Question 1

What is Doortrackr?

Accepted Answer

Doortrackr is income and expense tracking software built specifically for small landlords. Snap a photo of your receipt, log rent and other income, assign everything 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.

Question 2

How is Doortrackr different from QuickBooks or Excel?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Do I need this if I only have 1-2 rental properties?

Accepted Answer

Yes! If you're spending 2+ hours at tax time organizing receipts, you're losing more than a year of Doortrackr 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. The Free plan lets you run one property with unlimited jobs, receipts, and income — try it for real. When you add properties, Plus ($6.99/month) covers 2–5 rentals. If it saves you stress and time, it pays for itself fast.

Question 4

How long does it take to record an expense?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

What are Jobs and how do they help me?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

What IRS Schedule E expense categories does Doortrackr support?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 7

Can I track multiple rental properties separately in Doortrackr?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Free supports 1 property (perfect for testing). Plus covers 2–5 properties. Pro handles 6+ — as many as you need. Each property gets its own income tracking, expense tracking, job organization, and reports. Every entry 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.

Question 8

What happens if I sell a property?

Accepted Answer

Nothing gets erased. Mark it as sold with the date, and it stays visible with a Sold badge — full history intact, still included in reports for the year you sold it. No separate archive graveyard to dig through later.

Question 9

How does Doortrackr help with tax preparation and Schedule E?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 10

What if I'm already behind on tracking my expenses?

Accepted Answer

Welcome to the club. Population: every landlord ever. Good news: you can backdate entries in Doortrackr, and CSV import lets you pull in a whole year's worth of spreadsheet data at once (CSV import is available on web.). Add what you remember, then stay on top of it going forward. Recording income and 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.

Question 11

What's included in Free vs Plus vs Pro?

Accepted Answer

Free: $0/month — 1 property, unlimited jobs, receipts, and income on that property. Perfect for testing the app for real. Plus: $6.99/month or $59.99/year (~$5/month, saves $23.89) — 2–5 properties. This is what most small landlords need. Pro: $14.99/month or $119.99/year (~$10/month, saves $59.89) — 6+ properties. Same unlimited jobs, receipts, and income on every property. When to upgrade: When you add a second property, or when you realize spending even 1 hour organizing receipts is worth more than $6.99/month. (Your time is worth more than $6.99/month... we assume. If not, we have concerns.)

Feature	THIS IS US Doortrackr Plus	Stessa Pro	Baselane Core	Landlord Studio Pro	RentRedi Grow	TurboTenant Pro	QuickBooks Plus
True monthly cost (when paid annually)	$5	$28	$0*	$13	$12	$16.58	$140
Group expenses by Job	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✓ (needs setup)
AI receipt scanning	✓	✓	✕	✓	✓	✕	✓
Schedule E report	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✕
Ease of use	Easy	Fair	Clunky	Easy	Fair	Fair	Clunky
Banking lock-in	No	No	Coercive	No	No	No	No

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