Resources
Practical guides on property management, accounting and multi-jurisdiction compliance.
Owner statements that actually reconcile
The owner statement is the one document owners read closely. What a good monthly statement contains, why it has to tie back to the trust account, and how to stop it costing you a weekend each month.
Tenant screening without an SSN: how it works in Australia and New Zealand
US-style screening breaks the moment you cross the Pacific. How identity, history and affordability checks actually work for tenants in Australia and New Zealand, and the privacy rules that govern them.
Schedule E and 1099s: the US rental tax paperwork, explained
How rental income and expenses flow onto Schedule E, when property managers must issue a 1099-NEC to contractors and a 1099-MISC to owners, and the records that make tax time painless.
Section 21 is gone: UK lettings compliance after the Renters' Rights Act
Section 21 no-fault evictions ended on 1 May 2026. What replaced them, the Section 8 grounds, and the deposit-protection, Right to Rent and safety rules UK letting agents still have to get right.
Rental bonds and the TPAR: an Australian property manager's guide
How residential rental bonds are lodged with state authorities, the usual limits, and when a property management business has to lodge a Taxable Payments Annual Report (TPAR) with the ATO.
The German operating-cost statement (Betriebskostenabrechnung), explained
What the Betriebskostenabrechnung is, which costs are apportionable under the BetrKV, the §556 BGB twelve-month deadline, and what property managers operating in Germany need to get right.
Bank reconciliation for property managers: what actually has to match
A plain guide to three-way reconciliation for property managers: matching the bank feed to the ledger to the owner, where it breaks, and how to make month-end stop eating your evenings.