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Bookkeeping for Real Estate Investors

Bookkeeping for Real Estate Investors

Per property books that track rental income, mortgage interest, property management, and repairs, all in QuickBooks Online. We onboard you, switch your properties over, and keep every door clean and current.

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Bookkeeping for real estate investors with rental property records in QuickBooks Online
Books built around your portfolio

Every property, tracked door by door

A rental portfolio only makes sense when the numbers do. We set up your books so each property carries its own income and expenses, from rent collected to mortgage interest, property management fees, insurance, property taxes, and repairs. When it is time to report your rental income and expenses to the CRA on form T776, the figures are already sorted and ready. No shoebox of receipts, no year end guessing.

What we track

Your rental bookkeeping, handled

Income per property

Rent, parking, laundry, and other receipts booked to the right unit so every door stands on its own.

Mortgage interest split

We separate the interest you can claim from the principal you cannot, so your deduction is right.

Repairs vs improvements

We flag current expenses against capital ones as they land, so nothing is miscoded at year end.

Vendor and expense tracking

Property management, contractors, utilities, and suppliers reconciled every month against the bank.

Statements per door

Clear reporting for each property, so you can see which units earn and which quietly leak cash.

HST and GST tracking

Where HST or GST applies to your holdings, we track it cleanly so remittances are never a scramble.

Portfolio roll up

Every property feeds one clean set of books so you see the whole portfolio at a glance.

Year round, not year end

We reconcile monthly so your books are always current, not rebuilt in a panic every spring.

How onboarding works

We switch your properties over for you

1

We review your setup

A short call to map your properties, mortgages, and how you collect rent today.

2

We move you to QuickBooks Online

We set up or switch your file to QuickBooks Online and structure it by property.

3

We connect and clean up

Bank and card feeds are linked, past months squared away, and every door coded.

4

We keep it current

Monthly reconciliations and reporting, so your rental books stay ready all year.

Client reviews

Rated 5.0 by our clients on Google

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E-commerce can get complicated fast with fees and multiple payment platforms. Better Books Canada broke it down in a way that actually made sense. Reports arrive on time and highlight what needs attention. It’s been easier to focus on growth instead of trying to reconcile transactions late at night.
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Emily Tomlinson
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Books are current and organized. Makes day to day operations easier. Happy with the support!
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Ezekiel Luanda
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This firm is amazingly detail focused and client centric. I have been using them since the conception of my business and without their expertise and dedication to the numbers of it all I would not be able to flourish the way I am. Furthermore, Bashar is personable, patient, incredibly knowledgeable, timely, trustworthy, genuine and all around a total win to have on any team for financial services.
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Tatiana
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As a consultant working with federal clients in Ottawa, I needed someone who understood proper documentation and clean records. The team organized everything and set up consistent reporting so nothing slips through the cracks. It has saved hours every month. Things just feel under control now.
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Appreciate the consistency. Reports come in on time and make sense. That’s really all that was needed.
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Pierre Frederick
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Bashar is incredibly competent, knowledgeable and honest. He is not a bookkeeper that likes to meddle in grey areas. He has worked for the CRA and does everything he can to protect and inform his clients. He provides an incredible amount of value compared to the amount that he charges, and it’s truly been a pleasure working with him. I highly recommend Bashar if anyone is looking for bookkeeping services in Ottawa.
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Professional and well-run business. Bashar was friendly, efficient, and knowledgeable, and the office was clean and easy to access. Everything was handled smoothly from start to finish. Highly recommend.
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Why investors choose us

Bookkeeping built for landlords

QuickBooks Online, done right

We work exclusively in QuickBooks Online and onboard every client onto it, structured so each property reports on its own. See our full bookkeeping services.

Repairs and improvements, coded correctly

We flag current expenses against capital ones as transactions land, so a new roof and a leaky faucet never get lumped together at year end.

Reporting you can actually read

Per property statements and portfolio views through our financial reporting, so you know exactly how each door performs.

Rent in, bills out, reconciled

Tight accounts payable and receivable tracking keeps rent owed and vendor bills in view every single month.

$10M+
accounts managed
1,000+
months of books completed
4
offices across the Ottawa region
5.0
average Google rating
Books and tax, working together

Clean books make tax season easy

When your rental books are current all year, filing is a handoff, not a fire drill. Clean records mean your rental income, expenses, and the split between repairs and improvements are ready the moment your return is prepared. Explore our tax for real estate investors service, or browse every niche across the industries we serve.

Ready to get your rental books in order?

Book a free consultation. We will look at your portfolio, show you how we would set it up in QuickBooks Online, and switch you over for you.

Help center

Real estate bookkeeping FAQs

Yes. We structure your file so every property carries its own income and expenses. That way you can see how each door performs, and your rental income and expenses are already sorted when it is time to report them to the CRA on form T776. See the CRA overview on completing form T776.
We work exclusively in QuickBooks Online. If you are on another platform or on spreadsheets, we onboard you and switch your properties over as part of getting started, so everything lives in one place.
We flag current expenses, such as routine repairs that keep a property in the same condition, separately from capital expenses that improve it or extend its life. Coding this correctly through the year keeps your books clean and your reporting accurate. The CRA explains the difference on its page about current expenses or capital expenses.
Yes. We separate the mortgage interest portion, which is generally deductible against rental income, from the principal repayment, which is not. This keeps your deduction accurate and your records ready.
No. We are fully virtual with secure digital records, so there is nothing to drop off or pick up. You share statements and documents digitally and we work from there. We serve investors across Canada, with four offices in the Ottawa region.
Yes. Catch up work is part of onboarding. We square away past months, code each property correctly, and then keep your books current with monthly reconciliations going forward.
Locations

Find us across the Ottawa region

Downtown Ottawa

116 Albert St, Suites 200 & 300
Ottawa, ON K1P 5G3

(613) 410-8202
Kanata

1000 Innovation Dr, Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K2K 3E7

(613) 509-1309
Orleans

114 Chancery Crescent
Orleans, ON K4A 4N3

(613) 454-1399
Embrun

867 Notre-Dame St
Embrun, ON K0A 1W0

(613) 510-0230
Open Monday to Friday, 8AM to 8PM at every location.