Living near the Austin Bergstrom Airport (Lockhart, Bastrop: for rent, homes, college)

[from nv]

centralaustinite - No, we don't have any pets..we just don't like apartment living. Been there, done that and had our fill of dealing with poor management when it comes to apartments. If we can't find a regular homeowner who is renting their home, then we will continue looking. We COULD go higher than $1000, but only if it will get us in the place we really want. We just don't want to be paying out the wazoo just because its a college area. We are responsible renters with stable employment.

A-Tex - I don't trust anything Craigslist has due to possible scams. I was only utilizing CL to see what was out there. I mainly found most places to only have 1 bathroom. Is that common in homes?

[centralaustinite]

You will pay out the wazoo because we are experiencing greater growth than what the rental market will accommodate! Almost 170 people move here everyday, most are not college students. Neither Montopolis nor Carson Creek will have many, if any, college students.

One bath homes are not uncommon in Austin, and in the sub-$1000 a month SFH rental market, I would imagine that most of what you will find will have just one bath.

You are very wise not to trust CL, you CAN trust Austin home search however, it is the public side of the Austin MLS. I think TOS prevents me from posting the list but it is easy to find with google.

[A-Tex]

Originally Posted by from nv

centralaustinite - No, we don't have any pets..we just don't like apartment living. Been there, done that and had our fill of dealing with poor management when it comes to apartments. If we can't find a regular homeowner who is renting their home, then we will continue looking. We COULD go higher than $1000, but only if it will get us in the place we really want. We just don't want to be paying out the wazoo just because its a college area. We are responsible renters with stable employment.

A-Tex - I don't trust anything Craigslist has due to possible scams. I was only utilizing CL to see what was out there. I mainly found most places to only have 1 bathroom. Is that common in homes?

A $1000 per month home rental simply doesn't exist here. This has nothing to do with students and everything to do with masses of people like you moving here and making the housing market incredibly tight. You're going to really need to change your expectations.

[petro]

Originally Posted by A-Tex

A $1000 per month home rental simply doesn't exist here. This has nothing to do with students and everything to do with masses of people like you moving here and making the housing market incredibly tight. You're going to really need to change your expectations.

This. You cannot rent a single family house in Austin for $1,000 per month.

[RoadWarrior12]

Originally Posted by petro

This. You cannot rent a single family house in Austin for $1,000 per month.

Holy ****.

I was legitimately prepared to pop in the "oh yes you CAN" response with a link to some properties. There are legitimately NO SFH rentals under $1000 in Austin right now. Duplexes, fourplexes, condos, etc. bring you to 33 listings.

Go to $1,200, you can get into Hutto...

We've jumped the damn shark

[centralaustinite]

^^^^ I know!

I did the same thing. Ran a bunch of searches in Austin Home Search, even looking at the entire area (Liberty Hill, Smithville, Kyle, Jarrell and everything in between) there is nothing livable under $1000 and only five SFH homes at or under $1000 for rent at all.)

[from nv]

We are even considering looking at Kyle and Buda, as they look like good cities. The commute time doesn't appear to be that much different, or am I wrong? Suggestions anyone?

Centralaustinite - I'll look into that "link" you suggested. Thank you!

[CptnRn]

Kyle or Buda are decent choices and the commute around the SE side of town to the airport isn't bad even on the surface roads, and the 45/130 toll road is an option.

[hound 109]

Originally Posted by from nv

We are even considering looking at Kyle and Buda, as they look like good cities. The commute time doesn't appear to be that much different, or am I wrong? Suggestions anyone?

Centralaustinite - I'll look into that "link" you suggested. Thank you!

I don't see the upside to Kyle / Buda (vrs. Bastrop / Lockhart).

- further away, longer commute up I 35 (unless you take the toll, then add that expense) than Bastrop/Lockhart.
- middle (or lower middle) "family" areas. (lots of young families, it would be a good area if you were young or had kids......but you aren't & you don't)
- no pretty downtown courthouse & nowhere near the sense of community (that lockhart & Bastrop have)
- and because of accessibility to downtown & SW Austin, more expensive (for rent & homes) than Bastrop & Lockhart. (& you won't be going downtown or SW daily, since Hubby is going to the airport daily).

I don't know if you'll find anything in Bastrop/Lockhart, but they have got to be better options than previously mentioned Montopolis...or anywhere else in far east or far southeast Austin (my wife would shoot me if I moved us to either of these areas) & Bastrop/Lockhart have to be better than lower middle class/starter family suburban h*ll (at least it would be for a couple of empty nester 55 y/o) that is Kyle/Buda.

[Atxroads]

Originally Posted by hound 109

I don't see the upside to Kyle / Buda (vrs. Bastrop / Lockhart).

- further away, longer commute up I 35 (unless you take the toll, then add that expense) than Bastrop/Lockhart.

Buda/Kyle are just as close to the airport and you can take the back roads through Creedmore over to 183 to avoid tolls and 35.

Plus Buda/Kyle are closer to Austin than either Bastrop or Lockhart, which seems to be something the OP values.