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For Landlords & Property ManagersQuickBooks cleanup for landlords and property managers.
Rental books that don't tie to the bank? My background is in commercial property accounting, so property books are familiar territory. I clean up QuickBooks for landlords and small property managers.
Prefer to do it yourself? The Landlord Bookkeeping Setup Pack for QuickBooks Online ($39) has a chart of accounts, setup guide, monthly checklist and per-property tracker.
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Common rental bookkeeping problems.
Operating and deposit accounts that don't reconcile
Income or expenses posted to the wrong property
Mortgage payments recorded as a single expense instead of being split
Security deposits recorded as income
Duplicate rent deposits from bank feeds
Opening balances that never matched when a property was added
Careful, documented cleanup — without disrupting your current books.
Property accounting standards, applied to your books.
My background is in commercial property accounting, where every number has to be sourced and documented. Lakeshore Ledger brings that same standard to landlords and property managers using QuickBooks.
What a landlord cleanup can include
- Reconciling each bank and credit card account to its statements
- Correcting transactions posted to the wrong property, class or location
- Reviewing how deposits, loan payments and transfers were recorded
- A summary of every correction for you and your tax preparer
How specific items should be treated (for example security deposits or repairs versus improvements) can depend on your situation — your tax preparer has the final say, and the cleanup summary makes their job easier.
Landlord QuickBooks cleanup pricing
Same fixed pricing as every Lakeshore Ledger project. You get a written quote before any work or payment begins.
A complete assessment of your QuickBooks file with written findings and clear next steps.
Reconcile and correct one month that won't tie out, with every fix documented.
Several months of accumulated errors brought back into balance, in order.
A full reset of long-neglected books. Quoted after your free assessment.
Common questions
Do you work with small landlords or only large portfolios?
The services are built for small business owners, landlords and property managers whose books don't tie out.
Can you separate income and expenses by property?
Fixing transactions posted to the wrong property is common cleanup work. The free assessment will show how your file is set up today.
Do you prepare tax returns?
Lakeshore Ledger focuses on QuickBooks cleanup and reconciliation. The goal is books your tax preparer can rely on.
Are you only for Chicago landlords?
No. I work remotely with clients nationwide.
Educational information only. Not tax, legal or accounting advice for your specific situation — talk with your tax preparer or attorney about your own facts.
Let's get your rental books to tie out.
Send a short note about what isn't matching. If you have a tax or lender deadline, include the date. You'll get a reply within 24–48 hours and a clear, no-pressure plan.
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