A monthly checklist for landlords

A few days before the month starts

• Check the leases that end in the next month or two.
• Look at vacant spaces and decide what needs doing to rent them.
• Note any tenant who has said their payment will be different or late.

On the due date

1. Mark rent as it arrivesUpdate your record the same day, while you remember who paid and how.
2. Say thanksA short thank-you message to tenants who paid makes the next month easier. It is a friendly note, not an official receipt.

The day after

Look for anyone still unpaid and send a light reminder. Our guide on how to ask for late rent has the wording.

Once a week

• Log any expenses, with the property, the amount and what it was for.
• Keep photos or copies of bills somewhere you can find them.
• Reply to any tenant messages you have not answered.

At the end of the month

1. Check what you collected against what you expectedIf the two match, you are done. If not, the gap is your follow-up list.
2. Add up your expensesRent in minus money out tells you what the month was worth.
3. Export or back up your recordsA CSV copy once a month is cheap insurance.

wrentrack does most of this arithmetic for you. See landlord expenses and monthly reports for how.