Cash Flow
Where Austin rentals still cash flow.
Central Austin buys appreciation. The suburbs buy cash flow. We'll show you the rent-to-price math submarket by submarket.
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Real Austin Numbers
Rent, taxes, insurance, and vacancy modeled from actual Austin data — not national averages that quietly overstate returns.
Full Expense Picture
Property tax reality, insurance, HOA, maintenance reserves, management, and turnover costs included before we call anything cash flow.
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Hold-Period Modeling
Cash-on-cash today plus appreciation, principal paydown, and total return over your actual hold period.
Austin is really several investment markets at once.
Inside the core, price per square foot outpaces rent, so returns lean on appreciation and long-horizon holds. Push out to Pflugerville, Hutto, Manor, Kyle, Buda, and parts of Round Rock and Leander, and rent-to-price ratios improve enough that a well-bought property can carry itself from month one.
"We shifted our search 20 minutes north on their advice and the same budget finally cash flowed."
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Questions, answered.
What is a good ROI on an Austin rental?+
Most Austin buyers underwrite to roughly 4-7% cash-on-cash in year one, with total return meaningfully higher once principal paydown, depreciation, and appreciation are counted.
Do Austin rentals cash flow?+
Some do. Central Austin often runs thin on day-one cash flow and stronger on appreciation, while suburbs like Pflugerville, Hutto, Manor, and Kyle price closer to break-even or positive.
What expenses do investors forget?+
Property taxes at the non-homestead rate, insurance increases, a real maintenance reserve, turnover and make-ready costs, and vacancy between leases.
Will you analyze a property I don't own yet?+
Yes. We give buyers a rent projection and expense estimate before closing at no cost and with no obligation.
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