RehabROI vs QuickBooks
QuickBooks is general-purpose accounting you can bend to real estate. RehabROI gives you real-estate-native, project-based books — plus the deal analysis, rehab management, and design QuickBooks was never built for.
| Capability | RehabROI | QuickBooks |
|---|---|---|
| Deal analysis (70% rule, ARV, ROI) | ||
| Rehab project management (scope, bids, tasks, draws) | ||
| Project-based double-entry books + Schedule E | Partial | |
| Lead generation / deal sourcing | Partial | |
| Integrated banking + rent collection | Partial | Partial |
| Interior design & staging suite | ||
| AI assistant & automation | Partial | |
| All-in-one (one platform for the whole deal) |
“Partial” means supported but not a primary focus. Comparison reflects each tool's positioning; verify current features on their sites.
Stop bending QuickBooks to fit a flip.
QuickBooks can keep books for a rehab, but only after you wire up classes, projects, and a chart of accounts by hand — and it still won't underwrite a deal or manage the rehab. RehabROI's books are real-estate-native out of the box: project-based double-entry with a per-deal P&L and a Schedule E, sitting next to the deal analysis, the rehab workflow, and the design studio. Many investors run RehabROI as the operating system and keep QuickBooks (if at all) only for the entity's top-level tax filing.