Rental Portfolio Tracking in Spreadsheets Becomes Unmanageable at Scale
Landlords managing multiple rental properties typically start with Excel or Google Sheets, which become difficult to maintain as the portfolio grows and financial complexity increases. Manual spreadsheet tracking creates reconciliation errors, makes tax preparation harder, and provides no automated rent tracking or expense categorization. The shift from spreadsheets to purpose-built property management software has friction costs that many small landlords avoid until the pain becomes severe.
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