. Module 5 - Tracking Assets & Liabilities

    9 lessons
    1. 5.1 Recording Rental Property
    2. 5.2 Land
    3. 5.3 Building Improvements
    4. 5.4 Land Improvements
    5. 5.5 Furniture & Fixtures
    6. 5.6 Accumulated Depreciation
    7. 5.7 Recording Property Loan
    8. 5.8 Security Deposits
    9. 5.9 Owner Equity in Rental Property

  6. Module 6 - Managing Cash Flow and Financial Statements

    5 lessons
    1. 6.1 Understanding Cash Flow
    2. 6.2 Cash Flow vs. Taxable Income
    3. 6.3 Profit Loss versus the Balance Sheet
    4. 6.4 Creating Financial Statements
    5. 6.5 Analyzing Financial Statements

  7. Module 7 - Tax Considerations for Rental Properties

    6 lessons
    1. 7.1 Preparing for Tax Season
    2. 7.2 Active vs Material Participation
    3. 7.3 Tax Forms for Rental Properties
    4. 7.4 Tax Strategies
    5. 7.5 Passive Activity
    6. 7.6 What the IRS Actually Cares About

  8. Module 8 - Selling your Rental Property

    3 lessons
    1. 8.1 Preparing to sell your rental property
    2. 8.2 How a Gain Affects your Taxes
    3. 8.3 How a Loss Affects your Taxes

BUILD SMARTER RENTAL BOOKS TODAY!

Turn complex properties into clean, accurate, and tax-ready financials.

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I'M BETH.

 

Education:
- Undergraduate Degree in Communications and Business from Susquehanna University
- Masters of Accounting Degree from Nova Southeastern University

For more info, please visit www.heygoodbookinllc.com

I’ve been an accountant since 2007, specializing in small business and corporate accounting. In 2011, I shifted into tax, where I gained a deeper understanding of how bookkeeping directly impacts the tax return.

When your books are clean, organized, and structured correctly, everything else falls into place — from tax preparation to financial decision-making.

I created these products to simplify the bookkeeping process, create consistency, and help you maintain accurate, tax-ready financials year-round.

When tax season comes, there’s no stress — just clean books, clear reports, and a smooth handoff to your CPA.

"I recently had the pleasure of working with Beth. My experience was nothing short of outstanding."

Irene Kiselev

"Beth is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to bookkeeping and taxes. HIGHLY recommend!"

Aaron Mends