REPSShield
AI-powered REPS compliance platform for real estate investors
About REPSShield
REPSShield is a time-tracking and compliance platform for real estate investors who claim IRS Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) or the short-term rental material participation rules. It captures qualifying activity from calendars, email, booking platforms, and geofenced property visits, then builds an audit-ready hour log. The higher tier adds an AI Compliance Advisor that flags documentation gaps and answers REPS questions.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Built specifically for the IRS 750-hour REPS test and STR material participation rules, not a generic timer
- Automatic capture from calendar, email, booking platforms, and property visits reduces end-of-year log reconstruction
- Low entry price at $10/month with unlimited properties and users
- Compliance Review flags weak entries before a CPA or auditor sees them
- 14-day free trial with no credit card required
- Free calculators and an audit scan for existing hour logs
Cons
- Built and run by a solo founder, so support and long-term continuity depend on one person
- Native iPhone and Android apps are listed as coming soon
- AI Compliance Advisor and Compliance Mode require the $29/month tier
- Not tax or legal advice; you still need a CPA to confirm qualification
- Launched in 2025, with few independent reviews so far
Key Features
Smart Capture
Pulls candidate entries from Google Calendar, email, and property visits into a single review queue with source context.
750-hour REPS tracking
Tracks progress toward the 750-hour and more-than-50% tests for long-term rental investors, with a goal dashboard.
STR material participation tracking
Logs hours per property for the 100-hour and 500-hour material participation tests used in the short-term rental tax strategy.
Booking platform sync
Syncs Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com activity so guest communication and turnover work can be logged.
Geofenced visit detection
Detects property visits by location so on-site work is captured without manual entry.
Smart AI time logging and voice logging
Turns short descriptions or voice notes into structured, categorized time entries.
IRS-ready reports and exports
Generates organized reports, statements, and CSV exports for a CPA or for audit defense; supports CSV import of existing logs.
AI Compliance Advisor
Shield Advisor plan assistant that answers REPS questions, finds unlogged activity, and gives recommendations grounded in IRS publications.
Compliance Review
Scores the record, flags weak entries such as missing sources or thin descriptions, and lists next actions before tax season.
Free investor tools
Rental property and BRRRR calculators, a REP status qualification check, an audit scan for existing hour logs, and a 1031 exchange timer.
Pricing
- $100/year billed annually
- Unlimited rental properties and invited users
- AI email and calendar analysis
- Airbnb / Vrbo / Booking.com sync
- Smart AI time logging and voice logging
- Geofenced property visit detection
- IRS-ready reports, statements, and exports
- CSV import
- 14-day free trial, no credit card
- $279/year billed annually
- Everything in Shield Essential
- AI Compliance Advisor
- Compliance Mode audits
- Material participation insights
- Proactive compliance alerts
- Ask AI tax questions
- 14-day free trial, no credit card
Best For
Qualifying for Real Estate Professional Status
Long-term rental investors log property management, maintenance, and recordkeeping hours toward the 750-hour annual requirement.
Short-term rental tax strategy
STR owners document per-property hours to meet the 100-hour or 500-hour material participation tests.
Audit defense documentation
Investors keep a contemporaneous, source-linked activity log and export IRS-ready reports if their REPS claim is questioned.
Handing records to a CPA
Exports and statements give a tax preparer an organized summary of hours by property and activity type.
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