What We Deliver

    AppFolio numbers trustworthy enough to steer by.

    When leadership asks "what is the number?" — there should be one answer. Not three spreadsheets, a Slack thread, and a debate.

    We install the accounting architecture, controls, and reporting discipline inside AppFolio — then we run it for you. Not a cleanup project. Not a reporting package. A done-for-you finance function that makes your financial reality trustworthy — and keeps it that way.

    Where It Breaks

    The signals that something is not right.

    Bank Recs That Never Finish

    You open AppFolio to check a balance and realize last month's reconciliation still is not done. Owner statements go out with caveats. You are always one step behind.

    Margin Leaks Nobody Tracks

    Revenue climbs, but the money does not seem to stick. Maintenance costs drift, vendor rates creep, and nobody catches it until the CPA flags it at year-end.

    Month-End Is a Fire Drill

    Close depends on one person, a handful of spreadsheets, and a week of late nights. If that person is out, the whole thing stalls. Every month is a scramble.

    Numbers Nobody Trusts

    Your AppFolio reports exist. They are technically complete. But leadership does not trust them — because the chart of accounts is a mess, categories shift, and reconciliation is close enough.

    What we install and run.

    These are the specific components we build into your AppFolio environment. We do not hand them off. We operate them — month after month — so your leadership gets clean numbers without living in the books.

    AppFolio Chart of Accounts Rebuild

    We rebuild your account structure so it serves management reporting, tax compliance, and property-level decision-making. One version. We maintain it.

    Entity and Property Structure

    We build proper structure and connections between entities, properties, and bank accounts inside AppFolio. Ownership and relationships are clearly defined — so every transaction routes correctly and reporting rolls up the way your business actually operates.

    Bank and Credit Card Connections

    We connect every feed, configure every rule, and run every reconciliation on a cadence. No more manual imports, no more mystery transactions sitting in suspense.

    Month-End Close Process

    We run a documented, repeatable close with a calendar, checklist, and quality gates. 7–10 days, no fire drills. We own this process end to end.

    Owner Statements and Management Reporting

    We produce statements your owners trust and your investors expect. Management reports that connect financial results to operating drivers — delivered on schedule, every month.

    Loan and Insurance Tracking

    We track loan balances, payment schedules, and insurance policies inside AppFolio so nothing lapses and nothing gets missed. Renewal dates, escrow requirements, and lender reporting — all managed by our team.

    HUDs and Accruals

    We handle settlement statement entries, closing cost allocations, and accrual schedules so your books reflect economic reality — not just cash movement. Every acquisition and disposition is recorded correctly from day one.

    A/P and A/R Oversight

    We manage the full payables cycle and maintain oversight of receivables — vendor bills, owner draws, tenant charges, and aging reviews. Nothing sits unresolved, and cash flow timing is always visible.

    Variance Analysis and Exception Routing

    We catch margin leakage, cost drift, and budget misses early — before they mature into year-end surprises. We surface exceptions with owners and recommendations, not just data.

    Trust Accounting and Compliance

    We maintain clean separation between operating funds and trust funds. Reconciliation cadence and controls that keep you compliant — handled by our team, not yours.

    What changes.

    These are realistic ranges from comparable engagements. Results vary by portfolio size, team readiness, and data quality.

    Systems and Processes
    Before

    Transactions get coded differently every time depending on who entered them. No standards, no conventions, no defined process. The books reflect whoever touched them last — not how the business actually works.

    Install

    We bring a fully built, proven accounting system — already running across dozens of AppFolio portfolios — and fit it to your business. The foundation is established and tested. We calibrate the details to match how you operate.

    After

    Everything runs on a system that was already working before we arrived. Consistent, reliable, and built around your portfolio — not pieced together from scratch. The right way, every time.

    Month-End Close
    Before

    Month-end has no owner, no deadline, and no defined process. It starts when someone gets to it. Some months it is three weeks late. Nobody is sure which version of the numbers is final.

    Install

    We take over the close. Defined calendar, sequenced checklist, reconciliation gates — all run by our team inside AppFolio on a fixed schedule, every month.

    After

    Close runs in 7–10 days, every month, without exception. It does not depend on your team's bandwidth or your availability. It is done. It is right. It is on time.

    Reporting
    Before

    Owner reports go out late and get corrected twice. Lender packages get assembled the week they are due. Management reports either do not exist or live in a spreadsheet nobody fully trusts. Every stakeholder is seeing a different picture of the same business.

    Install

    We deliver owner statements, lender packages, and management reports on a fixed schedule — each tied back to the same set of reconciled books, every month without exception.

    After

    Every stakeholder gets the right report, in the right format, on time. Owners stop calling. Lenders stop chasing. Leadership finally has numbers they can run the business from.

    CFO Support and Strategy
    Before

    There is no one in the business thinking strategically about the numbers. Decisions about hiring, growth, pricing, and capital get made reactively — when something breaks or someone asks a question nobody can answer.

    Install

    We become your fractional CFO. Scheduled calls, proactive analysis, and hands-on involvement in the decisions that actually move the business — pricing strategy, growth planning, cash management, and capital allocation.

    After

    You have a strategic partner who knows your portfolio, watches your numbers, and tells you what they mean before you have to ask. Decisions get made with someone in your corner who has seen this before.

    How financial truth travels through AppFolio.

    source transactions → integrity layer → decision-grade signals → leadership action

    01

    Intake

    Every transaction flows into AppFolio through defined channels — rent collections, bank feeds, vendor bills, owner draws. We own the intake rules and make sure nothing lands in the wrong bucket.

    02

    Validate and Organize

    We apply consistent account classifications, verify entity and property mapping, and run reconciliation gates that catch errors before they compound. Structure is maintained — not hoped for.

    03

    Close and Deliver

    Our team runs the month-end close and produces the outputs — owner statements, management reports, cash position — all from the same reconciled data set, on schedule, every month.

    04

    Advise and Act

    We surface the signals that matter — cash posture, margin trends, cost exceptions — while there is still time to respond. Your leadership meetings shift from reviewing data to making decisions.

    Clear on what this is. Clearer on what it is not.

    What it is

    • A done-for-you AppFolio accounting department and CFO function installed into your company.
    • We rebuild the foundation, then we run it — month-end close, reporting, reconciliations, all of it.
    • A finance operation designed to scale with your portfolio — not a project that ends with a handoff.

    What it is not

    • Not a consulting engagement that hands you a binder and walks away.
    • Not bookkeeping support with a fancier title.
    • Not a reporting package disconnected from the underlying accounting controls.
    • Not a dependency on one person. We are a team with documented systems. The operation does not break when someone is out.
    Next Step

    If your close depends on heroics, let's talk.

    Every engagement starts with a discovery call. We learn your portfolio, your AppFolio setup, and where it's breaking — then send a full proposal with scope, timeline, and price.

    Short call. No pitch. Just a clear read on whether there's a fit.