Joni and Kirk Yates are the founders of REI Books, LLC., a bookkeeping business tailored for real estate investors. They have extensive experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Joni has built a career in administration while Kirk is all about sales, management, banking, and mortgages. Their goal is to take the bulk of the papers and receipts so their clients can focus on growing their business.
Today, Joni and Kirk will explain how their business began working exclusively with real estate investors and what makes it different from other bookkeeping services. They discuss the benefits of hiring a bookkeeping service, the mistakes most of their clients make before hiring them, and why everything they do is cloud-based. They also share what could happen to your business and profits if you don’t keep accurate books.
“I’ve yet to meet an investor who said they got into real estate to do bookkeeping.’” – Kirk Yates
On Today’s Episode of Flip Talk:
- The difference between bookkeeping for a standard client and real estate investors.
- How their business is made to serve real estate investors.
- Mistakes real estate investors make when it comes to bookkeeping
- Their experience with odd clients.
- What is a “Bottom Line Report?”
- How their business process works.
- Their thoughts on tax setups.
Joni & Kirk’s Tips for Getting into Real Estate Investing:
- If you do the books right, the taxes will take care of themselves.
- Personal money should not be intertwined with the business.
- Bookkeeping is going to the cloud, so make sure you have a cloud-based bookkeeping software in your business.
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Reach Out to Joni & Kirk Yates:
- REI Books – Use coupon code DON to get 50% off your first month!
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