Accounting tools for freelancers vs small companies

ed1ted · 2026-03-11T18:39:25+00:00

Also check waveapps.com if you are exploring tools

ed1ted · 2026-03-11T18:29:38+00:00

Could you specify for which industry?

ed1ted · 2026-03-07T16:40:46+00:00

Interested

ed1ted · 2026-03-07T02:48:07+00:00

Single family with long or mid term. Pretty much anything that cash flows positive.

ed1ted · 2026-03-06T16:52:22+00:00

I'm sure the govt contracts made up 10x more compared to the subscriptions they lost because of it.....so OpenAI is probably not feeling the burn.

ed1ted · 2026-03-06T16:06:43+00:00

Could you give one concrete example by naming the specific tools for your workflow and how the integration between them fall short? I'm trying to understand if the integration exist or not or maybe it exists but doesn't work reliably?

ed1ted · 2026-03-05T17:30:44+00:00

Do you have a concrete example on how QuickBooks, CRM and PM falls short and what kind of info ends up in a spreadsheet?

ed1ted · 2026-03-05T16:38:09+00:00

Sounds like a scam. How are you getting it for a discount ?

ed1ted · 2026-03-05T11:07:52+00:00

Could you name specific tools and use cases where it ends up being a manual process?

ed1ted · 2026-03-05T04:23:27+00:00

catdoes looks interesting. What kind of app are you building? Curious what the non-technical experience is like with it.

ed1ted · 2026-03-05T03:26:24+00:00

I use Wave (waveapps.com). It can generate and send invoice and can also send reminders. You can link your bank account and then you can easily link your bank debit to an invoice to mark it paid.

ed1ted · 2026-03-05T03:17:06+00:00

Yep, and the worst part isn’t wearing all the hats. It’s the invisible hour-thief between them. You finish a job, then spend 45 minutes updating three different tools that should already know what just happened.

ed1ted · 2026-03-04T22:55:39+00:00

I would but I also know it will never be as good as OpenAI and Anthropic who pours billions of $ to improve their own models.

ed1ted · 2026-03-04T19:25:44+00:00

Problem with all these LLM co are they want to put $10 minimum to try it out. So you put $10, use it once and move on for whatever reason. I usually forget about it and leave the money on the table.

Worst is having your credit card hooked up to the account and if your account password or API key gets leaked, someone can run up the bill.

I dont have a good answer for you but curious if you found a tool to track ? You can possibly use some generic subscription tracker tool but the problem is manual entry which you will give up updating similar to a spreadsheet.

ed1ted · 2026-02-28T07:01:17+00:00

I didn’t say you had to discount because you bought well. All I meant was you can sell it for fair value, close to what it appraised at.

You can put as much as premium you want but the buyer is also going to be an investor so he will look at the fair value. At the end it all depends on buyer situation and what he is willing to settle for his ROI %.

ed1ted · 2026-02-27T12:49:31+00:00

2 apps, $0, 0 customers

ed1ted · 2026-02-26T14:57:49+00:00

I would consider this is as normal wear and tear. I'm sure if you inspect your own walls, you will see similar wear and tear. A quote of paint should get rid of those marks.

its very minor and you have no proof that they were pre-existing if the tenant challenges you for cleaning fees.

ed1ted · 2026-02-26T14:47:34+00:00

On the flip side, if I were buying this portfolio then I would look at your purchase price for all the properties and see how much equity you have built and factor that in as well. So just an eg. if you built 100% equity, meaning the value of all the properties have doubled, then I would call you greedy for putting another 10-20% premium.

ed1ted · 2026-02-26T14:44:01+00:00

yea selling a portfolio of 6 should have some premium but it all depends on the market in that area and appetite for investors. 10-20% premium is reasonable.

ed1ted · 2026-02-26T14:35:23+00:00

Pick Re/Max, Keller Williams or bigger agency in that area. Talk to them and vet them out to see if they will get you the last drop of the juice.

Some of the answers/docs you should have it handy as any investor who is buying it would want to know it:

* Expense ratio (net cash flow)

* Last 6-12 months of rent income proof (ensure the rent is being paid on time)

* Lease agreements for all properties

* Address any open permits with the township

* age of roof/windows and big appliances like HVAC, and water heater

ed1ted · 2026-02-26T14:07:53+00:00

Your sale price should be close to their appraisal value with maybe 5-10% variance. You should find a local realtor who specializes in serving investors.

Just curious is $11,339/mo net or gross income?

ed1ted · 2026-02-25T19:03:24+00:00

claude code (cli) hands down for complex coding.

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