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For real estate investors, developers and brokerages

Four LLCs.
One clear picture.

Bookkeeping for real estate operators running more than one entity — separate books kept correctly, inter-entity transfers recorded on both sides, and consolidated reporting without assembling it by hand every quarter.

  • Since 2023
  • Real estate only
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Multi-entity consolidation

Multi-entity consolidationFour separate entity ledgers feeding into one consolidated portfolio report.Entity AEntity BEntity CEntity DOne report

Four entity ledgers, kept separate, consolidating into one portfolio view.

Where real estate books come apart

Not dramatic failures. The ordinary ones that compound until a quarter-end takes a week.

  1. Each entity is its own set of books

    And they have to agree with each other, which nobody checks until they don't.

  2. Inter-entity transfers recorded once

    Money left one entity and never arrived in the other's records.

  3. Consolidated reporting assembled by hand

    Every quarter, from scratch, by whoever is least busy.

  4. Commission splits in a spreadsheet

    Calculated carefully and reconciled to nothing.

  5. A property that moved between entities

    Now neither set of books is right, and the trail is gone.

  6. Year-end arriving early

    The CPA asks for something nobody can produce without three weeks' notice.

Entity-per-book complexity is where doing it yourself stops working — usually somewhere around the third LLC.

Books that stay separate, reporting that comes together

This is the work we're strongest at, and the one almost nobody else is selling to real estate operators.

How it works

  • Each entity keeps its own clean set of books
  • Inter-entity transfers recorded on both sides
  • Consolidated reporting generated, not assembled
  • Multi-currency handled where entities cross borders
  • Property transfers between entities documented on both ledgers
  • Distribution schedules by entity and by partner

Why it matters

Consolidation is the part that breaks first. One entity is straightforward. Three is manageable if someone is careful. Four or more, and the quarterly rebuild becomes a job nobody wants and everybody rushes.

Generated reporting removes the rebuild entirely — which is also what makes the numbers trustworthy, because nothing is being retyped.

How we automate it →

Commission splits that reconcile

Brokerage commission is where a spreadsheet and a bank account quietly stop agreeing.

What we track

  • Agent splits and tier thresholds
  • Brokerage share and desk fees
  • Referral fees in and out
  • Deductions and chargebacks
  • Reconciliation against actual deposits
  • 1099 preparation support for your accountant

Where we stop

We track and reconcile commissions. We don’t run your commission plan, set split structures, or act as broker of record. If your splits are disputed, we can show you what was actually paid — we can’t tell you what should have been.

Software we work in

QuickBooks Online

Certified

Full setup, migration, ongoing management, cleanup and API-level work. Most of our delivered work sits here.

Xero

Certified

Full bookkeeping, reconciliation and cleanup — the same depth as QuickBooks Online, for clients already on it.

Also supported

QuickBooks Enterprise

Bookkeeping for larger, more complex QuickBooks setups.

AppFolio

Bookkeeping, reconciliation and account cleanup.

Buildium

Bookkeeping and reconciliation.

Rent Manager

Bookkeeping and reconciliation for managers running it.

QuickBooks Desktop

Bookkeeping and migration to QuickBooks Online.

Zoho Books

Bookkeeping and reconciliation.

Odoo

Accounting module bookkeeping and reconciliation.

Sage Intacct

Bookkeeping for multi-entity portfolios already on it.

Wave

Bookkeeping and cleanup, and migration where it's outgrown.

NetSuite

Bookkeeping for larger, multi-entity operators.

We work in all of the above. We’re not going to claim the same depth everywhere that we have in QuickBooks Online and Xero, because you’d find out.

What a month looks like across entities

  1. 1

    Ongoing

    Coded by entity

    Every transaction lands against the right entity and property as it arrives.

  2. 2

    Mid-month

    Payables and transfers

    AP run, and inter-entity movements reconciled on both sides.

  3. 3

    Month end

    Close and consolidate

    Each entity closed, then consolidated reporting generated across all of them.

  4. 4

    Quarterly

    Investor and lender reporting

    Distribution schedules and lender-ready packages, in the format they asked for.

Book a books review

You’ll work with a named bookkeeper, not a ticket queue.

