Yelp is essentially a self-serving advertising agency. Before you judge a company by their Yelp rating, it is important to understand who is writing the reviews and who the company serves – the complainers may not be the actual clients of the company.

It’s important to hire a property manager with time-tested systems to minimize vacancy days and reduce turnover costs. At the same time, they must understand the art of raising rents while keeping good tenants as an essential part of minimizing vacancy and avoiding turnover costs.

Rent increases are purely market driven – it isn’t a reflection of how much the landlord likes the tenant or not. Raising rent in accordance with market indicators is simply good business and is essential for getting the most out of your investment property.

One bad tenant can wreak havoc on a property and on the owner’s wallet. Luckily there are time tested measures that bring success: Credit, Income, Employment Status, Rental History, Criminal Background and Pet Ownership.

As a real estate investor, hiring a skilled property manager is one of the most important steps in maximizing your passive income and ensuring your investment is well maintained. Here are the top 6 questions to ask when hiring a property manager.

Welcome to our blog series on top tips for safely showing rental properties. Tip #1: Only allow licensed agents access to the property.

We achieve significant efficiency managing our clients’ properties by consistently applying these top tips during the makeready process.

Does you Property Manager really have your best interest in mind? Minimizing vacancy is an essential feature of maximizing rental income. Our fine-tuned tenant turnover process is crucial to our success minimizing vacancy.

Save yourself and your property manager the challenge of reclaiming possession of your investment property due to an easily avoidable mistake during the purchase process – make sure the title company has your correct mailing address!

With nearly two decades of experience in residential property management in Austin, Texas, our pet policy has proven highly successful.

Terminating a rental agreement is not necessarily complicated – however the process is often surprising to tenants and as an owner, it is very useful to have an experienced Property Manager working on your behalf.

Repairs at no cost to anyone? Enter our Triage System for Repair Requests, developed over nearly two decades of industry experience.

Minimizing vacancy between tenants means fewer days of lost rent – one of many factors in maximizing returns on your residential real estate investment. Keep reading to learn how.

To repair or not to repair? The older the appliance, the sooner the decision should be made to replace it instead of continuing to pour money into repairing an older appliance that is on its last leg.

You could lose $100 or more per turnover if your Property Manager isn’t paying very close attention to the service period of the final bill.

If you already own or are buying rental homes in Austin, will you manage the property yourself or will you hire a professional to do it for you?

Whether you are looking for a home to rent or you are looking to hire a property manager, you’ve come to the right place!

Let us introduce ourselves! Crosstown Properties is an Austin,TX property management company family owned and operated since 2004.