Guides for Texas rental owners
The rules Texas sets for landlords, and the numbers behind renting a home out in San Antonio and the towns around it.
Texas security deposit rules for landlords
How Texas law treats a tenant's security deposit: the 30-day refund, the itemized list, what can and cannot be deducted, and the penalty for getting it wrong.
Texas late fee rules for rental homes
When a Texas landlord can charge a late fee, how much is presumed reasonable, and the penalty for charging one that is not allowed.
What repairs a Texas landlord has to make
Which repairs Texas law requires a landlord to make, how fast, what a tenant can do if they are not made, and the locks and smoke alarms the law requires.
The Texas eviction process, step by step
How an eviction works in Texas: the notice to vacate, filing in justice court, the hearing, the appeal window and the writ of possession - and what goes wrong.
Renting out your San Antonio home when you PCS
For service members leaving JBSA: keeping your San Antonio home as a rental, managing it from another duty station, and the lease rules that apply to military tenants.
Housing Choice Vouchers in San Antonio: what landlords should know
How the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program works for San Antonio landlords: the housing authority, inspections, rent and the landlord's choice to take part.
Rent or sell your San Antonio-area home? The numbers, town by town
Median asking rent against median asking price for three-bedroom homes in San Antonio and nearby towns this week, and what the gross rent yield tells you.