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There are better tools than the Zillow rental spreadsheet for landlords.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you’re searching for rental properties, you may have heard of Zillow. Zillow is a popular online real estate platform that allows you to search for homes, apartments, and other properties for rent or sale. It also provides some real estate tools including a Zillow rental spreadsheet, which is a tool that helps landlords track income and expenses. It is free to download<\/a> and use, however, it lacks some features that are important to have when managing rental property. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limitations of Zillow Rental Spreadsheet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The spreadsheet is designed for up to five properties<\/strong>. If you start using the Zillow worksheet, you’ll quickly run out of room if you have more units. Or, if you have a roommate situation and want to track which individuals have paid rent, then you’re limited again. You need to add more lines to the spreadsheet to accommodate more properties. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Zillow rental spreadsheet does not generate reports<\/strong>. Do you want to know the profit and loss for an individual property? The Zillow worksheet<\/a> only totals the income and expenses for all properties and shows that number as a cell. You cannot view profit and loss by month. Additionally, the worksheet cannot easily generate a report to help complete Schedule E, which needs to be filed at tax time with Form 1040.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. You need to know how to use a spreadsheet.<\/strong> When you download the Zillow rental spreadsheet, you will need to open it in a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets to use it. And if you add additional lines to the spreadsheet, then you will need to update the formulas to capture totals. So you will need some knowledge of spreadsheets to comfortably and accurately navigate your data.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    RentalIncomeExpense.com is a Superior and Free Tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A better, completely free alternative is RentalIncomeExpense.com<\/a> is designed for landlords. It is free. Landlords simply enter income and expense information based on Schedule E categories. You do not need to adjust formulas based on information you record. You can generate reports including profit and loss and Schedule E Helper with just one mouse click. And, there is no limit to the number of properties you can track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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