Brunswick and the Golden Isles run two markets at once: a working coastal town and a vacation-property economy. Whether you are closing sales across Glynn County, managing short-term vacation rentals on St. Simons and Jekyll, holding second homes on Sea Island, or building a long-term rental portfolio in Brunswick, Tides keeps your commissions, per-property P&L, and deductible expenses clean every month.
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Brunswick's housing market has its own logic, and the books behind it have to match. Here's how Tides supports the agents, investors, and property managers shaping the Glynn County real estate landscape.
Short-term rentals are the Brunswick real estate story. A vacation home on St. Simons or Jekyll is not a rental property in the ordinary sense — it is a small hospitality business with a booking channel, a cleaning crew, a management fee, a maintenance reserve, and a revenue curve that collapses every winter. Owners running one or two units on Airbnb and VRBO routinely have no idea what a given door actually nets after platform fees, cleaning, linens, utilities, insurance, property taxes, and the repairs that salt air guarantees. We build per-property P&Ls, separate short-term rental income from long-term rental income and from commission income, track personal-use days that affect deductibility, and give you a nightly-rate-to-net-margin picture per unit.
Real estate agents across Brunswick are juggling commission splits, brokerage fees, marketing expenses, and client closing costs — and most generic bookkeepers have no idea how to categorize any of it. We understand how real estate income flows: gross commission, brokerage split, team split, transaction fees, and net commission all need to be tracked separately. You'll know exactly what you're keeping from every deal, not just what hit your bank account.
For property investors and landlords operating across Glynn County and St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Sea Island, and Darien, the books need to work at the property level. Rental income, maintenance expenses, property taxes, insurance, mortgage payments, and capital improvements all need to be tracked per property so you can see which investments are performing and which ones are dragging. We build property-level P&Ls that give you real visibility. Serving investors across Brunswick and Coastal Georgia.
Property managers handling multiple units or buildings across Brunswick need books that separate owner funds from operating accounts, track security deposits properly, reconcile trust accounts, and produce owner statements. We handle all of it — so you can scale your portfolio without your books becoming a liability.
Whether you're selling homes, building a rental portfolio, or managing properties for others — we have the bookkeeping structure that fits your business.
Commission-based income is unpredictable by nature. We keep your finances organized through the slow months and the busy ones alike — so nothing surprises you at tax time.
One property or twenty — tracking income, expenses, and depreciation across multiple assets requires a system that scales with your portfolio without creating chaos.
Managing properties on behalf of owners means your books have to be bulletproof. We track every dollar in and out — owner distributions, vendor payments, and reserves.
Real estate professionals deal with financial complexity that most generic bookkeepers don't understand. Here's what we hear from nearly every new client.
Running business expenses through personal accounts — or vice versa. It feels manageable until tax season hits and your CPA charges you extra to sort it out.
You closed six deals this quarter — but after splits, fees, and marketing, what did you actually keep? Most agents have no idea until the end of the year.
Mileage, home office, technology, staging, photography, dues — real estate agents have dozens of deductions most people miss. Disorganized books mean leaving money on the table.
Digging through emails, bank statements, and receipts in March to reconstruct a year of business activity. It's stressful, expensive, and completely avoidable.
Every Tides plan includes all seven core services. Real estate clients also get specific treatment for the income types and deductions unique to your business.
Every account reconciled, every transaction categorized, every month — without exception. You receive a clean P&L and balance sheet you can actually understand and use to make decisions about your business.
Monthly reports that show your income, expenses, and profit by category — so you always know where you stand and can make smarter business decisions.
Every business account and credit card matched and verified each month. No mystery charges. No unresolved transactions. No surprises.
We track vendor bills, contractor payments, and outstanding invoices so your cash flow stays healthy and nothing gets missed or paid twice.
Months or years behind? We clean it all up before we start your regular monthly service — no matter how far back the backlog goes.
If you have team members or pay contractors, we coordinate payroll processing and keep your tax filings clean and on schedule.
"Daniel is a very important part of our Real Estate team. Dan not only does our accounting, he helps us lay out a yearly forecast. His checks and balances of our expenses are extremely crucial to our daily routine and strategy. He would be an asset to anyone using his skills."
Questions we hear from real estate professionals before they sign on with Tides.
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