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Bookkeeping · Garden Grove & Orange County

Always know what your business is actually making.

Books handled. Numbers in your inbox by the 15th. Questions answered the same day, usually. You run the business, I make sure you're never guessing.

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Elbert BalloQuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor · Real estate investor

Harbor Trade Services

PROFIT & LOSS · JUNE 2026
DELIVERED JULY 8
INCOME
Sales 31,480.00
EXPENSES
Materials & supplies 9,214.30
Subcontractors 6,800.00
Vehicle & fuel 2,118.65
Insurance 1,437.00
Rent & utilities 1,845.00
Net profit, June ▲ 13% vs May10,065.05
Cash position, end of month+$23,412
Materials ran 9% over your usual. Check the Hensley receipts before quoting the next job. -EB
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
TRAILING 6-MO NET PROFIT · TRENDING UP
RECONCILED ✓
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Books kept by an actual investor QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor Numbers by the 15th One flat price Answers within a day No long-term contracts
What clean books do for you

Your books should make you money, not just record it

the benefit first, the "how" at the bottom. on purpose

Catch problems while they're cheap

A cost that jumped or a job that lost money shows up within weeks, not at tax time next April.

Every transaction reviewed monthly

Price your work with confidence

Know your real costs, not your gut feeling of them. Quote jobs and set rates from numbers instead of nerves.

A P&L that shows true costs

Keep more at tax time

Organized books mean a smaller CPA bill and no missed write-offs.

CPA-ready books all year

Get to "yes" faster on loans

Banks move fast on clean, current numbers and slow on shoeboxes. Your books hold up on day one.

Lender-ready reports, always current

Know your cash before it surprises you

Profit on paper doesn't pay rent. You'll see your real cash position every month.

Cash reported alongside profit

Get your Sundays back

No more month-end categorizing marathons. Your only job is reading the report.

Closed by the 15th, monthly

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Your books, closed by the 15th. Every month.

IT'S IN WRITING, BELOW
Specialty: real estate investors

Own rentals? Know what every door makes you.

I'm an investor myself, so I keep books the way an owner actually thinks. Each property gets its own books, and an underperformer can't hide inside the portfolio average.

  • Spot the money pit early A P&L and cash flow for every property
  • See your wealth grow, not just your cash Principal paydown tracked as equity
  • No surprise checks at move-out Deposits held as liabilities, not spent as income
  • A tax-time handoff your CPA will love CapEx separated from repairs, all year
  • Single-family to apartment buildings 5+ unit properties priced per unit, with unit-level rent tracking
June cash flow3 PROPERTIES
Maple St duplex +$412
Elm Ave SFR +$780
Harbor condo (repair mo.) −$96
Portfolio cash flow+$1,096
MORTGAGE 38% REPAIRS 22% PROP TAX 18% INSURANCE 12% MGMT 10%
WHERE JUNE'S MONEY WENT
JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUN
CASH BALANCE · 6 MONTHS · june's jump: elm ave refi closed. -EB
How it works

From "I think it's fine" to knowing

1

Free look at your books

30 minutes. You leave with an honest read on what's solid and what's costing you, whether we work together or not.

2

Clean slate

Setup, cleanup if needed, and per-property tracking if you own rentals. Everything current.

3

One email a month

Reports by the 15th with a plain-English note on what changed. Reading it takes five minutes.

Pricing

One flat price. No meter running.

Quoted up front. A question never costs you money, and your bill never surprises you.

MOST POPULAR

Monthly Bookkeeping

Your books handled every month.

$300
PER MONTH · STARTING AT · SETUP = ONE MONTH, ONE-TIME
  • Books done by the 15th
  • Profit and cash position, always current
  • A plain-English note on what changed
  • Tax season becomes a handoff
  • Answers within one business day
Start with a consult
FOR INVESTORS
NEW

Investor

Monthly bookkeeping, per property.

$175
PER MONTH · FIRST PROPERTY · +$150/MO EACH ADDITIONAL · SETUP = ONE MONTH
  • Everything in Monthly Bookkeeping
  • Each property's cash flow, separately
  • Portfolio summary at a glance
  • Equity from paydown, tracked
  • CapEx separated for your CPA
  • Apartment buildings (5+ units) priced per unit
Start with a consult
ONE-TIME PROJECT

Cleanup & Catch-up

Behind on your books? Get current.

