Karim D.
Short Term Rental Bookkeeping Guesty | Quickbooks | Appfolio | Airbnb
Accountant and bookkeeper specializing in real estate and property management. With 10+ years in accounting, bookkeeping, and audit preparation, I help real estate investment firms, property management companies, and landlords keep clean, compliant, and investor and audit ready books. REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING ✅ Three way Reconciliation ✅ Short Term Rental ✅Buildium & AppFolio setup, cleanup & ongoing management ✅ DRE-compliant trust & escrow account reconciliation (audit-ready) ✅ Owner statements, owner charges & fund allocations ✅ Rent roll tracking, tenant ledgers & rental income reporting ✅ Security deposit tracking & property-level financials ✅ 1099 preparation & year-end cleanup FULL-CYCLE BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING ✅ Xero & QuickBooks Online setup, cleanup, catch-up & monthly bookkeeping ✅ QuickBooks Desktop bookkeeping & migration to Xero or QBO ✅ Bank, credit card & clearing account reconciliation ✅ Accounts payable & accounts receivable management ✅ Chart of accounts design & optimization ✅ Payroll processing & expense categorization ✅ Month-end close & tax-ready books for smooth CPA handoff ✅ 1099s, W-2s, budgeting & financial projections SOFTWARE I WORK IN DAILY: ✅ QuickBooks Online (Certified ProAdvisor) & QuickBooks Desktop ✅ Xero (Certified Advisor) ✅ Buildium (Certified) | AppFolio | DoorLoop | FieldHub ✅ Guesty and Hostaway ✅ Excel (Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel Expert) FINANCIAL ANALYSIS & REPORTING ✅ Monthly Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet & Cash Flow statements ✅ Ratio analysis & KPI reporting for owners and investors ✅ Budgeting, forecasting & multi-year (3–5 year) business projections ✅ Cash flow analysis & scenario planning ✅ Investor-ready financial packages & management reporting WHY CLIENTS KEEP ME FOR YEARS, NOT WEEKS: - Certified Accountant - 10+ years in accounting, bookkeeping & audit preparation - Comfortable with high transaction volumes and minimal supervision. - Reconciled 24 months of LTR and STR Books for a 175-unit Property Management Company - Xero setup for a real estate investment firm, chart of accounts, classes, and reporting
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $13k
Billed in all: $49,664$50k
$3.3k in the last 6 months
Across 6 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 4% in Microsoft Excel
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