Deposits
Security deposit interest calculator
Interest owed on a held deposit, by state rule and holding period.
The binder every self-managed landlord meant to keep
Calculators that fund the reserves, templates that print, and state-by-state guides with the statute cited and the date it was checked. Nothing to sign up for.
- Monthly rent
- $1,850
- Costs and reserves
- $1,691
- Net cash
- $159
The example unit used across this site — the same figures the cash flow calculator returns with its reserves funded.
The tools
All 23 toolsDeposits
Security deposit deduction calculator
Build the itemised statement: damage, cleaning, unpaid rent, balance due.
Deposits
Move-out inspection checklist
Room-by-room condition record you can print and both parties can sign.
Deposits
Maintenance request form
Tenant repair request, landlord response and dated work log on one sheet.
Rent & Returns
Prorated rent calculator
Partial-month rent by the three accepted day-count methods.
Rent & Returns
Rent increase calculator
New rent from a percentage or dollar rise, with the notice window.
Rent & Returns
Rental property cash flow calculator
Monthly cash flow after debt service, vacancy, capex and management.
Rent & Returns
Cap rate calculator
Net operating income over price — and what the number is not telling you.
Rent & Returns
Cash-on-cash return calculator
Annual pre-tax cash flow against the cash you actually put in.
How the binder works
01
Work the number
Every calculator funds the reserves before it prints a result, so a unit that looks positive here is positive with a roof fund behind it.
02
Print the paper
Notices, receipts, ledgers and inspection sheets that fill in on screen and print on one page. Nothing to sign up for and nothing stored.
03
Check the rule
Every figure, cap and deadline on this site carries the statute it came from and the date it was read. When it is not verifiable, it is not stated.
Four sections
Deposits
Deposits & Move-Out
Taking a deposit, holding it where the statute says, deducting only what you can prove, and getting the itemised statement out before the clock runs down.
4 tools, 6 guides
Rent & Returns
Rent, Fees & Returns
Proration, increases, ledgers and receipts on one side; cap rate, cash flow, depreciation and the sell-or-hold call on the other.
12 tools, 3 guides
Leases
Leases & Notices
Writing the lease, renewing it, ending it, entering the property, and every notice that has to be served before a court will look at you.
6 tools, 8 guides
Screening
Screening & Software
Applications, screening reports and adverse action on one side; the landlord software people actually compare before they buy on the other.
1 tool, 3 guides, 9 comparisons
Recent guides
All 20 guidesAre security deposits taxable?
When a deposit becomes rental income under IRS Publication 527.
6 min
Landlord tax deductions
What Schedule E actually lets you take, line by line.
10 min
Landlord right of entry
Notice you must give, hours you may enter, and emergencies that waive it.
7 min
What is a tenant screening report?
The report section by section, what the law keeps off it, your FCRA duties.
8 min
Security deposit small claims court
What happens when a deposit dispute is filed, and how landlords lose them.
8 min
How to raise rent on a tenant
Timing, the letter, the conversation, and the renewal you want to keep.
7 min
Types of eviction notices
Pay-or-quit, cure-or-quit, unconditional quit — and when each applies.
8 min
Tenant screening questions
What to ask an applicant, and the questions that are illegal to ask.
7 min
Software, compared
All 9 comparisonsTurboTenant vs Avail
Two free-to-landlord platforms, priced on what the tenant pays.
TurboTenant vs RentRedi
Free-with-fees against a flat landlord subscription.
Buildium vs AppFolio
Where a self-managed portfolio outgrows itself — and what that costs.
SmartMove vs RentPrep
Same-day TransUnion report against a human-reviewed background check.
Zillow Rental Manager vs Avail
Listing reach against a full lease-and-payments workflow.
Free tenant screening services
Which screening is genuinely no-cost to the landlord, and who pays instead.
Stessa vs Baselane
Two free landlord banking apps: free-tier books, Schedule E and real APY.
Hemlane vs TurboTenant
Per-unit service tiers against free software and flat-fee full service.
Baselane vs Avail
Equifax add-ons against TransUnion pick-your-reports, and who pays.
Keep the binder current.
23 tools, 20 guides and 9 comparisons, each carrying the date its facts were checked. No account, no paywall, no newsletter you cannot leave.