Fixed quote
ONE-TIME · PRICED AFTER YOUR FREE CONSULT
  • Every account reconciled and current
  • Duplicates & miscategorizations fixed
  • Full setup included, no separate fee
  • Full cost quoted before work starts
  • Most cleanups take 2 to 4 weeks
Get a cleanup quote
setup matches your first month’s cost. one-time, no surprises, ever
About setup New monthly clients start with a one-time setup that matches your first month’s cost: chart of accounts built right, bank feeds connected, per-property tracking if you own rentals. Your first invoice is simply two months; after that, just the one. If your books need historical cleanup instead, setup is included in the cleanup quote, never charged twice. Just one rental? The Investor plan is $175 a month, in an LLC or your own name. Flipping houses? That's the Monthly plan plus $150 per active project, quoted before you close.
What's included

I do bookkeeping. Only bookkeeping. Well.

need a CPA or payroll service? ask. I'll point you to people I trust

What you get

  • Every transaction categorized, monthly
  • Bank, card & loan accounts reconciled
  • What you made, what you owe, what's in the bank — P&L, Balance Sheet & cash, monthly
  • Deposits & taxes held as proper liabilities
  • Clean, current, CPA-ready books

What I don't do

  • Tax returns or tax advice Your CPA's job. My books cut their hours
  • Sales tax filings Recorded right; you or your CPA file
  • Payroll processing I record it; a payroll service runs it
  • Invoicing & collections You send them; I book them right
Your photo here.
Natural light, a real smile.
This will do more than
any paragraph on this page.
Meet your bookkeeper

Hi, I'm Elbert Ballo.

I came to bookkeeping from both sides of the ledger. I'm a real estate investor myself, so I know what it's like to stare at a PM statement that doesn't match the deposit, or to wonder which property is actually carrying the portfolio. I've had the same questions my clients have. Now I answer them for a living.

Before that I was a software engineer, a job where "close enough" doesn't compile. That habit of precision is exactly what clean books require, and it's why my clients' accounts reconcile to the penny, every month.

You work with me, not a rotating team. Your books, my name on them.

Intuit Bookkeeping Certification QuickBooks Online Level 1 & 2 Certified QuickBooks Payroll Certified Intuit ProAdvisor
yes, this is really me. and yes, I really answer my email
The fine print, up front

What you can hold me to

Reports by the 15th

Documents to me by the 1st, numbers in your inbox by the 15th. If anything threatens that date, you hear it from me first.

No surprise bills

One flat price, quoted before we start. No meter running on your questions.

Fast answers

Email me Tuesday, hear back by Wednesday. Usually sooner.

Your books stay yours

Everything lives in your own QuickBooks account. If we part ways, you keep clean, documented books.

Common questions

Before you book

I own an apartment building. Do you handle 5+ units?
Yes. Buildings with 5 or more units are quoted per unit rather than per property, since the workload scales with tenants, not addresses. You get unit-level rent tracking, deposit liabilities for every tenant, and a building P&L that shows exactly what it's earning. If a property manager sends monthly statements, I reconcile against those too.
I flip houses. Is that the Investor plan?
Flipping is a business, so it runs on the Monthly plan, and each active flip is tracked as its own project on top, starting around $150 per flip and scaling with rehab intensity. Purchase and rehab costs are capitalized into each project as inventory, lender draws tracked, and the sale settled correctly at closing, so you see each flip's true profit. Project fees drop off when the flip sells. The Investor plan is for buy-and-hold rentals.
I have just one rental in an LLC. Do I really need the full Investor plan?
The Investor plan starts at $175 a month for a single property, in an LLC or your own name: its own clean books, reconciled monthly, with a simple report. It keeps the LLC's finances separate and defensible, which is the whole reason the LLC exists. When you buy your next property, it's just $150 a month more per additional property, and your books are already in perfect shape for it.
What does setup involve, and why is it separate?
Setup builds your future: chart of accounts, bank feeds, rules, property tracking. It's a one-time fee equal to one month of your plan, so it scales with your books. It applies to clients starting with reasonably current books. If you need historical cleanup, setup is baked into that quote instead. You pay one or the other, never both.
I'm months (or years) behind. Is that a problem?
It's the most common starting point. That's what Cleanup & Catch-up is for: a fixed quote, a timeline, and most take 2 to 4 weeks. No judgment. I've seen worse than yours.
Do I have to switch software?
If you're on QuickBooks Online, no. I work in your existing account and everything stays yours. On spreadsheets or something else? We'll talk through the move at the consult.
What do you need from me each month?
Bank and card statements (or read-only feed access), plus the occasional "what was this charge?" answer. Documents in by the 1st, reports back by the 15th.
Do you do my taxes?
No, on purpose. I keep your books CPA-ready, which makes your tax preparer faster and cheaper. Need a CPA or payroll service? I'll refer you to people I trust.
Do you work remotely?
Yes. Everything runs on QuickBooks Online and secure document sharing, so I work with businesses throughout California. Orange County is home base, which means local clients can also meet me in person.
What happens if we stop working together?
You keep everything. Your books live in your own QuickBooks account the whole time, so you walk away with clean, current, documented books.

Still have a question?

Ask before you book, no pressure. Or just say hi and tell me about your business.

Call or text: (714) 555-0100 hello@ballobookkeeping.com
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Find out where your books really stand

A free 30-minute consult. You'll leave with a clear picture of what your books need, even if we never work together.

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