Records your CPA can actually work from

We don't file your taxes. That's your CPA's job, and they're better at it than a bookkeeper would be.

What we prepare

  • Clean entity-level books, closed and reconciled
  • Documented allocations with a visible trail
  • 1099-ready vendor records
  • Fixed asset and depreciation schedules for review
  • Year-end packages in the format your accountant asked for
  • Direct coordination with them, so you're not the middleman

Where we stop

We don’t file returns, we don’t give tax advice, and we don’t sign anything. What we do is make sure your accountant isn’t reconstructing a year in March — which is usually where the cost and the risk actually sit.

Before and after

Before

  • Four entities, four spreadsheets, one quarterly rebuild.
  • Inter-entity transfer recorded on one side only.
  • Commission splits reconciled to nothing.
  • Year-end starting with three weeks of reconstruction.

After

  • Four clean ledgers and one generated consolidated report.
  • Both sides recorded, reconciled and agreeing.
  • Splits tied to deposits actually received.
  • Books closed monthly, so year-end is a handover.

Work we can describe

We don't publish client names or outcome figures without written permission. This is what we can tell you.

  • 8+years


    Practitioner experience

    Bookkeeping and accounting across the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Europe.

  • 6markets


    Multi-jurisdiction work

    Multi-currency accounting for operators holding assets across borders.

  • 2years


    Longest ongoing engagement

    Continuous accounting function in QuickBooks Online. Clients leave quickly when numbers can't be trusted.

What you’d normally expect to see here

Client names and logos

Not without written permission. Several clients handle other people’s money; being named isn’t neutral for them.

Outcome percentages

We won’t publish a figure a client hasn’t verified and agreed we can use.

Before-and-after screenshots

Real ones contain real financial data. Properly anonymised examples are in progress.

If that leaves this thinner than a competitor’s page, that’s a fair trade. You can verify everything on it — and you can ask us for references before you sign anything.

Who does the work

Muhammad Baqa

Accountant and bookkeeper

8+ years in bookkeeping and accounting across the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Europe. Multi currency accounting, real estate and construction industry work, cleanup and catch up, month end and year end close.

Credentials

  • QuickBooks Online Certified ProAdvisor
  • Xero Certified Advisor
  • B.Com — Bachelor of Commerce
  • MS Economics and Finance

No industry awards — none have been received, and we’d rather say so than invent one.

Who we work with

  • Real estate investors

    Entity-per-book complexity and consolidated reporting across holdings.

  • Developers

    Project cost tracking and capitalisation that survives a lender's review.

  • Brokerages

    Commission reconciliation against actual deposits, not against a spreadsheet.

  • Real estate agencies

    Agent splits at volume, with referral fees and chargebacks tracked.

  • Syndications

    Investor distribution accounting and partner-level reporting.

  • Construction and build-to-rent

    Job costing that reconciles to the general ledger rather than sitting beside it.

Common questions

Can you handle several entities?

That's the work we're strongest at. Each entity keeps its own clean set of books, inter-entity transfers get recorded on both sides, and consolidated reporting is generated rather than assembled by hand each quarter.

Do you file our taxes?

No. We prepare records your CPA can work from and coordinate with them at year-end. Filing is theirs — they're better at it than a bookkeeper would be.

Do you work with our existing CPA?

Regularly. We're not trying to displace anyone. We make sure your accountant isn't reconstructing a year in March.

How do you handle commission splits?

We track and reconcile them — agent splits and tiers, brokerage share, referral fees, deductions and chargebacks, reconciled against actual deposits. We don't run your commission plan or act as broker of record.

Our books are behind. Is that a problem?

It's the most common reason people call. Cleanup is scoped and quoted separately from ongoing work, because nobody knows how much there is until the books are opened.

What if we don't actually need you?

We'll tell you. If your books are current across every entity and you're happy with them, you don't have a problem we solve.

Start with a books review.

We’ll tell you what’s actually wrong, what it takes to fix, and whether you need us at all.

We reply within one business day. Everything you send stays confidential and goes only to the people who’d work on your account.

If your books are current and you’re happy with them, we’ll tell you that too.