New Tool to Track Your REPS Hours the Right Way

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

I’ve been getting the same question over and over lately:

“How do I actually track my REPS hours?”

If you’re trying to qualify as a Real Estate Professional (REPS), you know the threshold:750 hours and more time in real estate than anything else.

But the real challenge is proving it.

Most investors don’t document their time in a way that holds up under IRS scrutiny. And spreadsheets get messy fast. So I built a FREE tool you can use that's simple and effective.

The Maven REPS Tracker allow you to:

Log your hours by activity, date, and property
Link to evidence (like calendar invites or emails)
See how many hours you’ve logged and how many are left
Track multiple properties and time categories in one place
Export your data in an Excel file to send to your CPA

Try Our Maven REPS Tracker

Whether you’re aiming to hit REPS this year or just want cleaner documentation, this tool helps you stay audit-ready without the spreadsheet headache.

If you’re serious about hitting 750 hours, the REPS Tracker will help you stay organized and audit-ready.

But if you’re still wrapping your head around what REPS actually is, then I've got you covered there too.

I broke it all down in an article on our blog:

What counts as a “real estate activity”
Who qualifies (and who doesn’t)
Common IRS pitfalls and how to avoid them
How REPS can unlock massive tax savings, especially when combined with cost segregation

Read the full article

Thank you for reading. Please reach out and let me know what resonated with you. I read every email!

Cheers,

Sean

CPA | Founder of Maven Cost Seg

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