StoopKeep + TurboTenant: The Better-Together Landlord Stack (2026)
TurboTenant is excellent for tenant management. StoopKeep fills the gap it leaves behind: AI receipt tracking and one-click Schedule E exports. Here's how to use both.
TurboTenant Is a Solid Platform — For Tenant Management
TurboTenant has earned its reputation as one of the better free platforms for independent landlords. It handles the full tenant lifecycle competently:
- Listing distribution. Syndicates to Zillow, Realtor.com, Apartments.com, and more.
- Tenant applications. Online applications with credit, background, and eviction screening built in.
- Digital leases. Customizable state-specific templates with e-signature.
- Rent collection. ACH payments, auto-reminders, and payment history tracking.
- Maintenance tracking. Request submission, status updates (open / in progress / closed), and contractor assignment—more structured than most tools at this price point.
If you're a DIY landlord who deals with tenant turnover, TurboTenant saves you real time and money. Its free tier is genuinely useful, and the Premium plan ($119/year) unlocks additional lease tools and document features.
Where TurboTenant Leaves a Gap
Here's what TurboTenant doesn't do: help you with your taxes.
TurboTenant has a bookkeeping module that records income and expenses. But it uses general-purpose categories—not IRS Schedule E line items. There's no AI receipt scanning, no auto-categorization to Repairs vs. Insurance vs. Professional Fees, and no Schedule E export.
When tax season arrives, TurboTenant hands you a list of transactions. It doesn't hand you a finished Schedule E. You still need to go through every entry, figure out which IRS line it belongs to, and total it up by property. That's hours of work that could be automated.
This is the gap StoopKeep fills.
What StoopKeep Brings to the Stack
StoopKeep was built specifically for the problem TurboTenant doesn't solve:
- AI receipt scanning. Snap a photo of any receipt—contractor invoice, hardware store run, insurance renewal. The AI extracts the amount, vendor, and date, then maps it to the correct Schedule E line item automatically.
- "Needs Review" inbox. Every AI categorization surfaces for your approval before it's finalized. Accurate without being hands-off.
- Property-level ledger. Each expense is assigned to a specific unit, so your Schedule E is already organized by property when you export it.
- One-click CSV export. Clean, CPA-ready file sorted by IRS line and property. Import into TurboTax or hand it to your accountant.
- No-login tenant maintenance link. Tenants submit repair requests via a shareable URL—no TurboTenant account needed. The repair cost flows directly into your expense ledger.
How They Divide the Work
| Job to be Done | Best Tool |
|---|---|
| Listing & marketing vacancies | TurboTenant |
| Tenant screening | TurboTenant |
| Lease management & e-sign | TurboTenant |
| Online rent collection | TurboTenant |
| Maintenance request tracking | TurboTenant (more structured) / StoopKeep (simpler, no login) |
| AI receipt capture & categorization | StoopKeep |
| IRS Schedule E preparation | StoopKeep |
| Tax export for CPA or TurboTax | StoopKeep |
These tools solve different problems with almost no overlap. Using both means you have the complete picture—tenant operations handled by TurboTenant, tax prep handled by StoopKeep.
A Note on Pricing
TurboTenant Premium is $119/year. StoopKeep Pro is $99/year. Combined, that's $218/year to fully cover both sides of your rental business—tenant management and tax preparation.
StoopKeep's fee is 100% deductible on Schedule E Line 8. At a 22% tax rate, the effective combined cost is closer to $196/year.
Who This Stack Is For
This combination works well if you:
- Self-manage 1–10 units
- Already use TurboTenant and want to stop dreading tax season
- Are currently tracking expenses in a spreadsheet or losing receipts entirely
- Want to hand your CPA a finished Schedule E instead of a box of paper
You may not need StoopKeep if:
- Your CPA handles all bookkeeping and receipt collection for you
- You have fewer than 10 expenses per year and the spreadsheet is genuinely sufficient
The Bottom Line
TurboTenant and StoopKeep are a natural pair. TurboTenant covers everything from listing to lease. StoopKeep covers everything from first receipt to finished Schedule E. Neither duplicates the other.
If you're already using TurboTenant and still dread April, StoopKeep is the missing piece.
Try StoopKeep free and see how quickly your receipts become a finished tax report.