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Get accurate Propertyware financials with REA

As experts in Propertyware accounting, REA helps provide property management companies and real estate investors with world-class bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services.

Whether you manage 1,000 units or own 150, our outsourced Propertyware bookkeeping services provide you with accurate, audit-ready financial statements on a monthly basis.

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Whether you manage 1,000 units or own 150, our outsourced Propertyware bookkeeping services provide you with accurate, audit-ready financial statements on a monthly basis.

230+Property Accountants

MonthlyAudit-Ready Statements

DailyBank Reconciliations

Why Top Real Estate Professionals Choose REA

Single-Family Scale, Handled Properly

Experts in Propertyware

Our team of CPA's and accountants have years of Propertyware bookkeeping experience. Let the experts at REA manage the accounting software, you focus on adding units.

Dedicated resources

Prompt communication, proactive advice, audit-ready financial statements. We become a part of your accounting team.

Accurate financials

Accurately categorized transactions and reconciled bank accounts every single month. We are here to help accurately complete your Propertyware financials.

Propertyware Bookkeeping from REA

Done Inside Your Propertyware Instance, Not Exported Out

Trust Bookkeeping

Leveraging Propertyware's robust financial platform, REA ensures meticulous attention to trust bookkeeping responsibilities. Our system enables accurate tracking and management of all trust funds, maintaining a clear division between company and client accounts which is critical for compliance and transparency.

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Corporate Bookkeeping

REA's integration with Propertyware simplifies corporate bookkeeping processes. It allows for precise record-keeping and financial analysis, ensuring that all corporate accounts are managed efficiently. This transparency is key to providing a clear financial picture and supporting strategic business planning.

Daily Bank Reconciliations

Through Propertyware, REA facilitates daily bank reconciliations, ensuring that all financial activities are recorded and reconciled in a timely manner. This daily discipline is crucial for maintaining the integrity of financial records and enabling quick resolution of any discrepancies.

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Financial Diagnostic Cleanup

When financial records are not properly maintained, REA utilizes Propertyware's capabilities to conduct comprehensive financial diagnostic cleanup. Our experts systematically review and rectify any inaccuracies in financial data, thus restoring the health of your accounting systems.

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Trust Compliance Audit

Propertyware assists REA in conducting thorough trust compliance audits. Our detailed approach to auditing enhances accountability and ensures that all trust-related transactions adhere to regulatory standards, giving property owners peace of mind that their assets are managed in full compliance with the law.

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1099 Filings & Tax Preparation

Vendor and contractor 1099s prepared and filed on time straight from your Propertyware data, plus federal and state return preparation, entity returns and K-1s, and year-round tax planning handled by REA's in-house tax team.

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The Full Scope

  • Trust & Corporate Bookkeeping
  • Daily Bank Reconciliations
  • Accounts Payable & Receivable
  • Accurate NOI, Balance Sheets
  • Recording HUD's & Accruals
  • + 6 more below

Propertyware Accounting & Bookkeeping Services

  • Trust & Corporate Bookkeeping
  • Daily Bank Reconciliations
  • Accounts Payable & Receivable
  • Accurate NOI, Balance Sheets
  • Recording HUD's & Accruals
  • Owner Distributions & Management Fees
  • Monthly Statements & Reports
  • Financial Diagnostic Cleanup
  • Trust Compliance Audit
  • New Property & Bank Setup
  • 1099 Filings & Tax Preparation

Also available on its own

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Propertyware Is Built for Scattered Single-Family Portfolios

Which Changes What the Books Have to Prove

Propertyware serves single-family and scattered-site operators: hundreds of doors across hundreds of addresses, often across several owners and entities. The accounting problem is not complexity per property, it is volume and dispersion.

What it does well

Built for scale across many small units

Owner portals, per-property tracking and bulk workflows are designed around a portfolio of individual houses rather than a handful of buildings. For a single-family operator, that structure is genuinely hard to replicate elsewhere.

Where it breaks

Volume hides the individual error

One misapplied receipt across 40 units is obvious. Across 800 it is invisible until an owner queries a statement. Scattered portfolios also multiply bank accounts and owner relationships, so trust segregation and owner distributions are where the errors accumulate quietly.

