Property management · Castroville

Property Management in Castroville, TX

More than half the homes for sale in Castroville were built in 2015 or later, most of them out along the Potranco Road corridor, while the old Alsatian town center holds houses that go back generations. Rothrock Realty Team manages rentals in both, and knows the difference between a builder warranty claim and a 1970s plumbing repair.

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A New-Construction Town With an Old Core

The typical Castroville home listed today was built around 2021. Megans Landing, Potranco Oaks, Alsatian Oaks, the Reserve at Potranco Oaks and Potranco West have filled in fast, many of them in the 78253 ZIP code that Castroville shares with far west Bexar County. At the same time, about 22 percent of the homes on the market date from before 1980, many of them in and around the historic town center on the Medina River in 78009.

That split shapes how we manage a Castroville rental. A two-year-old house needs someone tracking the warranty calendar and dealing with an HOA. A fifty-year-old house needs someone looking hard at the water heater, the sewer line and the foundation every quarter. Our property management covers both without treating them the same.

Getting the Most From a Builder Warranty

If you bought new in the Potranco corridor and are now renting the house out, the first year or two of warranty coverage is real money. Settling cracks, sticking doors, a grading problem that sends water toward the slab: those should go back to the builder, not onto your statement.

We log warranty items from the move-in photo inspection and from tenant repair requests, file them with the builder, and coordinate access with the tenant. Items the builder will not cover go to our licensed vendors under the spending limit you set, billed at cost with the invoice attached.

Competing With the House Next Door

Only about nine homes are listed for rent in Castroville at a time, and they lease in roughly 40 days at the median, a bit faster than the 45-day area figure. The catch is that your competition is often a nearly identical house on the same street. Median rent sits around $1,700, right at the area-wide number, and three-bedroom homes ask about $1,550.

With list prices near $576,000, those rents leave little room for a month of vacancy. We price from live comparables in Castroville and nearby Lytle, Hondo and Mico, then win on presentation: professional photos, MLS and major rental site exposure, and showings by a licensed agent rather than self-tours.

Who Lives in Your Castroville Rental

We run every applicant through the same written standard: credit, verified income and employment, eviction and criminal records, and what past landlords say. Many are families drawn to Medina Valley ISD; others work in San Antonio, about 23 miles east. You see the results and approve the tenant before anything is signed.

Once a lease starts, the tenant has an online account for rent, autopay, the signed lease and documents, repair requests with photos, and messages to us. That keeps a Castroville tenant from calling you directly about a dripping faucet.

HOA Letters, Gate Codes and Dues

Most of the newer subdivisions along Potranco Road have an HOA. We hand the tenant the rules at move-in, respond to violation notices and get the lawn, trash cans or parked trailer sorted out, arrange pool or amenity access, and can pay dues from rent so a missed payment never turns into a lien notice.

Older Homes, Quadplexes and Small Acreage

Castroville's mix includes garden homes, a few quadplexes, manufactured homes and properties on an acre or more, about 18 percent of what is for sale. Places like Potranco Acres, Flat Creek and Boehme Ranch can involve septic systems and private wells.

For those, preventive work matters more: HVAC servicing before summer, filters, gutters, pest control, and septic pumping on a schedule. Every rental gets a quarterly inside-and-outside inspection with a photo report in your owner portal.

Money In, Money Out

Tenants pay online. Reminders and late notices go out on a fixed schedule, and your share is deposited directly on a set day each month. The owner portal shows every payment, repair, inspection and document, plus a monthly statement and a year-end 1099. While the house waits for a tenant, you owe no management fee.

Turnovers, Renewals and Medina County Courts

Each new lease starts with photos of every room, keys handed over, utilities moved into the tenant's name, proof of renters insurance and a lease signed electronically. At move-out we inspect against those photos, itemize and return the deposit within Texas's 30-day window, and handle the turn work. We send renewal offers and any rent adjustment well before each lease ends. When a tenant will not pay, notices and any eviction run through the Medina County justice courts, or Bexar County for homes on that side of the line, under Texas law.

Castroville owners ask

Questions about property management in Castroville

My Castroville home is still under builder warranty. Will you deal with the builder?

Yes. We document warranty items, submit them to the builder and schedule access with the tenant so covered work is not paid out of your rent.

What rent should I expect in Castroville?

The median asking rent is about $1,700 and three-bedroom homes are near $1,550. We set your price from current comparable rentals after seeing the home.

My house is in 78253 but has a Castroville address. Does that change anything?

It can change the county, the justice court and sometimes the school district a tenant cares about. We confirm those for your specific property before marketing it.

Can you manage an older home near the historic town center?

Yes. Older homes get the same quarterly inspections, with closer attention to plumbing, electrical, roofs and foundations, and repairs are billed at cost.

Do you manage Castroville quadplexes or only houses?

We manage small multifamily as well as single-family homes, with each unit having its own lease, tenant account and inspection record.

How do I know what's going on with my rental?

Your owner portal shows every payment, work order, inspection report and document, and you get a monthly statement and a 1099 each year.