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Holiday Hours

As the holiday season wraps up we will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 31st and January 1st for New Year's Eve and Day and will resume normal hours on the following business day.  You can find our holiday closing schedule at this link.

We wish all of you a happy New Year!

Holiday Cooking and Drains

We have received a lot of maintenance requests recently regarding clogged drains and sewer line backups.  The most common cause we find for these are “flushable” wipes which end up being charged back to the tenant.  Please read the following to avoid an expensive plumbing bill:

When preparing the meals we all enjoy during the holidays we generate a lot of food waste.  We want to remind everyone that nothing should be put down the drains or it could result in plumbing charges to you if things get clogged up.  Here is a short article

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from everyone here at Stone Oak!

We greatly appreciate your trust in us, and we look forward to another great year of working with you!

Holiday Hours

During the holiday season and end of year there will be closures in an effort to give everyone here at Stone Oak more time off with their families and friends.  You can view our holiday closing schedule on our website.  We will resume normal business hours on the next business day following the listed holidays.

End of 2024 Market Update

In the last few posts we’ve give some year end updates, so please take a look at the video from October and/or the

End of 2024 Market Update

In our previous post our Broker, Jason Huval, shared a short video about market conditions.  If you missed that you can see it here.

The data shows that overall the market continues to correct off of its previous highs.  The ongoing sentiment to explain that trend indicates that the population of Austin has slowed or even reversed its growth, and the inventory of rental and homes for sale has increased significantly.  As we’ve mentioned before, when the inventory of sale listings increases it also leads to many owners putting their homes up for rent when they can’t sell them.

Finally, our internal data continues to support the notion that pricing a rental competitively and offering incentives are the best way to prevent long term vacancies. &nbs...

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 find our holiday closing schedule on our website. We will resume normal business hours on the next business day following the listed holidays.  

Halloween Events

There is a lot happening around town for Halloween.  A quick search will bring a lot of options and lists of events leading up to and on the holiday.  Here is a list from KUT, and another from Do512.

Election Season

While Stone Oak doesn't discuss politics, we do strongly encourage everyone to take part in the process by educating yourself a...

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 “