Expert MRI Bookkeeping Services For Scaling Property Investors & Managers In Houston
Houston's lack of a traditional zoning code means a single owner's portfolio can span single-family rentals, small multifamily, commercial retail, and mixed-use buildings on the same block, sometimes the same books. MRI was built for exactly that kind of asset diversity, assembled from modules with particular strength in commercial lease administration and CAM reconciliation. We work inside that modular structure daily, reconciling what happens when a lease abstracted in one module gets billed from another, which is where Houston's mixed portfolios most often expose the gaps.
We work with accountant access inside your own MRI instance, exactly as you would grant an internal hire.
Texas rules that apply here
- Deposit return deadline
- 30 days
- Statute
- Texas Property Code Ch. 92
Why MRI Operators in Houston Come to REA
Enterprise and modular, strong on commercial
CAM reconciliation across modules
CAM reconciliation depends on data agreeing across MRI's lease administration and billing modules. When a lease abstract in one module and a charge schedule in another drift apart, CAM recoveries stop matching actual costs. We reconcile at that handoff point specifically, because Houston's commercial and mixed-use properties carry more CAM exposure than a typical residential-only portfolio.
One portfolio, mixed asset types
A Houston owner's rent roll might run single-family leases beside a small multifamily building and a retail suite that shares an entrance with a mixed-use lobby. MRI can hold all three, but the accounting for each behaves differently inside the platform. We build one chart of accounts that respects those differences instead of forcing residential logic onto a commercial lease.
We map your instance first
No two MRI deployments configure the same way, module selection, custom fields, and reporting setups vary property to property. Before we touch your books, we map how your specific instance handles lease charges, recoveries, and deposit accounting, so reconciliation matches the system you actually run instead of a generic MRI template.
MRI and Texas Deposit Rules
Texas Property Code Ch. 92
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 gives landlords 30 days to return a security deposit or send an itemized statement of deductions. MRI's residential deposit tracking works, but on commercial-weighted Houston instances it's often configured lightly since lease administration and CAM absorb most of the setup attention. We check deposit ledgers against that 30 day clock directly rather than assuming the module's default aging report catches it, because on a lightly configured instance it often doesn't.
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 requires the deposit to be returned within 30 days of lease termination, with itemized written deductions.
All Texas requirementsHow we keep you inside it
- Deposit liabilities tracked per tenant in MRI, 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
MRI Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
For Houston 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
Houston 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
Learn moreCAM Reconciliation
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
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you handle Texas's 30 day deposit deadline in MRI?
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 requires we return a tenant's deposit or send an itemized deduction statement within 30 days of move-out. We track that deadline against MRI's deposit ledger directly, we don't rely on the module's default reporting to flag it, because commercial-weighted MRI instances often have residential deposit tracking configured as an afterthought rather than a primary workflow.
Why does CAM reconciliation take longer on MRI than other platforms?
MRI splits lease abstraction and billing across separate modules, so a lease term entered during setup and a charge schedule generated later can disagree if they weren't kept in sync. CAM reconciliation means checking that the two modules still agree before recoveries go out, not just running the CAM report and trusting the number it returns.
Can MRI handle a portfolio that mixes commercial and residential properties in Houston?
Yes, and it's common here. Houston has no traditional zoning code, so a single owner's book might include single-family rentals, small multifamily, and commercial space acquired opportunistically rather than by plan. MRI's modular structure supports that mix, but each asset type needs its own accounting logic inside the same instance, which is where we focus setup work.
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MRI Bookkeeping for Houston
Schedule a call and we will review your MRI setup, your Texas deposit handling, and what it takes to close clean every month.