Expert MRI Bookkeeping Services For Scaling Property Investors & Managers In Tucson
Tucson's rental supply splits across off-campus housing tied to the University of Arizona, workforce rentals serving Davis-Monthan Air Force Base personnel, and HOA-governed retiree communities, three portfolio types that rarely share a chart of accounts. MRI's module architecture (lease administration in one module, billing in another, CAM reconciliation layered on top) fits Tucson's commercial-weighted properties well, but the same modularity means a lease abstracted for a Davis-Monthan-adjacent office park can disagree with what the billing module invoices. Our team reconciles those handoffs specifically for Tucson's mixed commercial and residential book.
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 Tucson Come to REA
Enterprise and modular, strong on commercial
Lease data across two modules
MRI abstracts a lease in one module and bills it from another, and that gap shows up most on Tucson's commercial-weighted properties, office and retail space serving Davis-Monthan-adjacent business parks. We check abstracted terms against what actually invoiced each cycle, not just at signing, so escalations and reimbursements land where the lease says they should.
CAM reconciliation for mixed portfolios
CAM reconciliation is where MRI earns its keep, and Tucson gives us plenty to reconcile: HOA-governed retiree communities with shared amenities, workforce rentals near Davis-Monthan with common-area upkeep split across buildings, and mixed-use pads billing residential and commercial tenants alike. We run CAM true-ups against underlying module data, not the summary MRI presents, so recoveries match what tenants actually owe.
No two MRI setups match
No two MRI implementations are configured the same way, and Tucson's portfolio mix makes that concrete: a UA-adjacent student housing operator, a Davis-Monthan workforce rental portfolio, and an HOA-governed community run different module combinations. Before we touch a client's books we map which modules are live and where the handoffs between them happen, rather than assuming a standard MRI setup.
MRI and Arizona Deposit Rules
ARS Title 33
Arizona's security deposit statute, ARS Title 33, gives landlords 14 business days to return a deposit or send an itemized statement. MRI's residential deposit accounting module handles that timeline fine on its own, but it wasn't built to talk to the lease administration or CAM modules commercial-weighted MRI clients rely on, so a deposit deduction tied to a commercial lease term can sit in the wrong module past the deadline. We track the 14-business-day clock manually against whichever module actually holds the deduction.
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 Tucson 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
Tucson 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
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.
Following a series of erroneous financials from my previous bookkeeper, who lacked expertise in real estate, it's been truly remarkable to receive not only accurate financials on a consistent basis but also proactive advice without prompting. The REA team is a game-changer in real estate accounting!
As REA exclusively specializes in Real Estate, I rest easy knowing my financials are precise every month while saving money at the same time, an invaluable benefit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does MRI handle Arizona's 14-business-day deposit deadline under ARS Title 33 automatically?
Not fully. ARS Title 33 requires the deposit returned or itemized within 14 business days, and MRI's residential module can generate that statement, but the deadline clock doesn't cross into the lease administration or CAM modules where commercial-weighted MRI accounts keep their deduction detail. We calendar the 14-business-day deadline separately from MRI's own tracking and confirm the itemization pulls from whichever module actually holds the charge.
Why would CAM reconciliation break in MRI when everything looks correct?
MRI's strength is CAM reconciliation, but the number that looks correct in the CAM module can still be wrong if it was built from a lease abstract that a different module updated later. Because MRI is assembled from modules rather than one connected system, an amendment logged in lease administration doesn't always propagate to CAM automatically. We reconcile CAM figures back to the current lease abstract, not just the CAM module's own output, before any recovery goes out.
Does REA handle both the commercial and residential side of a Tucson MRI portfolio?
Yes, and Tucson clients usually need both. A single MRI-run portfolio here might combine HOA-governed retiree communities, workforce rentals serving Davis-Monthan personnel, and commercial space along the same corridor, each billed through different parts of MRI. We staff for the commercial side most MRI engagements lean on, CAM and lease administration, while still handling residential deposit accounting and owner statements for the rental units mixed into the same book.
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MRI Bookkeeping for Tucson
Schedule a call and we will review your MRI setup, your Arizona deposit handling, and what it takes to close clean every month.