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This Disclaimer applies to realestatebookkeeper.com and all related articles, videos, tutorials, spreadsheets, templates, charts of accounts, import files, examples, emails, downloads, and other educational materials published by Lochside LLC, doing business as The Real Estate Bookkeeper ("we," "us," or "our").

By accessing or using our website or materials, you acknowledge and agree to this Disclaimer, together with our Terms of Use.

1. Educational Information Only

All content and materials provided by The Real Estate Bookkeeper are for general educational and informational purposes only.

Nothing on this website or in our materials constitutes accounting, bookkeeping, tax, legal, investment, financial, lending, insurance, or other professional advice.

Our content is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional who has reviewed your specific facts, records, business structure, properties, tax situation, accounting software, and financial circumstances.

You should consult an appropriate accountant, bookkeeper, tax professional, attorney, financial adviser, lender, insurance professional, or other qualified adviser before making decisions based on our content.

2. No Professional Relationship

Viewing our content, downloading a resource, submitting a form, subscribing to emails, communicating with us, or booking an introductory call does not create a professional, fiduciary, accountant-client, bookkeeper-client, attorney-client, or advisory relationship.

A professional services relationship exists only after you and The Real Estate Bookkeeper enter into a separate written engagement agreement.

Until such an agreement has been signed, you should not rely on us as your accountant, bookkeeper, tax adviser, attorney, financial adviser, or representative.

3. No Accounting or Tax Advice

Accounting and tax treatment can vary based on many factors, including:

• Entity type;
• Tax elections;
• Property ownership;
• Financing arrangements;
• State and local law;
• Business purpose;
• Supporting documentation;
• Timing;
• Materiality;
• Accounting method;
• Taxpayer circumstances; and
• Guidance from your professional advisers.

An account classification, journal entry, workflow, chart of accounts, or bookkeeping method shown in an example may not be appropriate for your records.

We do not prepare tax returns or provide legal or tax opinions through this website or its educational materials.

References to tax treatment, deductions, depreciation, cost segregation, capitalization, entity structure, or reporting requirements are general educational discussions only.

4. QuickBooks and Software Disclaimer

Our content may include tutorials, demonstrations, instructions, or examples involving QuickBooks Online or other accounting software.

Software features, menus, interfaces, subscription levels, terminology, import requirements, limitations, and workflows may change at any time.

The steps shown in a tutorial may differ from what appears in your account based on:

• Your subscription;
• User permissions;
• Company settings;
• Location;
• Software updates;
• Connected applications;
• Accounting configuration; or
• Changes made by the software provider.

You are responsible for confirming that any instructions are appropriate for your current software version and company file.

QuickBooks and Intuit are trademarks of Intuit Inc. Unless expressly stated otherwise, The Real Estate Bookkeeper is not affiliated with, sponsored by, approved by, or endorsed by Intuit Inc.

5. Downloadable Resources and Templates

Our downloadable resources may include:

• Charts of accounts;
• Import spreadsheets;
• Journal-entry templates;
• Checklists;
• Workpapers;
• Sample reports;
• Transaction files;
• Bookkeeping workflows;
• Instructions; and
• Other templates or examples.

These materials are starting points only. They are not designed for every business, property, accounting system, tax structure, or reporting requirement.

Before using or importing a resource, you are responsible for:

• Reviewing every account, transaction, amount, date, classification, and instruction;
• Confirming compatibility with your accounting software;
• Creating a current backup or export of your records;
• Testing the import or change when practical;
• Reviewing the results after import;
• Correcting any errors or unintended changes; and
• Consulting a qualified professional when necessary.

Do not assume that an import file or template is safe merely because your software accepts it.

Software may accept technically valid data that is nevertheless incomplete, duplicated, incorrectly classified, or inappropriate for your books.

6. Use at Your Own Risk

You use the website and all related materials entirely at your own risk.

You are solely responsible for the decisions you make, the information you enter, the changes you make to your accounting records, and the results of any import, journal entry, reconciliation, cleanup, classification, or reporting process.

We are not responsible for monitoring your use of a resource or confirming that you have implemented it correctly.

You should preserve copies of your original records and maintain appropriate backups before making significant changes.

7. Accuracy and Completeness

We make reasonable efforts to provide useful and accurate educational information. However, we do not guarantee that any content or resource is:

• Accurate;
• Complete;
• Current;
• Error-free;
• Suitable for your circumstances;
• Compatible with your systems;
• Compliant with every applicable law or standard; or
• Sufficient for a particular accounting, tax, lending, audit, or reporting purpose.

Our content may contain mistakes, omissions, outdated information, simplified examples, or differences of professional judgment.

Accounting and bookkeeping often require judgment. Qualified professionals may reasonably use different account names, classifications, procedures, or presentation methods.

We may update, revise, remove, or replace content without notice.

8. Sample and Hypothetical Information

Examples shown in our content may use fictional, anonymized, modified, simplified, or hypothetical:

• Businesses;
• Property names;
• Owners;
• Vendors;
• Customers;
• Transactions;
• Purchase prices;
• Loan balances;
• Closing documents;
• Financial statements;
• Dates; and
• Other information.

