I like this one because it categorizes areas of the US as in multifamily Expansion, Hypersupply, Recession and Recovery.

Perhaps this will categorize me as a "hater" but if I inherit 500,000 don't be surprised or celebrate the fact that I will buy 100 units in the next 18 months. 

Buildium will also categorize each expenditure into the proper tax category. 

Everyone is going to have a different definition of finishing materials, but I'm generally referring to:- Appliances- Light Fixtures- Plumbing Fixtures- Flooring (Carpet, Tile, Wood)- Cabinets- CountertopsThe things I generally consider building materials, and ask my contractors to provide, include:- Lumber- Plywood- Siding- Roofing- Gutters- Paint- Rough electrical components- Rough plumbing components- HVAC components- Fasteners- Trim (Sometimes I'll provide this)- ConcreteI know some people categorize differently, but that's how I do it.

At the very least, getting an Elevation Certificate allows him to present the risk categorically to a buyer.

Get something cheap liek quicken that auto downloads all the bank transactions and then categorizes as personal, business, which property it refers to, etc. 

Making a repair to a system, isn't considered a repair to the building, but a repair to the system itself, so you have to understand how that repair affects the specific system to correctly categorize the expenses as a repair or capital improvement.)

The authors categorize housing prices at a median {household income} multiple of 5.1 or greater as Severely Unaffordable.  

You then can categorize it by classes to track the account and it’s expenses.

I have various tabs to categorize expenses.