Rental bookkeeping

Bookkeeping records shaped around a rental property.

DwellTrack connects rent and expense activity to the tenant, lease, unit, property, receipt, and maintenance context that a generic spreadsheet often loses.

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One record from rent day to year end

Track rent received, outstanding charges, manual entries, payment receipts, expenses, and source documents in one landlord workspace. Review the same records by property instead of rebuilding them for tax season.

DwellTrack supports bookkeeping organization and exports. It is not a general ledger, tax filing service, or substitute for an accountant.

  • Payment ledger tied to tenants and leases.
  • Expense and receipt archive tied to properties.
  • T776-oriented PDF and CSV summaries.
  • Activity history for important record changes.

Know when a spreadsheet has reached its limit

A spreadsheet can work when entries are consistent and supporting documents are easy to find. Friction grows when multiple properties, partial payments, maintenance costs, tenant changes, and receipt requests all need the same underlying facts.

DwellTrack is the next step when you want connected records and repeatable workflows without adopting enterprise property-management software.

Sources

  1. Canada Revenue Agency: Completing Form T776, Statement of Real Estate Rentals (accessed 2026-07-25)
  2. Canada Revenue Agency: Keeping Records (accessed 2026-07-25)

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