Knowledge Hub
Practical guides for your first rental, your next property, and your everyday bookkeeping with Mogul Books.
Find your starting point
Your first rental. Get the books right from day one.
Buying your first investment property? Set up separate accounts, organize closing records, and build a routine for expenses, depreciation, and tax preparation.
Read the guide 3 min readYour rental books shouldn’t come with another upsell
Ready to leave rising accounting subscriptions and upgrade prompts? Evaluate rental workflows, compare total costs, and preserve your records through the switch.
Read the guide 3 min readNew home. New landlord. Now what?
Keeping your previous home as a rental? Separate household spending, document the conversion, and prepare records for depreciation and your first rental tax season.
Read the guideStart Here: The Basics
Rental Property Chart of Accounts: A Practical Guide
Explore the Mogul Books chart of accounts for rent, deposits, mortgages, repairs and depreciation, with guidance on choosing the right account. Learn the underlying database design of Mogul Books, the structure of our 4 core ledgers, and how our prescriptive accounting controls keep your books completely audit-proof.
Real Estate Journal Entries: Examples & Reference
Find debit and credit examples for property purchases, rent, deposits, mortgages, sales and transfers between LLCs in one accounting reference.
Setup & Configuration Guides
Real Estate Ledger Design: Why Property is a Dimension
Rental Property & Unit Setup in Mogul Books
Tenant Lease Ledger and Tracking Payments
Rental Property Vendor Setup & Expense Tracking
Rental Property Loan Setup & Amortization
Connect Banks & Credit Cards to Mogul Books
Invite Your CPA & Team: Mogul Books Access Guide
Mortgage Closing Costs: Tracking Fees, Points & Amortization
Transaction & Tax Walkthroughs
Rental Property Repairs vs. Improvements: Expense or Capitalize?
Rental Property Depreciation: Basis & Journal Entries
Security Deposit Accounting: Journal Entry Examples
Rental Property Mileage: Tracking & Journal Entries
Mortgage Interest Accrual: Journal Entry Examples
Mortgage Payment Journal Entry: Principal, Interest & Escrow
Real Estate LLC Contributions & Distributions: Entries
Advanced Transactions
Want to see these configurations live?
Mogul Books takes the complexity out of property double-entry ledger bookkeeping. Test out our interactive command-bar and rule triggers inside our sandbox ledger.