Expert Entrata Bookkeeping Services For Scaling Property Investors & Managers In Atlanta
Atlanta rental portfolios span Class A multifamily towers in Midtown and Buckhead, scattered-site single-family rentals spread across the metro, and LIHTC affordable communities concentrated in Fulton and DeKalb counties. Entrata is built multifamily-first, with leasing, resident services, and accounting sharing one record, which suits the Class A towers well but means a concession granted at a Buckhead leasing desk posts straight into the general ledger. Our team reviews that leasing-to-accounting link property by property, because a Midtown renewal error and a DeKalb LIHTC certification error break the books in different ways.
We work with accountant access inside your own Entrata instance, exactly as you would grant an internal hire.
Georgia rules that apply here
- Deposit return deadline
- statutory window
- Statute
- O.C.G.A. Title 44
Why Entrata Operators in Atlanta Come to REA
Multifamily-first, with leasing and accounting on one record
Leasing errors become GL errors
On Entrata, leasing and accounting share one record, so a concession, a lease correction, or a misapplied credit posted at any Atlanta leasing office lands directly in the general ledger. In a market with as many Class A concessions as Midtown and Buckhead see, month-end here means reviewing leasing activity as closely as the books themselves before anything closes.
LIHTC compliance on a multifamily platform
Fulton and DeKalb LIHTC communities carry income certifications and unit set-asides that Entrata was not purpose-built to track the way a compliance-first system would. We map those requirements onto the resident ledger by hand, cross-checking certification dates against posted charges so a compliance file never drifts from what the general ledger shows.
Scattered-site rentals across the metro
Single-family rentals scattered across metro Atlanta do not share a leasing office or a property record the way a Buckhead tower does, so Entrata's per-property structure has to be reconciled unit by unit rather than building by building. Our team tracks owner distributions and expense allocations across those addresses so nothing gets lost between properties.
Entrata and Georgia Deposit Rules
O.C.G.A. Title 44
Georgia's security deposit law, O.C.G.A. Title 44 (44-7-30 through 44-7-37), requires landlords to return the deposit or send an itemized statement within thirty days of move-out. Entrata's resident ledger holds the deposit balance, but it does not generate that itemized statement automatically, someone still has to build it from posted charges. When a leasing agent applies a move-out charge or credit incorrectly, the deposit figure is wrong before accounting ever reviews it, so we check every disposition against the ledger before the statutory clock runs out.
Georgia law under O.C.G.A. Title 44 requires deposits to be held in escrow and returned with itemized deductions inside the statutory window.
All Georgia requirementsHow we keep you inside it
- Deposit liabilities tracked per tenant in Entrata, so a statutory window 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
Entrata Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
For Atlanta 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
Atlanta operators use REA for the full monthly close or for the single function that has become a bottleneck. Each one is performed inside your Entrata 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
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.
I highly recommend Real Estate Accounting (REA) services from this group. They truly are great and have helped us tremendously at a time we needed it the most. I felt very comfortable giving up all my accounting responsibilities to this team and I'm still glad I made the decision to work with this group. Nothing less than an amazing experience!
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Georgia's security deposit law affect our Entrata bookkeeping in Atlanta?
O.C.G.A. Title 44 gives landlords thirty days from move-out to return a tenant's deposit or send an itemized statement of deductions. Entrata tracks the deposit balance on the resident ledger, but the itemized statement itself is not automatic, so we reconcile every posted move-out charge against that ledger before the statutory window closes, which matters most in a market with as much unit turnover as Atlanta's multifamily corridors.
Why does month-end take longer on Entrata than on a standalone accounting system?
Because Entrata keeps leasing, resident services, and accounting on the same record, any concession, lease correction, or misapplied credit a leasing agent posts shows up in the general ledger immediately, correct or not. There is no separate approval layer between the leasing desk and the books. Our team reviews leasing activity as part of every close, which is the tradeoff for the tight integration Entrata offers Class A multifamily operators.
Do you bookkeep LIHTC and single-family rentals in Atlanta the same way as Class A multifamily?
No. A Midtown or Buckhead Class A property runs through Entrata's leasing-driven workflow with concessions and renewals posting constantly. A DeKalb or Fulton LIHTC community needs income certifications and set-aside tracking layered on top of that same ledger. Scattered-site single-family rentals across the metro need per-unit reconciliation since they do not share a leasing office. We treat each portfolio type differently inside the same platform.
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Entrata Bookkeeping for Atlanta
Schedule a call and we will review your Entrata setup, your Georgia deposit handling, and what it takes to close clean every month.