For landlords & investors
Becoming a San Antonio Landlord
Go from owner to landlord: setting market rent, marketing your unit, tenant screening, lease drafting, move-in inspections, and building a solid first year.
Marketing a San Antonio Rental: Listings, Photos, and Showings That Fill a Unit in Under 30 Days
With over 4,700 active rentals competing for attention across Bexar County, a slow listing isn't bad luck — it's a pricing, photo, or copy problem. Here's how to fix all three.
6 min read · Oct 8, 2026
Pet Policies for San Antonio Rentals: Fees, Restrictions, and the Assistance Animal Rules You Can't Ignore
Pet policy is where new San Antonio landlords quietly lose security deposits, trigger Fair Housing complaints, and scare off qualified tenants. Here is how to structure fees, breed rules, and assistance animal requests correctly.
6 min read · Sep 27, 2026
Renting to Military Tenants Near JBSA: SCRA, BAH, and PCS Timing for San Antonio Landlords
Military tenants near Lackland, Randolph, and Fort Sam Houston are a stable renter pool if you understand SCRA termination rights, how BAH sets their real budget, and how PCS season shifts your vacancy calendar.
6 min read · Sep 18, 2026
Turning Your San Antonio Home Into a Rental: The Setup Nobody Warns You About
Converting a Bexar County home from owner-occupied to rental means fixing the homestead exemption, switching insurance, clearing the HOA, and pricing to current comps — before the first showing.
6 min read · Sep 10, 2026
Security Deposits for San Antonio Landlords: Collecting, Holding, and Returning Without a JP Court Judgment
Texas gives landlords wide latitude on deposit amount but strict rules on the return. Here is how to collect, hold, and refund a deposit without ending up on the wrong side of Property Code § 92.109.
7 min read · Sep 3, 2026
A San Antonio Landlord's First Year: What Breaks and How to Budget for It
The first 12 months of owning a rental in Bexar County are where most new landlords either build a real reserve or learn the hard way. Here is what actually breaks, what it costs, and how to plan.
7 min read · Apr 20, 2026
The Move-In Inspection That Actually Holds Up in a Bexar County JP Court
A move-in inspection is evidence, not paperwork. Here is how San Antonio landlords document a unit so a security deposit deduction survives a Texas Property Code § 92.109 challenge in Justice of the Peace court.
6 min read · Apr 20, 2026
Drafting a Texas Residential Lease That Actually Protects the Landlord
A Texas lease only helps you if it tracks the Property Code, names the right addenda, and closes the holes that cost landlords money in Bexar County JP courts.
7 min read · Apr 20, 2026
Tenant Screening in Texas: What's Legal to Use and How to Actually Do It
A practitioner's guide to screening San Antonio renters under Texas Property Code § 92.3515, the FCRA, and federal fair housing rules — credit, criminal, and eviction history without stepping on a lawsuit.
6 min read · Apr 20, 2026
How to Set Market Rent on a San Antonio Rental Without Guessing
A practitioner's method for pricing a San Antonio rental: what comps actually mean in this market, where BAH and school zones move the needle, and the mistakes that cost landlords a month of vacancy.
6 min read · Apr 20, 2026