Austin Property Management Blog

Summer 2024 Market Update

Stone Oak’s Broker, Jason Huval, has put together a brief explanation video above using the latest data from the Austin Board of Realtors. View Full Report

We are very proud of our team, as Stone Oak consistently beats the market average in leasing prices and days on market. Meaning we are getting the highest prices in the fastest time for our landlords. We project that things may cool off a bit more as we move in the Holiday season, but expect to shrug off the slow period as we enter 2025.

Holiday Hours

With the holiday season on the horizon there will be closures each month for the rest of the year in an effort to give everyone here at Stone Oak more time off with their families and friends.  You can view our holiday schedule on our website.  We will resume normal business h...

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Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Monday, October 14th for the Columbus/Indigenous People’s holiday and will resume normal business hours on the following business day.  With the holiday season on the horizon there will be closures each month for the rest of the year in an effort to give everyone here at Stone Oak more time off with their families and friends.  You can find our holiday closing schedule on our website. 

Tenant Full Account Ledger

Have you ever wanted to see your history of charges and payments?  We often get requests from tenants for a ledger of their account.  The information is available to you anytime through your tenant portal..  

If you’d like to see that info then in your portal choose Payments from the menu on the left (or top left if on mobile), then look for the Account Ledger section where you can click to “view full account ledger.”  It’s that simple to see your history for the time that we have been managing the property.  Unfortunat...

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Monday, October 14th for the Columbus/Indigenous People’s holiday and will resume normal business hours on the following business day.  With the holiday season on the horizon there will be closures each month for the rest of the year in an effort to give everyone here at Stone Oak more time off with their families and friends.  Our holiday closing schedule is available on our website.

What Does A Landlord Have To Repair and Maintain?

When talking to our clients about maintenance requests we often get the question of whether a repair is required or not.  This is not a straightforward answer since laws vary on every level of government.  There are some general guidelines that steer our decisions and recommendations to clients, and sometimes it stings financially.  In general, there is “

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for the Labor Day holiday and will resume normal business hours on the following business day. View our holiday closing schedule.

Maintenance Requests

Anytime you need to submit a maintenance request please keep the following in mind-

• Submissions should only be maintenance related

  • List everything in as few requests as possible - we will split them up as needed

  • Include pictures and as much detail as possible

• Do not submit a new maintenance request to follow up on one that is already in progress.

  • Follow up using this form- https://www.stoneoakmgmt.com/maintenance-check

• Emergencies involving Flood, Blood, or Fire should first be reported ...

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for the Labor Day holiday and will resume normal business hours on the following business day. 

We have updated our company holiday calendar in 2024 in an effort to give everyone here at Stone Oak more time off with their families and friends.  You can find our holiday closing schedule on our website.

Summer 2024 Market Update

The first half of summer was as expected in terms of leasing and sales data.  The market continues to normalize after years of an upward trajectory, and we think this trend will continue for the foreseeable future. An article posted (before clicking be warned that the website is full of pop up and autoplay junk) by the local ABC affiliate KVUE does a good job of summarizing the sales and inventory data for Central Texas.  That article is derive...

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1,782 SF | 3 Bed | 2 Bath

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Pet Insurance

With Austin being one of the most pet-friendly cities in the country, chances are you have a pet living with you. During your tenancy with Stone Oak, we recommend obtaining insurance for your beloved pets in the event there was ever an emergency or tragedy.

Things covered by pet insurance:

• Accidents and illnesses

• Cuts and bite wounds

• X-rays

• Ear infections

• Digestive problems

• Cancer

Check out their informational flyer and Sample policy.

Unexpected accidents and illnesses can occur at every stage of life for your pets. Make sure they are covered! More information about pet insurance can be found by contacting Stone Oak’s ins...

July 2024 Update

This month’s post is going to be focused on revisiting the items covered in the previous post.  Those are important topics for the time being, and we want to make sure everyone is aware of them.  The section below concerning data breaches and scams has been updated with some new information.

Liability Insurance Policy and Landlord Protection Program

On June 5, 2024 we sent out an email to all of our clients with some general updates and about changes to how we handle the liability insurance requirement of the management agreement, and the Optional Assurances program that many of you are participating in.   If you missed the email please take a moment to read it, and if you didn’t receive it let us know so we can send it to you again.  There will be follow up emails over the next several weeks as well.  These emails will have important information so please keep an eye out for that correspondence.

Summer Leasing Season

Our internal tracking shows that vacancy time frames are getting shorter with properties leasing on average in ...