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Steward vs Spreadsheets
A spreadsheet is fine until a buyer, lender, insurer, or partner asks for proof by building, asset, vendor, and date.
Owners who only need a simple list of costs and are willing to type every maintenance event manually.
Steward turns invoices into an asset-level maintenance history and produces a buyer-facing packet instead of another tab to maintain.
Decision point
Spreadsheets
Steward
Data entry
Manual typing and copy-paste from emails or PDFs.
Forward or upload invoices, then review extracted fields.
Asset history
Usually buried in free-text notes or separate tabs.
Events attach to buildings, assets, vendors, and source documents.
Diligence output
A spreadsheet export the recipient must interpret.
A structured maintenance packet built for review conversations.
Reminders
Manual calendar work, if it happens at all.
Asset intervals drive next-due schedules and reminder states.
Honest reason to pick them
They are cheap, portable, accountant-friendly, and already socially accepted by small property owners.
Steward does not replace
Your accountant's workbook, tax workpapers, or custom financial model.
Next proof
See the sample maintenance packet that anchors the comparison.
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