Real Estate Accounting in San Antonio
San Antonio is a high-volume, moderate-rent market, which changes what the accounting has to be good at. Margins per door are thinner than in Austin or Dallas, so the difference between a well-run and a badly-run set of books shows up directly in owner distributions rather than being absorbed by rent growth.
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Texas rules that apply here
- Deposit return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- Texas Property Code Ch. 92
Why Texas Real Estate Professionals Choose REA
AppFolio Expertise, Applied to San Antonio
Experts in AppFolio Bookkeeping
Bexar County appraisal protests are an annual accounting event here, not an afterthought. Property tax is one of the largest line items on a Texas operating statement, and a protest requires documented income and expense figures for the subject property, filed on a deadline. Books that are not closed monthly cannot produce that evidence in time, which means the assessment stands and the owner carries a higher tax bill for the year.
Assigned, Responsive Team
Texas requires the deposit, or a written description and itemised list of deductions, within 30 days of the tenant surrendering possession and providing a forwarding address, under Property Code 92.103. The forwarding-address condition is the part that trips up high-volume portfolios: the clock does not start until it is received, so the move-out ledger has to record when that happened rather than assuming the vacate date.
Accurate Monthly Bookkeeping
Franchise tax applies at the entity level, and San Antonio investors commonly hold across several LLCs. The margin calculation depends on revenue and cost of goods sold figures that only exist if each entity is closed properly, so a portfolio running one combined book cannot file accurately without a reconstruction every spring.
Deposit Compliance for San Antonio Portfolios
Texas Property Code Ch. 92
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 requires the deposit to be returned within 30 days of lease termination, with itemized written deductions.
Texas does not mandate a separate statutory escrow account the way Florida does, which makes voluntary segregation and clean per-tenant ledgers the operator's own control rather than a legal default.
All Texas requirementsHow we keep you inside it
- Deposit liabilities tracked per tenant in AppFolio, so a 30 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
Appfolio Bookkeeping Services from REA
Available to San Antonio Operators
Trust Bookkeeping
Leverage Appfolio's powerful bookkeeping capabilities with REA's tailored service.
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REA's skilled team, in combination with Appfolio's comprehensive toolset, addresses the complexity of your corporate financial activities.
See how it worksBank Reconciliations
Employing Appfolio's state-of-the-art system, REA offers bank reconciliation services that brings meticulous accuracy to your finances.
See how it worksFinancial Diagnostic Cleanup
REA utilizes Appfolio's advanced diagnostic tools to swiftly and effectively troubleshoot financial anomalies.
See how it worksTrust Compliance
REA pairs its accounting prowess with Appfolio's detailed reporting to deliver comprehensive Trust Compliance Verification services.
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For San Antonio 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
San Antonio operators use REA for the full monthly close or for the single function that has become a bottleneck. Each one is performed inside your AppFolio 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
Learn moreExperts 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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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
When does the 30-day deposit clock start in Texas?
When the tenant surrenders possession AND provides a forwarding address, under Property Code 92.103. The forwarding address is the condition high-volume portfolios miss, so we record the date it was received on the move-out ledger rather than defaulting to the vacate date.
Can you support a Bexar County appraisal protest?
Yes, and it depends entirely on the books being closed monthly. A protest needs documented income and expense for the specific property by the deadline; if the close is behind, the evidence does not exist in time and the assessment stands.
We hold San Antonio property in several LLCs. Does that complicate franchise tax?
It means each entity needs its own properly closed books, because the margin calculation runs on entity-level revenue and cost figures. We close each one and reconcile intercompany balances monthly so nothing is reconstructed at filing time.
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AppFolio Bookkeeping for San Antonio
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