How much should I budget for repairs and maintenance?

A common starting benchmark is 1% to 4% of property value annually, or roughly $3,000 to $6,000 per year on a $300,000 property. Actual spend depends on property age, tenant wear, and how proactive your maintenance scheduling is. Median repairs and maintenance expenses increased 46% between 2018 and 2022. Preventive maintenance, routine inspections, and clear vendor scopes reduce the frequency of expensive emergency repairs.

Can I see how Shuk works before committing?

Yes. Schedule a demo with our team and we'll walk you through Shuk with your portfolio in mind. You'll see exactly how the platform works for your setup, ask any questions, and decide if it's the right fit before you commit.

How much should a landlord budget for maintenance and repairs?

A common starting benchmark is 1% to 4% of property value annually, or roughly $3,000 to $6,000 per year on a $300,000 property. Actual spend depends on property age, tenant wear, and how proactive your maintenance scheduling is. Track maintenance spend as a percentage of rent per property each quarter. A spike in one property is a signal to investigate deferred repairs, vendor pricing, or tenant behavior before the issue compounds.

As low as $2 per unit per month: $5 per unit at 1 to 4 units, stepping down automatically to $2 per unit at 31 to 40 units. No setup fees, zero ACH transaction fees, and no hidden charges. Above 40 units we build pricing with you directly.

Expense Management

Every expense, tax-ready from day one.

Shuk categorizes every expense against IRS Schedule E from the moment you log it. Tag by property, vendor, and date, attach digital receipts, and export reports to PDF or Excel at tax time for your CPA.

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Expense entry form with Schedule E category picker and receipt attachment

Schedule E-aligned categories

Every expense is filed against a real Schedule E category from the start - not a generic bucket you sort out in April. Your CPA will notice.

✓ Built for independent landlords + PMs

02 Tag by property and vendor

Every expense is tied to the property it affects and the vendor who did the work. See spending by property and by vendor without digging.

✓ No hidden fees

03 Digital receipts, always

Attach photos or PDFs of every receipt directly to the expense. When an audit comes - or you just forget what something was for - the proof is one click away.

✓ Included, as low as $2/unit

Simplicity

Stop sorting shoeboxes in April

Most landlords track expenses in one of two ways: a shoebox full of receipts, or a spreadsheet that falls apart by month three. Shuk replaces both with structured expense records that are already in the shape your tax return needs.

Pre-built Schedule E categories

Expenses are organized into IRS Schedule E categories, such as advertising, cleaning and maintenance, insurance, repairs, supplies, taxes, and utilities.

Depreciable labels

Mark expenses as depreciable so your accountant knows what to look at. The label drives no calculation; Shuk does not calculate depreciation.

Vendor and property tags

Slice by any dimension - one property, one vendor, one month - without rebuilding a formula.

Expense list filtered by property with Schedule E category column

Expense report organized by Schedule E category

Tax Season

Tax prep without the all-nighter

When it's time to file, your expenses are already organized the way the IRS asks for them. Export to PDF or Excel, send it to your CPA, and you're done.

Tax-time export

Export the Expense Tracker report to PDF or Excel and hand it to your CPA.

Organized records

Each expense carries its date, category, amount, vendor, and property, with a digital receipt whenever you attach one.

Works with your CPA

Shuk doesn't replace your accountant - it gives them cleaner data so they can do more with less billable time.

Schedule E Aligned categories
Digital Receipt storage
PDF & Excel Tax-prep exports
As low as $2 Per unit / month

Compare

How Shuk compares on expense management

A side-by-side look at what the big platforms charge for the same basics Shuk includes for as low as $2 per unit.

Feature	Shuk	AppFolio	RentRedi	TurboTenant
Schedule E categories	Pre-built	Custom only	AI-assisted	Basic
Digital receipt storage	Included	Yes	Yes	No
Property-level tagging	Included	Yes	Yes	Limited
Vendor tracking	Included	Yes	Limited	No
Depreciable asset flagging	Label only	Yes	No	No
Tax export (PDF / Excel)	PDF and Excel	Yes	Yes	Basic
Flat per-unit pricing	As low as $2 / unit / mo	Tiered + min fee	Flat	Flat (paid plan)

What Landlords & Renters are saying...

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