I do my own bookkeeping; if you can't, expect to pay $25/hr. or so to get it done. 

Keeping the books - Using the right management software that fits mobile home parks, bookkeeping correctly, and using the right accountant who understands parks and the benefits of depreciation will all be important.

Who here on Bigger Pockets has a bookkeeper that they use to help scale their business and if not what do you do to help mitigate the stress of balancing your books?

Hi everyone,I am looking for suggestions on the best/easiest/cheapest book keeping software to keep track of my books for a few rental properties.  

Let's say I did one of the following: buy a computer for looking for properties, bought a file cabinet for bookkeeping, go to lunch with real estate agents to help plan my business, drive to look a potential deals.

I use my CPA for my both my full time business and my REI business and he get my book keeping, payroll, and tax prep business so I pay a monthly fee.  

If you want to consider the amount of her income from a job source for which she is the bookkeeper, better to ask for documentation such as her W-2 or 1099, or their whole tax return from 2016.About the credit accounts from retail outlets.... some folks do that to get an instant discount on a large purchase.

You can let your tenants pay through the software, and then that information flows into the bookkeeping of the unit.  

Each LLC will cost you $800/yr CA state franchise fees + setup fees + maintenance/bookkeeping fees + extra tax prep fees.

I know most managers can charge upwards of 10% or more for their monthly management however, my manager not only charges 7% (will do for less if you have a lot of rentals) but I realized it was more than worth it, especially as they handle all the accounting/bookkeeping for me as well for year end taxes as well as have their own in house repair services.