Write off, no invoice?

[Tom Server]

I am a first-time property owner, and I just purchased a triplex; I kept the original landscaper.  He doesn't send out invoices and just gets paid by zelle. How do I write that off at the end of the year, if i have no invoices? 

[Manny Vasquez]

For materials and/or services for any of my investment properties where the contractor/person does not give me a receipt, I do one of two things:

1). I choose to jot-it down on a notebook where I keep track of my expenses.  I then turn over this expense notebook to my CPA so that he can use it to offset my taxes. 

2). I-if it's "big expense", I get ahead of this issue by whipping out a receipt book (you can buy one at any store like Target, Wal-Mart, Staples, Office Depot, etc) and jot down the work that was performed, materials, hours, amount of people, other expenses, etc. In short, I write down the total amount that was paid to perform the project.  If possible, I may have the service provider sign-it as a "just in case".

By the way, it was my CPA that provided both ideas to me :)