Expert MRI Bookkeeping Services For Scaling Property Investors & Managers In Flagstaff
Flagstaff property managers on MRI are usually running it because part of the portfolio is commercial: retail space near NAU, medical offices tied to healthcare employers, or mixed-use buildings with ground-floor leases sitting next to the student housing and Grand Canyon corridor vacation rentals that make up the rest. MRI's core strength, commercial lease administration and CAM reconciliation, is exactly the piece that slice of the business needs. Our team reconciles that commercial ledger properly while keeping the student and short-term units from falling through the gaps between modules.
We work with accountant access inside your own MRI instance, exactly as you would grant an internal hire.
Arizona rules that apply here
- Deposit return deadline
- 14 business days
- Statute
- ARS Title 33
Why MRI Operators in Flagstaff Come to REA
Enterprise and modular, strong on commercial
CAM Reconciliation That Holds Up
When a Flagstaff portfolio includes retail or office space alongside student housing and vacation rentals, CAM reconciliation is where the commercial side either works or doesn't. We reconcile common area maintenance charges against the lease abstract in MRI's lease administration module, not just against what billing spit out, catching the disagreements before they reach an owner statement.
Module Handoffs, Checked Every Month
A lease abstracted in MRI's commercial module and billed through a separate residential or short-term ledger can drift apart, and a Flagstaff portfolio juggling NAU student leases, vacation rental turnover, and long-term residential in one building has all three running side by side. We check that the numbers each module reports actually match before they roll into a client statement.
Built Around Your Actual Setup
No two MRI implementations behave the same way, and Flagstaff's mix of student housing, vacation rentals, and long-term residential means your instance was configured around choices no other market makes. We work from how your MRI setup actually posts and reconciles, not a generic MRI playbook, so the bookkeeping matches the system you actually have.
MRI and Arizona Deposit Rules
ARS Title 33
ARS Title 33 gives Arizona property managers 14 business days to return a tenant's deposit or send an itemized statement of deductions. MRI's residential functionality sits alongside its commercial modules rather than at the center of the platform, so nothing in a typical MRI instance flags that 14-business-day clock automatically. For the student and long-term residential units in a Flagstaff portfolio, we track deposit deadlines by hand against the move-out date and get the itemized statement out before Title 33's window closes.
Arizona ARS Title 33 requires the deposit, or an itemized deduction statement, to be returned within 14 business days of lease termination.
All Arizona requirementsHow we keep you inside it
- Deposit liabilities tracked per tenant in MRI, so a 14 business days deadline is answerable from the ledger
- Trust accounts reconciled three ways every month
- Deduction documentation recorded against the correct ledger
- Aging deposits flagged before the statutory window closes
MRI Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
For Flagstaff Portfolios
- Process Review & Set Up
- Bank Reconciliations
- AP / AR
- Accurate NOI, Balance Sheets
- Recording HUD's & Accruals
- Owner Distributions
- Monthly Statements & Reports
- Management Fees
- Corporate Bookkeeping
- Tenant Chargebacks
Take the Whole Close, or One Function
Flagstaff operators use REA for the full monthly close or for the single function that has become a bottleneck. Each one is performed inside your MRI instance.
Trust Accounting
Compliant, audit-ready trust funds
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Three-way reconciliation, every account
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Bills paid, rent collected, owners paid
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Back books fixed and current
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Annual commercial true-ups
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We Work Inside All of Them
Experts In All Property Types
- Single-Family
- Multifamily
- Student Housing
- Affordable Housing
- Community Associations
- Commercial
Experts In All Property Types
Residential, commercial and everything in between. The asset class changes what the books have to prove, and our teams are staffed accordingly.
- Single-Family
- Multifamily
- Student Housing
- Affordable Housing
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Check Out What Our Clients Have To Say About Us
Property Managers, Investors & Owner Operators
REA and team have been nothing but excellent helping our firm with its day to day financial needs. Their expertise, professionalism, and timeliness have made our lives so much easier. We foresee a long relationship with REA and team.
Real Estate Accounting truly is a special company. They helped as if they were a part of our company, with the concern and caution as an employee would have, but even more. They quickly ascertained our needs and developed an effective team to help with our accounting needs. They were extremely responsive and always accurate. I would recommend their services to anyone who needs help with their property management accounting.
Adam the owner took a personal interest in my situation and was willing to work with me to see if his company was a good fit. I may be too small for them but I would highly recommend them to anyone considering a bookkeeper for their property management business.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does MRI track Arizona's 14-business-day deposit deadline automatically?
Not on its own. ARS Title 33 requires Arizona property managers to return a security deposit or send an itemized statement of deductions within 14 business days of move-out, but that clock isn't a native alert in most MRI configurations, it's built for commercial lease terms, not residential move-out timing. We track the deadline separately against each move-out date and confirm the itemized statement goes out before Title 33's window closes.
Why does CAM reconciliation matter more for our MRI setup than for other software?
MRI is built around commercial lease administration, so if your Flagstaff portfolio includes retail, office, or mixed-use space, CAM reconciliation is usually the highest-stakes bookkeeping task in the system. The risk isn't inside a single module, it's in the handoff, a lease abstracted in one MRI module and billed from another can quietly disagree. We reconcile CAM charges against the actual lease abstract every cycle so those two numbers stay in sync.
Can REA handle bookkeeping across student housing, vacation rentals, and long-term units in the same MRI portfolio?
Yes, that mix is typical for Flagstaff. A single company might run NAU-adjacent student leases, Grand Canyon corridor short-term rentals, and long-term residential units through the same MRI instance, often with the commercial piece feeding through the lease administration module while the rest routes through a lighter residential setup. We reconcile all three against each other every month so nothing gets booked twice or missed entirely.
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MRI Bookkeeping for Flagstaff
Schedule a call and we will review your MRI setup, your Arizona deposit handling, and what it takes to close clean every month.