Austin Property Management Blog

Welcome to Bay Property Management Austin!

We recently sent a message to all our clients announcing the merger of Stone Oak and Bay Property Management Group Austin.  The new company is Bay Property Management Group Austin, and comes with the resources, knowledge, and experience of two well-oiled organizations.  You can learn a little more about us here.  

There has been a lot of change over the last month since we st...

A Celebration & Remembrance for One of Our Own

Our post this month is relatively short, but before we get into that we want to take a moment to remember our first and longest running employee, Jennifer Frizzell.  We started this company in 2012, and she was our first hire. She worked with us, and many of you, from then until the end of 2024, with a short 1.5 year break working for a title company in 2019. When she came back, she was the same Jennifer we all knew and loved, and she fell right into place with the team that had grown so much in that short time.  Unfortunately, during that time Jennifer received a cancer diagnosis, so we all pitched in to support her as she went through countless treatments.  She fought long and hard, but we lost her to the illness a few days before the end of 2024.     

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Happy New Year from everyone here at Stone Oak!

We hope you are all off to a great start to the new year! We appreciate the opportunity to keep earning your business and look forward to a great 2025 as your Austin property manager!

A Celebration & Remembrance for One of Our Own 

Our post this month is relatively short, but before we get into that we want to take a moment to remember our first and longest running employee, Jennifer Frizzell.  We started this company in 2012, and she was our first hire. She worked with us, and many of you, from then until the end of 2024, with a short 1.5 year break working for a title company in 2019. When she came back, she was the same Jennifer we all knew and loved, and she fell right into place with the team that had grown so much in...

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...