Guides

Written by a landlord, not a marketing team.

I self-manage a small portfolio two time zones from where I live. These are the things I had to figure out the slow way — the tax form, the deposit paperwork, the monthly routine that keeps the books from drifting. No fluff, no listicles. The aim is that a fellow landlord reads one and walks away able to do the thing.

Jamison · Founder, resty.ai · self-managing landlord

7 min read
The 10-minute monthly close for a rental portfolio
A repeatable first-of-the-month routine: reconcile rent, log expenses, check renewals, glance at cash flow.
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9 min read
Schedule E for small landlords, line by line
What each Schedule E line actually means for a 2–10 unit residential landlord — including the depreciation line spreadsheets skip.
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8 min read
Security deposits: a paper-trail checklist
A documentation pattern for holding, deducting, and returning a deposit so an evidence trail exists if it's ever disputed.
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More are in the works. The changelog email goes out monthly if you want to know when a new one lands — see the changelog.

The 10-minute monthly close for a rental portfolio

Schedule E for small landlords, line by line

Security deposits: a paper-trail checklist