We get it — software is usually annoying. Here's how we're different:
Zero learning curve
You'll "get it" in 3 minutes
Designed to be obvious
If you can text, you can use Doortrackr.
End-of-year tax report
With one click
Finally toss that dusty receipt box
You know the one we're talking about
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about tracking rental expenses with Doortrackr
Doortrackr is expense tracking software built specifically for small landlords with 1-5 properties. Snap a photo of your receipt, assign it to a property and job (like "Kitchen Remodel" or "Tenant Turnover"), pick the IRS category, and you're done in 30 seconds.
Everything stays organized by property and job all year long, so at tax time you can generate IRS Schedule E reports instead of drowning in shoebox chaos. No accounting degree required.
QuickBooks is built for businesses with employees, payroll, and invoicing—total overkill if you just need to track rental expenses.
Excel means building your own system from scratch:
creating all the categories
figuring out how to organize by property
developing a naming convention for receipt images
storing everything somewhere that makes sense
and actually maintaining all of it. (Spoiler: nobody maintains it.)
Doortrackr is purpose-built for landlords: IRS categories already in a dropdown (just pick one), expenses organized by property AND job automatically, and tax-ready reports in one click. You can record an expense in 30 seconds without reading a manual.
Yes! If you're spending 2+ hours at tax time organizing receipts, you're losing more than $96/year in time value (we hope you know you're worth more than that).
Even with just one property, it's vital to track expenses by Job. This helps you know what things actually cost—so next time you can budget properly instead of guessing.
Doortrackr works great for landlords with 1-5 properties—and honestly, up to 10-15 if you're self-managing and just need expense tracking (not full property management). The free plan lets you test it. If it saves you stress and time, Premium pays for itself.
30 seconds or less. Not 30 minutes. Not "I'll do it this weekend" (you won't).
You're leaving Home Depot, you sit down in your car → Snap a photo of the receipt → Select property and job → Done. The AI scanner automatically fills in the date, vendor, and amount.
Everything stays organized in real-time so you never have to reconstruct your year from memory.
Jobs are how you group expenses beyond just "Property A" or "Property B." Think: Kitchen Remodel, Bathroom Refresh, Tenant Turnover, HVAC Replacement, Routine Maintenance—whatever makes sense for your rentals.
Why Jobs matter:
Capital vs Repair clarity: When you see all "Kitchen Remodel" expenses in one place, it's way easier to tell if it's a capital expenditure (depreciate over time) or a repair (deduct this year). Your accountant will love you.
Cost tracking for future planning: Wondering how much that bathroom remodel will cost on your next property? Look back at what it cost last time. Jobs give you real historical data so you stop guessing.
Organized chaos: Instead of scrolling through one giant expense list, just open the Job and instantly see everything related to that project. It's like having a filing cabinet that actually works.
Small landlords who use Jobs make better decisions and waste less time at tax season. It's that simple.
All of them. Every expense requires selecting an IRS category from a dropdown—no guessing, no mistakes. The system uses the exact Schedule E categories the IRS expects: Advertising, Auto & Travel, Cleaning & Maintenance, Commissions, Insurance, Legal & Professional Fees, Management Fees, Mortgage Interest, Repairs, Supplies, Taxes, Utilities, Depreciation, and Other.
Schedule E tables are ready at any time, with everything properly categorized by property. Export a PDF or just send your accountant a screenshot and watch them smile (or at least not sigh heavily, we're not sure if accountants smile).
Yes! The free plan supports 1 property (perfect for testing). Premium gives you unlimited properties, each with its own expense tracking, job organization, and reports. Every expense is tagged by property AND job, so you always know exactly what belongs where.
No more "wait, was that Home Depot receipt for Property A or Property B?" confusion.
Doortrackr organizes everything the way the IRS wants to see it. When tax season arrives, your Schedule E tables are already ready, separated by property showing all expenses in proper IRS categories. You can export as PDF or just send a screenshot to your accountant. The report includes:
Schedule E breakdown by property
Job summaries (great for distinguishing capital vs repair)
Individual receipt images, properly organized.
Your accountant gets clean, professional data instead of a shoebox. You save hours (and probably money on tax prep fees).
Welcome to the club. Population: every landlord ever. Good news: you can backdate expenses in Doortrackr. Add any past expenses as you wish, then stay on top of it going forward. Recording expenses takes 30 seconds or less, so once you're caught up, it's easy to keep current. Better late than never. And way better than the April panic spiral.
Free Plan: 1 property, 3 jobs, 5 receipts total. Perfect for testing the app and seeing if you want to stick with it.
Premium: $10/month or $96/year (save 2 months). Unlimited properties, unlimited jobs, unlimited receipts, full IRS-compliant reports, all features unlocked.
When to upgrade: When you hit the Free plan limits, or when you realize spending even 1 hour organizing receipts is worth more than $10/month. (Your time is worth more than $10/month... we assume. If not, we have concerns.)
