Before you begin
- Confirm the building scope and the source period being reviewed.
- Have supporting records for running expenditure and know how collected rent is represented.
- Distinguish operating costs from tenant charges, deposit liabilities and acquisition/renovation capital expenditure.
The illustrations use fictional demonstration records. Follow your organisation’s review and approval process before issuing changes.
An owner can see the recorded day-to-day cost behind rent receipts and identify which month or building needs closer attention.
What the workflow coordinates
The page summarizes the selected scope into totals, a chart and a monthly table. No live bank feed, verified recurring-cost scheduler, forecast or full-return model was observed.
What people review
People classify and enter supported costs, reconcile the period and scope, investigate exceptions and decide what action the figures justify.
Select the portfolio or building
Open Running costs and choose All buildings or a particular building from the scope selector. Keep that scope visible when discussing totals so a single-property review is not mistaken for the whole portfolio.
The property scope of every figure is clear.
The property scope of every figure is clear.
Read income, costs and net together
Review the displayed Income, Costs and Net totals for the shown period. The page defines the view as rent collected versus day-to-day running costs, so do not describe Net as a complete investment return or assume it includes every tax, financing or capital item.
The meaning and limits of the operating-cash figures are understood.
The meaning and limits of the operating-cash figures are understood.
Use the monthly table to explain the chart
Compare each month’s income, costs and net in the table with the corresponding chart series. Investigate a negative or unusual month against the underlying recorded activity rather than treating seeded zeros or a visual trend as evidence of real portfolio performance.
Changes in the displayed trend have a source-record question or explanation.
Changes in the displayed trend have a source-record question or explanation.
Prepare a supported operating-cost entry
Use Add cost when a day-to-day cost needs to be recorded and review the actual form offered. Check the property, purpose and amount against the supporting invoice or record before saving, and avoid duplicating an amount already entered through another cost workflow.
The proposed cost belongs in the operating view and has an identifiable source.
The proposed cost belongs in the operating view and has an identifiable source.
Separate operating review from other financial questions
For a tenant receivable, use the relevant rent/expense ledger; for purchase or renovation spend, use Acquisition & renovation. Return to the same Running costs scope for the next review so movements are assessed consistently rather than combining unlike totals from different pages.
The review has a clear operating question and sends other transactions to the right source workflow.
The review has a clear operating question and sends other transactions to the right source workflow.
What you should have at the end
The intended result is an understandable operating view of collected rent, recorded running costs and the displayed net by month. Review the selected building, period and source cost entries when explaining the chart or comparing its totals.
Demonstration notes and availability
- Reviewed against the official demo at demo.estatereal.io. Screenshots are native 3× captures in English/light mode. Preset records and enabled functions can change.
- This review followed navigation, record tabs and unsaved forms. It did not submit payments, signatures, invitations, messages or irreversible record changes.
Useful answers
Is Net the investment return on the building?+
This view compares recorded rental income with running costs. The page describes collected rent less day-to-day running costs for the selected scope.
Can I compare two totals from different scopes?+
First align building and period. A portfolio total, one-building total and acquisition/renovation figure answer different questions.
Are recurring charges or bank feeds verified here?+
No. Use Add cost for the relevant building or unit and choose the appropriate category and recurrence details. The running-cost register lists recorded costs; bank-feed services are not illustrated here.