Guides

Property management guides for real rental workflows

Practical EstateDesk guides for rent tracking, water billing, caretaker coordination, tenant issues, vacancy marketing, remote landlords, move-outs, and Kenyan rental operations.

Billing

Rent tracking workflow for landlords and property managers

A practical guide to moving from spreadsheets to structured rent charges, payment records, unpaid tenant follow-up, and month-end reporting in EstateDesk.

9 min read

Water billing workflow from meter reading to tenant charge

How caretaker readings, office approval, tenant water bills, billing history, and move-out reconciliation fit together in rental operations.

8 min read

Comparisons

EstateDesk vs Excel: why Kenyan landlords outgrow spreadsheets

How EstateDesk replaces rent spreadsheets with M-Pesa allocation, water billing, KRA eTIMS-ready receipts, offline caretaker queues, and double-entry accounting for Kenya rental portfolios.

8 min read

Integrations

Organization API keys and vacant-unit listings

How organization admins create API keys, authenticate requests, and publish vacant units to external apps using the public vacant-houses endpoint.

7 min read

Kenya

Kenya rental operations from tenant onboarding to reporting

How Kenyan landlords, agencies, and caretakers organize tenants, leases, rent, water billing, vacancies, maintenance, and reporting in one workspace.

10 min read

Maintenance

Tenant issue tracking from report to closure

How tenants, caretakers, and office teams keep maintenance requests visible with assignments, status updates, and searchable issue history.

7 min read

Marketing

Vacancy marketing and tenant discovery for rental units

How property teams publish vacant units, help tenants discover homes by location, and handle enquiries with clearer property context.

7 min read

Operations

Caretaker field workflows for rental properties

How caretakers use EstateDesk for meter readings, maintenance issues, inspections, and office coordination without relying on chat screenshots alone.

8 min read

Move-out review checklist for rent, water, and inspections

A practical move-out review framework that combines rent balance, water charges, inspection notes, and issue history before clearance decisions.

7 min read

Remote management

Diaspora and remote landlord property management

How overseas owners and remote landlords review tenants, balances, maintenance, vacancies, and team activity without relying on informal summaries.

8 min read

Tax & compliance

KRA eTIMS-ready rental receipts in EstateDesk

How EstateDesk builds eTIMS/eRITS-shaped receipts on verified payments, what credentials you need, and how live submission works for Kenyan property managers.

7 min read

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