Austin Property Management Blog

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Monday, February 19th for the President’s Day national holiday.  Our holiday schedule can be found on our website.

Austin, Texas Market Update

We continue to see more competition in the leasing market, and the sales market as well. Prices continue to stagnate, and decline in some areas.  Here is an article with data from December showing the trends in the overall market.  The Austin area Community Impact publication has several recent articles covering conditions over the last few months.

Incentives are making a big difference in getting interest and leasing done quickly.  If your property is on the market for a long period then offering move-in specials like the first month rent free with a 13 month lease or ½ off the first month can make the differ...

Every single year, Tax time rolls around and every homeowner, investor, etc that owns a property in Austin, Texas must pay their property taxes. 

Did you know you can do yourself a big favor and try and reduce the amount you owe? It can be done by protesting your property taxes with the county!

We’d like to provide a comprehensive overview of the tax protest and will cover the following items in this post:

• Property Taxes Explained

• Tax Values and Rates

• Reasons for protesting

• Property Tax Timeline

• Tax Exemptions

• Property Tax Math

• Paying Your Tax Bill

Texas Property Taxes Explained

Texas property owners pay billions of dollars a year in property taxes. Texas does not have a state income tax so property taxes support local govern...

Holiday Schedule

We will be closed on Monday, February 19th and our full schedule can be found here.

Valentine’s Day

It’s that time of the year again, and there are many things to do in Austin.  One list we found that might be a great place to start looking for ideas is Austin Monthly’s “A Couple’s Guide to Valentine’s Day in Austin”  We don’t endorse any of these, however, we trust Austin Monthly to give some great suggestions!  

For those of you flying solo on V-Day, there are plenty of options as well.  According to an Austin American...

Winter Weather

It’s that time of year again when we have extreme cold weather events.  We are reminding tenants about the need to protect people, pets, pipes, and plants.  While we can remind them and give them tips, there are still many factors in whether a given property will end up having frozen pipes or other issues.  Pipes and exterior water heaters are extremely vulnerable when they are on an exterior wall on the north side of a home. Properly preparing a home doesn’t guarantee that pipes will not freeze, and unfortunately, there are external factors like power outages that we’ve experienced quite a bit of in the last few years.  The current weather even seems to have passed without any major power outages, but there were isolated areas that did lose power for various reasons.  If a property is impacted by the freeze we will communicate directly with the owner.

Could an LLC be right for you?

For homeowners venturing into real estate investment, especially when potentially expanding a rental property portfolio, a critical decision involves structuring a business.  

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2023 Holiday Season Closures

We hope you had a great holiday season! Our updated holiday closing schedule is available at this link.  

Christmas Tree and Lights Recycling

After the holiday weekend, many people will be looking for a way to properly dispose of their Christmas tree.  Austin and Travis County are offering curbside pickup and drop-off recycling to dispose of trees. The article has links to different drop-off areas.  If you live outside of these areas or want a more convenient option many localities will have similar programs, so check with the solid waste services or other utility departments of your city. Here is a news article that lists several