Austin Property Management Blog

Holiday Hours

We will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28th and the 29th for the Thanksgiving Holiday and will resume normal 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.  Review our holiday closing schedule for more information.

We wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Burning Smell from Your Heater and HVAC System

Now that temperatures are falling, many of us are firing up our heating systems for the first time in months. For many of you, that first rush of warm air may come with a burning odor. That smell is most common when you turn on your heating unit for the first time of the season. After a long period of time without use, dust and other debris can settle on the heat exchanger, burners and other components. You may get a smoky odor as these particles burn off. Not to worry. That smoky odor shou...

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 “

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...