by Mike Ebert | Oct 26, 2017 | Austin Landlord Education
Today, I have some advice for landlords who are frustrated because their Austin property management company isn’t calling them back. Communication is important, and you hire a property manager so you know what’s going on with your property. Having a professional...
by Mike Ebert | Sep 26, 2017 | Austin Landlord Education
Does a landlord have to change locks between tenants? Yes. If you don’t already know, you have to change your locks at your rental property between each occupant. This doesn’t mean just rekeying the locks between each tenant. If you have a short-term rental or you...
by Mike Ebert | Sep 5, 2017 | Austin Landlord Education
Rental property inspections or property surveys while tenants are in place are necessary and important, but it’s not always a good idea to have them done by property managers. I always advise people to be wary of any property manager who claims to personally be at the...
by Mike Ebert | Aug 9, 2017 | Austin Landlord Education
There is a lot going on in the Austin rental market, and today I am providing a market update. We’re also going to talk about how to navigate a challenging market. I have some statistics that I don’t want to bore you with, so I’ll give you the bottom line: we’re in a...
by Mike Ebert | Apr 5, 2017 | Austin Area Investor News
According to a recent article in our local paper, the Austin American Statesman, the job rate in Austin and our surrounding cities was 3.3% in 2016. This is really great news but the article pointed out that this figure was off a tad from previous years. Payroll...