I hate data entry. I own a few doors, and every quarter I dread reconciling receipts for my accountant.
So I wrote a script that uses GPT-4 Vision. I take a crumpled, greasy Home Depot receipt, snap a pic, and the AI extracts the data and tags it with the correct Schedule E category (Repairs, Utilities, CapEx, etc.). It exports straight to a CSV.
It took me 2 hours to set up, and it processed 50 receipts in about 3 minutes with 95% accuracy.
I'm thinking about polishing this up into a simple web app for other landlords. No fluff, just drag-and-drop PDFs or phone photos, and it spits out a clean spreadsheet for your CPA.
Before I waste time building this:
1. Do you currently use QuickBooks, Stessa, or just a shoebox?
2. What is the most annoying part of tracking your property expenses?
3. Would you pay $15-$20/month for a tool that eliminated manual data entry?
I'm not selling anything yet. Just trying to see if I'm the only one who finds this tedious.