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Templates for Landlords.

Income, expense and tax tools for small and accidental landlords with one to four units — built so you can see true cash flow per unit and walk into tax time with your Schedule-E numbers already sorted. Track rent, expenses, leases, deposits and repairs from one connected file you own.

Own the records, not a subscription

Owning one to four units puts you in an awkward middle: a blank spreadsheet makes you build every formula yourself, and property-management software is built and priced for hundreds of doors. The tools here are the size that fits — structured files you own outright that track rent, flag who's late, sort expenses by tax category, count down to lease renewals, and hand you a Schedule-E year-end summary.

Sizing up a rental? Start free with the rental cash-flow calculator — no signup — then read what Schedule E is and how rental income and expenses land on it.

Wondering whether a spreadsheet is enough? Weigh a spreadsheet vs property-management software for the size of your rental.

Recommended tools

3 templates

An income and expense workbook for long-term rentals, a P&L workbook for short-term rentals, and a home maintenance log for the upkeep behind every unit — in Excel and Google Sheets.

Where we fit

Most tools force a choice between a blank spreadsheet you build from scratch and a monthly app that's overkill. Ardent Workshop is the rung in between — structure you own.

  1. Blank spreadsheet

    Free, but you build and maintain every formula, tab and layout yourself.

    • Free
    • Infinite setup
    • No structure
  2. You are here

    Ardent Workshop

    Owned, structured, connected workbooks — a one-time price, yours to keep.

    • One-time price
    • Structured & connected
    • Yours to own
  3. Generic SaaS app

    Powerful, but overkill, rented and locked-in — built for someone bigger than you.

    • Monthly rent
    • Overkill
    • Lock-in