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Best answer by Rustler

Your payment when you make the monthly mortgage payment is composed of two parts, the mortgage company statement shows that.  You pay down the loan, and you pay interest on the borrowed money

the account Real Estate mortgage is a liability account, the loan
the account Mortgage interest payments is an expense account for interest paid

just like it says in your screen shot far right column

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Rustler
RustlerAnswer
January 11, 2019

Your payment when you make the monthly mortgage payment is composed of two parts, the mortgage company statement shows that.  You pay down the loan, and you pay interest on the borrowed money

the account Real Estate mortgage is a liability account, the loan
the account Mortgage interest payments is an expense account for interest paid

just like it says in your screen shot far right column

lynda11_2
January 11, 2019
Great answer, rustler. Sorry it came up that this wasn’t answered so I answered it. 😊
Rustler
January 11, 2019

Morning and thanks

this site does that a lot, and other things that are frustrating

lynda11_2
January 11, 2019

hello @Peter5:

 

Most rental property companies that I’ve worked with, the owner of the property has a mortgage. I think this is a simplistic way of showing the interest. Obviously the interest is an expense and the mortgage is a long-term liability. So I’m not sure why you’re asking this question. If you don’t have a mortgage on your property, hooray! You don’t have to use that account and you can make it inactive.

 

lynda