Landlord resources

Practical guides on rental maintenance, taxes, and documentation for small landlords.

• Are Rental Property Repairs Tax Deductible? What to Track

  Repairs are deductible — the hard part is proving them. Here is exactly what to record.

• How to Handle Tenant Maintenance Requests Without the Chaos

  A simple four-stage system that works whether you have one unit or five.

• How to Document Rental Repairs for Deposit and Insurance Disputes

  Disputes are won on documentation. The four pieces of evidence that decide them.

• Text-Message Maintenance Requests: The Simplest System for Small Landlords

  Tenants already text you. Turn that into an organized, trackable maintenance system — without asking anyone to download anything.

• The Seasonal Rental Property Maintenance Checklist

  Most expensive repairs are preventable. A simple season-by-season checklist to catch small problems before they become big ones.

• Spreadsheet vs App vs Text: The Best Way to Track Rental Maintenance

  Three ways small landlords track repairs — with the honest trade-offs of each.

• Free Rental Maintenance Software for Small Landlords: Your Options

  What "free" actually covers, where the catches are, and how to pick a plan that grows with you.

• Landlord Maintenance Request Apps: What Small Landlords Actually Need

  Most maintenance “apps” fail on one thing: tenants won’t download them. Here’s what to look for instead.

• How Can Tenants Report Maintenance Without Downloading an App?

  Every tenant already has texting. Almost none want your app. Here’s how no-app maintenance reporting works.

• Tenant Maintenance Request Form: What to Include (and a Faster Way)

  A request form captures the right details — but only if tenants fill it out. Here’s the fields, and a faster path.

• Property Management Software vs. a Simple Maintenance Tool

  If your main pain is repairs, you probably don’t need a full property-management platform. Here’s how to tell.