How we work it

Daily reconciliation, not monthly catch-up

On high-volume portfolios we reconcile daily rather than letting a month accumulate, because at this transaction count a month of drift is not something you can unpick from memory. Every owner ledger ties to the trust balance backing it.

How REA's Propertyware Process Works

Access, Onboard, Then Close Every Month

Start With a Call
  1. 1

    We review your Propertyware account

    Upon receiving Accountant access to Propertyware, we will begin by getting a complete understanding of your business and what the current issues are. We'll make sure the account is setup correctly, complete any necessary catch-up bookkeeping, and audit tenant/owner statements to ensure accuracy.

  2. 2

    We begin monthly bookkeeping

    Once Propertyware is accurate for your business, we start our monthly bookkeeping services. We create a finance calendar specific to your business, categorize each transaction, and make sure every bank account is reconciled each month.

  3. 3

    We send reports and distributions

    Audit-ready financial statements and monthly reporting let you stay on top of your company financials and ensure Trust account laws are followed. We can prepare owner and management distributions on a monthly basis.

You Get a Team With Names, Not a Ticket Queue

Who Actually Works On Your Propertyware Books

Outsourced accounting fails when nobody owns the account. At REA you are assigned a property accounting team and a client success lead who knows your portfolio, your owners, and your quirks. They stay on your account, so you are never re-explaining your chart of accounts to someone new.

Sharifa Giraldo, CPA, VP, Client Success at REA

Sharifa Giraldo, CPA

VP, Client Success

Residential Property Management

20+ years of property accounting, a CPA since 2015, and a specialist in third-party management and platform migrations.

Will Daege, VP, Client Success at REA

Will Daege

VP, Client Success

Commercial Property Management

25+ years across retail, office, industrial, and multifamily, including Portfolio Controller for The Related Companies' New York development portfolio.

How we work together

  • A named team, not a poolThe same property accountants close your books every month.
  • Reachable the way you already workEmail, phone, video, or Slack. Urgent items get answered the same day.
  • Inside your PropertywareWe take accountant access to your instance, exactly as you would grant an internal hire.
  • 230+ property accountants behind themCoverage when someone is out, and a specialist to escalate to when a lease or a trust question gets strange.

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.

Check Out What Our Clients Have To Say About Us

Property Managers, Investors & Owner Operators

Client story

Came from a bookkeeper who did not know real estate

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!

SCSara CrosbyReal Estate Investor

Real-estate-only specialists

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.

SWSteve WilkoOwner Operator

Handed over the whole accounting function

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!

TCTracy CollinsProperty Manager

Day-to-day financial operations

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.

BCBrian CookOwner Operator

Onboarding and responsiveness

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.

KSKelly StanawayProperty Manager

Smaller portfolio, still looked after

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.

TSTrevor SmithProperty Manager

230+

Property Accountants

30M+

Commercial Sq. Ft.

Up to 50%

Saved vs In-House

Every month

On-Time Close

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Running Something Other Than Propertyware?

We Work Inside Whatever You Already Have

Who We Do Propertyware Accounting For

Every Vertical Has Its Own Way of Breaking

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you work inside our Propertyware instance?

Yes. Clients create and administer individual user access for authorized REA personnel within their own software environment, exactly as they would for an internal hire. REA does not provide, resell, or sublicense software access, and clients retain control over access permissions.

We manage several hundred scattered single-family homes. Is that a problem?

It is the portfolio shape Propertyware exists for, and the one we see most on this platform. The work scales by transaction volume rather than complexity, which is why we reconcile daily rather than letting a month accumulate.

Can you handle both trust and corporate books?

Yes. Trust and corporate bookkeeping are handled together, with a clear division between company and client accounts maintained throughout, which is what compliance and owner transparency both depend on.

Is REA affiliated with Propertyware?

REA Services LLC is an independent bookkeeping and accounting services provider. REA is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, or authorized by RealPage, Inc. or its Propertyware product. REA does not provide a software interface, technical integration, or Propertyware software instance.

Ready for Accurate Propertyware Books?

Schedule a call with our team to talk through your portfolio, your owner structure, and what REA would take on inside your Propertyware instance.