Hello BiggerPockets, I'm going to start a thread that details my investment journey with Doorvest (https://doorvest.com) . Doorvest claims that they help identify, purchase, and own rental homes for a littles as 35K a...

Leeds has a diverse mixture of properties, from low-end to high-end.Here is a recent Birmingham Business Journal cover story about areas primed for growth:http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/print-editio...

Quote from @Tyler Koller: Quote from @Cliff Benner: I have not tried Baselane but I did try Stessa for a few minutes.As an Accountant, I need to be able to make Journal Entries and that is something Stessa does not have so I deleted it right away.For all my clients we sign them up with QuickBooks Online.

This is the lowest level since September 2024, putting rates today back in line with where they stood a year ago.For some broader context, here’s a chart for 30-year fixed mortgage rates over the past 5 years:Even with mortgage rates beginning to ease, affordability has not meaningfully improved, and a recent Wall Street Journal article breaks down the broader forces at play.

Journal Square, the Heights section, or West side ave by the college?

Yes, QuickBooks Online for owner-level books + your PM’s Buildium for tenant/operations is the best combo.QBO structure: use Locations = each property; Classes = Owner vs PM activity.Chart of accounts mapping: mirror Buildium’s categories (rent, repairs, utilities, fees) so imports line up 1:1.Monthly workflow: export Buildium GL/owner statement → import to QBO (journal or detail) and tag to the right Location.Keep these in QBO (not Buildium): mortgages/escrows, insurance, pre-PM repairs, licenses, mailbox/RA, general overhead.Bank feeds & rules: auto-tag recurring spends; reconcile monthly.Outputs for lenders/accountant: P&L by Property (Location), Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Debt Schedule, and a Schedule-E pack.

Those should be adjusted with journal entries in your bookkeeping software so everything ties back correctly.

Sellers received 90.9% of their list price in Austin, down from 92% last year, while metro sellers averaged 91.6%, compared to 92.8% in 2024.Overall, the September data indicates continued balance across the Austin-area housing market, with gradual changes in pricing, listing activity, and time on market consistent with seasonal patterns typically seen as activity tapers in the fall and inventory levels adjust ahead of the year’s end.The Austin Business Journal recently highlighted the metro’s continued economic strength, noting that the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.9% in August but remains well below both the Texas (4.7%) and U.S. (4.5%) rates.

Furthermore, you have to account for when payments are made out of the escrow balance such as when real estate taxes or insurance are paid.The best solution that I found is finding the details as the end of the year such as interest paid, end of year principal balance, escrow balance, taxes paid, insurance paid.If you have all that, you can do a year end journal entry to reconcile everything.Best of luck!

Research neighborhoods with growth potential, such as Journal Square in Jersey City, and use data analytics tools to assess profitability.