Can you trust the numbers in Buildium?

What does Buildium keep track of?

• Buildium keeps a summary of each property's income and expenses for whatever period you choose.

  In Buildium's own words: The Income statement shows a summary of income and expenses for a period of time by property. Income statement report, read 2026-11-12.

• Buildium keeps, for each tenant, what was charged, what was paid in rent and in other items, and the balance still owed.

  In Buildium's own words: This report includes recurring charge totals, amounts of rent paid, non-rent paid, total paid, the previous balance, and the final balance due by the tenant. Rent paid report, read 2026-11-12.

What can make Buildium's numbers look wrong?

1. On a cash basis income statement, a payment that arrives early can show up in an earlier month than the rent it covers, as Buildium's help pages explain.

   In Buildium's own words: A payment meant for April but received in March will show on an income statement in March. Income statement report, read 2026-11-12.

2. An accrual basis income statement counts what tenants were charged rather than what they paid, so its totals can differ from the payments that came in, as Buildium's help pages say.

   In Buildium's own words: Accrual basis income statements report on the charges, not the payments. Income statement report, read 2026-11-12.

3. Income recorded in management income accounts does not show on Buildium's income statements, so those totals can look lower than all the income in the books, as its help pages say.

   In Buildium's own words: Management income accounts do not appear on income statements. Income statement report, read 2026-11-12.

4. An account that ends a period at zero can still have had money move through it during that period, as Buildium's help pages note, so a zero balance alone does not mean nothing happened.

   In Buildium's own words: Even if an account's final balance is $0, you still might see transaction history on this report if the account was used during the selected time frame. General ledger report, read 2026-11-12.

How do I check Buildium's numbers myself?

1. An owner can look through Buildium's general ledger for a property and period to see every debit and credit behind a total.

   In Buildium's own words: The General ledger report shows all debits and credits for every financial transaction over a period of time by property. General ledger report, read 2026-11-12.

2. Reconciling a bank account in Buildium can turn up typos, missing transactions and duplicates that would make its reports inaccurate, as its help pages suggest.

   In Buildium's own words: Bank reconciliation is a great way to find typos, missing transactions, and duplicate transactions that could lead to inaccurate reports. Troubleshooting: Bank reconciliations, read 2026-11-12.

How does Buildium work with Feder?

Connect Buildium to Feder and it joins your Money apps. Feder only reads. It never changes anything in Buildium.

When you connect Buildium, Feder checks the connection straight away and shows Connected only when that check passes. If a reading cannot be taken later, Feder shows it as not read, never as zero.

Other apps that feed Money

• Striperevenue
• PayPalrevenue
• WooCommercerevenue
• Rechargesubscription revenue
• Zohoinvoiced
• Wave Accountinginvoiced

Questions owners ask about Buildium

• Why doesn't my Buildium bank account match my statement?Buildium says that when your last reconciliation's ending balance does not match the cleared balance you start from, a transaction that was already reconciled can have been edited or deleted.
• Why don't my Buildium ePay payments match my bank deposits?Buildium says hold days set how long the cash from an EFT or card payment takes to move between bank accounts.
• Why is tenant rent missing from my Buildium bank balance?Buildium says a tenant payment can be received in Buildium but not yet shown as deposited in the bank account.

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Where do these answers come from?

Everything this page says about Buildium comes from Buildium's own pages, quoted above with the date we read them. Last reviewed 2026-11-12. We read them again by 2027-11-12. If one changes, this page changes or comes down.