Erika's Austin Insights Blog

Austin is a prime location to own a vacation rental property. However, when you ultimately decide to cash out on your Austin short term rental rental, there are a few important things to consider to ensure a successful airbnb sale. 1. TimingTiming is critical when it comes to selling a vacation r...

The short-term rental space is constantly evolving, and new trends are emerging all the time. From the rise of vacation rental management companies to the increasing popularity of alternative accommodations like tiny homes and yurts, there's a lot to keep up with in the vacation rental market. He...

  The Austin real estate market is always in flux, and January 2023 is no exception. In this post, we'll take a look at the current state of the market, analyze home prices, and discuss the forecast for the Austin housing market in the coming months. Whether you're thinking of buying or selling ...

  As interest rates continue to rise, the housing market is certainly cooling off compared to last year.  While these high interest rates are turning off many buyers, it’s actually an ideal time to purchase real estate.  There’s more inventory available now then there has been at any point in th...

  The Austin real estate market looks a lot different than it did just a few months ago.  Where buyer’s once had to offer over asking price, free seller leasebacks, and stipulations to name their first born child after the seller just to purchase a home we are now seeing something very drastic. ...

If you’re considering selling your airbnb investment property, there are quite a few things you should consider.  Listing your Austin area vacation rental for sale is far more complex than listing your personal home for sale, and is entirely different than listing a long term rental for sale too....

In case you missed it, all of the counties in the greater Austin area have now released appraised values for 2022, and they’re high- like super, super high.  For many homeowners the appraised value is more than double last year’s appraised value.  Williamson County estimates a 40% bump in value, ...

In recent years, Austin has continuously ranked as one of the top places to invest in real estate. When assessing a market’s potential, analysts look at an area’s job growth, average days on market, historical rental rates, and median household income growth along with other factors.     WHY INVE...

  Multiple offers are back in the Austin metro area.  In fact, every home I have written an offer on so far this year has been in a multiple offer situation.  So, how do you make your offer stand out to the seller? While price is oftentimes an important component when a seller is comparing multi...

If you’re interested in purchasing a home to use as an airbnb, you may be thinking about how you will furnish the home.  Should you have a king bed or a room full of bunk beds?  Can I furnish it with things I already own?  How important is it that I have cable TV?  All of these are great question...