Expert RealPage Bookkeeping Services For Scaling Property Investors & Managers In Austin
Austin's rental supply increasingly runs through large multifamily and build-to-rent portfolios, the kind of institutional ownership structures RealPage was built for. Property managers here are also absorbing steady demand from UT Austin's student population and continued tech-sector relocation, which keeps unit turnover and lease volume high across these portfolios. REA works inside RealPage as an outsourced bookkeeping partner for Austin operators running multifamily and build-to-rent assets, where the platform's portfolio roll-up reporting is only as reliable as the property-level ledgers feeding it.
We work with accountant access inside your own RealPage 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 RealPage Operators in Austin Come to REA
Enterprise multifamily with portfolio-level roll-ups
Property-level detail under roll-ups
In Austin's build-to-rent and multifamily portfolios, RealPage's owner packages roll dozens of properties into one institutional report. We reconcile each property's ledger separately before it feeds the roll-up, so a coding error on one build-to-rent community doesn't get absorbed into a portfolio total that still looks correct to the owner.
High turnover across UT Austin submarkets
Student housing turnover near UT Austin and steady tech-sector relocation across the metro push heavy move-in/move-out volume through RealPage every month. We keep security deposit accounts, prorations, and charge codes current property by property, so turnover volume in one submarket doesn't create a backlog that shows up as a variance at close.
Close deadlines on institutional reporting
Institutional owners on RealPage expect reporting packages on a fixed monthly schedule, with little tolerance for a late close. We run reconciliations against RealPage's general ledger throughout the month rather than in a scramble at cutoff, so Austin operators can hit institutional deadlines without a roll-up that hides an unreconciled property.
RealPage and Texas Deposit Rules
Texas Property Code Ch. 92
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 gives us 30 days from move-out to return a tenant's security deposit or send an itemized statement of deductions. RealPage tracks deposits at the unit level inside each property's ledger, not inside the portfolio roll-up, so a missed 30-day deadline on one Austin property won't show up in an owner's consolidated report until it becomes a demand letter. We reconcile deposit dispositions against move-out dates property by property so the clock never runs out unnoticed.
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 RealPage, 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
RealPage Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
For Austin 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
Austin operators use REA for the full monthly close or for the single function that has become a bottleneck. Each one is performed inside your RealPage 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
How does REA handle security deposit deadlines on RealPage in Austin?
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 requires us to return a deposit or send an itemized deduction statement within 30 days of move-out. We track move-out dates against deposit dispositions property by property inside RealPage rather than relying on portfolio-level summaries, because a roll-up report can look complete while an individual property is past its 30-day window.
Can RealPage's portfolio roll-up catch a property-level accounting error?
Not on its own. RealPage is built to consolidate institutional owner packages across a portfolio, and that roll-up will balance even if one property's ledger underneath has a miscoded charge or an unreconciled deposit account. We reconcile each property before it feeds the roll-up, so what reaches the owner reflects the properties, not just the portfolio math.
What kind of properties do you support on RealPage in Austin?
Most of our RealPage work in Austin covers large multifamily communities and build-to-rent portfolios, plus properties absorbing steady turnover from UT Austin's student population. These are higher-unit-count, higher-turnover assets than a typical single-family rental book, which is the operating profile RealPage and its institutional owner packages are built around, and it shapes how we prioritize reconciliation work each month.
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RealPage Bookkeeping for Austin
Schedule a call and we will review your RealPage setup, your Texas deposit handling, and what it takes to close clean every month.