Examples are used to demonstrate concepts and should not be interpreted as actual client records, representations about a particular business, or recommendations for your situation.

Any resemblance to actual persons, businesses, transactions, or properties may be coincidental unless clearly stated otherwise.

9. No Guarantee of Results

We do not promise or guarantee that using our content, services, systems, or downloadable resources will:

• Produce accurate or complete books;
• Correct every bookkeeping error;
• Prevent audit adjustments;
• Prevent tax penalties or interest;
• Produce a tax deduction;
• Reduce taxes;
• Improve profitability or cash flow;
• Help you obtain financing;
• Satisfy a lender, investor, auditor, taxing authority, or other third party;
• Prevent data loss;
• Save a particular amount of time or money; or
• Produce any specific business or financial result.

Results vary based on the quality of your records, implementation, professional advice, software, business activity, and individual circumstances.

Testimonials, reviews, examples, and case studies describe individual experiences and are not guarantees of future results.

10. No Reliance by Third Parties

Our content and downloadable resources are not prepared for reliance by lenders, investors, buyers, sellers, partners, courts, taxing authorities, auditors, or other third parties.

You may not represent that The Real Estate Bookkeeper has reviewed, approved, certified, audited, verified, or endorsed your accounting records merely because you used one of our resources.

Only a separate written engagement may establish the scope of any review or professional work performed by us.

11. Real Estate Risks

Real estate ownership and investing involve significant financial, legal, tax, operational, market, financing, insurance, and regulatory risks.

Our use of the phrase "real estate bookkeeping" does not mean that we provide:

• Investment advice;
• Brokerage services;
• Property-management services;
• Legal advice;
• Tax-return preparation;
• Lending advice;
• Appraisals;
• Valuations;
• Insurance advice; or
• Recommendations to purchase, sell, finance, or hold a property.

You are responsible for conducting your own due diligence and consulting the appropriate professionals before making real estate or financial decisions.

12. Third-Party Information and Links

Our content may reference or link to third-party software, websites, services, government resources, videos, publications, or professional providers.

Links and references are provided for convenience and general information.

We do not control and do not guarantee the accuracy, availability, security, completeness, or suitability of third-party content or services.

A link or reference does not necessarily constitute an endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or guarantee.

Your interactions with third parties are governed by their own agreements and policies.

13. Affiliate and Referral Relationships

We may occasionally recommend or link to software, service providers, professionals, or other resources.

Some recommendations may involve an affiliate, referral, partnership, or compensation arrangement.

When required, we will disclose a material relationship near the applicable recommendation or communication.

Compensation does not guarantee that a product, service, or professional is appropriate for you.

You remain responsible for evaluating any recommendation and performing your own due diligence.

14. Limitation of Responsibility

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Lochside LLC, The Real Estate Bookkeeper, and their owners, members, managers, employees, contractors, agents, affiliates, licensors, and service providers are not responsible for any loss, damage, claim, liability, expense, or adverse result arising from or related to your use of, inability to use, or reliance upon the website or its materials.

This includes, without limitation:

• Lost, damaged, duplicated, altered, or corrupted data;
• Failed or incorrect imports;
• Incorrect journal entries;
• Duplicate transactions;
• Inaccurate account balances;
• Incorrect reconciliations;
• Misclassified income, expenses, assets, liabilities, or equity;
• Inaccurate financial reports;
• Tax liabilities, penalties, interest, or lost deductions;
• Audit adjustments;
• Missed deadlines;
• Software charges or subscription costs;
• Business interruption;
• Lost income, revenue, profit, financing, or opportunities;
• Claims from clients, lenders, investors, taxing authorities, or other third parties; and
• Any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages.

Additional warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability are provided in our Terms of Use.

15. Intellectual Property and Permitted Use

Our original written content, videos, instructions, graphics, spreadsheets, templates, and downloadable resources are owned by or licensed to Lochside LLC and may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws.

You may use downloadable resources only as permitted by the license contained in our Terms of Use.

Unless you receive prior written permission, you may not resell, redistribute, publish, publicly share, sublicense, include in another product or lead magnet, or present our original materials as your own.

General accounting concepts, facts, systems, and methods are not necessarily protected by copyright. However, our particular written explanations, organization, instructions, branding, examples, designs, and original resource content may be protected. The U.S. Copyright Office distinguishes between unprotected ideas or methods and the protected expression of those ideas.

16. Disclosures Must Be Read With the Content

A disclaimer cannot correct a misleading claim merely by being hidden on a separate legal page.

Where a specific video, promotion, recommendation, testimonial, affiliate relationship, example, or resource requires an additional disclosure, that disclosure should appear clearly near the relevant content.

This page supplements those disclosures and does not replace them. The FTC generally expects important advertising disclosures to be clear and conspicuous rather than buried where users are unlikely to notice them.

17. Changes to This Disclaimer

We may update this Disclaimer periodically to reflect changes in our content, business practices, services, technology, or legal obligations.

When we update it, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page.

Changes apply prospectively from the posted effective date unless applicable law requires otherwise.

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