Austin Tenant Placement & Screening · Experts since 2012
The Right Tenant in Your Austin Rental — Screened, Placed & Guaranteed.
The Perfect 10ant System™ screens every applicant against 10 data points and backs the result with a 9–12 month tenant assurance — for one flat fee, not a percentage.
— or your first two months of management are free
Wrong Tenant. Real Damage.
One Bad Tenant Costs an Austin Landlord $5,000–$15,000.
A bad placement drains months of rent, legal fees, and repairs before it's resolved — and vacancy runs about $107 a day while you wait. The most reliable safeguard is screening the wrong tenant out before they ever get the keys. That's the entire point of the Perfect 10ant System™.
Stops paying
3-day notice, then weeks through the JP court — lost rent the whole way.
Trashes the property
Holes, ruined appliances, $5K–$15K in repairs. We call previous landlords, not just pull credit.
Breaks the lease
One missed Texas disclosure and you lose in court. Every lease we draft is Texas Property Code compliant.
Sits vacant
Every empty day costs you. Our 21-day placement guarantee keeps the meter from running.
The Differentiator
The Perfect 10ant System™
Most "screening" is a credit check and a gut feeling. Ours verifies ten independent data points and reads the pattern across all of them.
10-Point Screening — Every Applicant
- 1 Identity verification
- 2 Income verification
- 3 Employment verification
- 4 Credit analysis
- 5 Rental history review
- 6 Previous-landlord references
- 7 Criminal background check
- 8 Sex-offender registry
- 9 Bankruptcy screening
- 10 Foreclosure history
How It Works
Four Steps to a Qualified Tenant
From pricing to move-in day — handled by your local Austin team.
Price & market
Comp-based rent for your submarket, professional photos, listed on the ACTRIS MLS + 100 rental sites.
Screen everyone
The full Perfect 10ant System™ — all 10 data points verified before anyone is approved.
Lease & move-in
Texas-compliant lease executed, deposit collected, condition documented with timestamped photos.
Guarantee it
9–12 month tenant assurance. If the tenant we placed leaves, we re-place at no additional placement fee.
Built for the Austin Tenant Market
We Know Where Austin's Best Tenants Come From
Austin's renter base is anchored by some of the most stable employers in the country. We match your property to the right tenant catchment when we list — which is how placements fill quickly and stay filled.
Employer anchors behind our applicant pool
Austin's "Silicon Hills" is among the deepest concentrations of tech and advanced-manufacturing employers in the country. Tesla's Giga Texas plant anchors demand in eastern Travis County and along the SH-130 corridor; Apple's North Austin campus and Dell's headquarters in Round Rock drive the Williamson County submarkets; and Samsung, Oracle, NXP, and IBM round out the pool. Add the University of Texas and a large state-government workforce, and you have a deep, creditworthy renter base.
Submarkets we price & place across
Rents in Lakeway don't move like rents in Kyle. We price to the submarket, not a regional average.
Three counties: Travis, Williamson, Hays.
Market context sources: U.S. Census ACS, employer public announcements, and Flat Fee Landlord internal placement data.
Tenant Placement in Austin
What Austin Landlords Should Know Before They List
Austin is one of the fastest-growing rental markets in the country — but for owners, volume was never the problem. Quality is. A tech-and-manufacturing economy keeps a steady stream of relocating, creditworthy renters moving through every submarket, from the Domain and downtown corridors to the Dell corridor in Round Rock, the Samsung corridor in Pflugerville, and the Tesla catchment east of the city. The job isn't finding applicants. It's separating the tenant who pays and stays from the one who quietly costs you $5,000–$15,000.
That separation is the entire value of placement done right — and it's why we lead with screening, not speed. Every applicant runs the full 10-point Perfect 10ant System™ before anyone is approved, which is how we hold an eviction rate under 1% across 2,000+ placements since 2012.
Texas rules cut both ways
No rent control and a relatively fast eviction timeline are real advantages — but only if the lease is right. The Texas Property Code sets specific rules on deposit returns, required disclosures, and notice periods, and a single missed disclosure can lose a case you'd otherwise win. Every lease we prepare is built to the Code.
Austin isn't one market
A family relocating for Round Rock ISD behaves nothing like a tech transplant near the Domain or a state employee downtown. School districts, commute corridors along I-35 and SH-130, and HOA and MUD rules all shape who applies and how long they stay — so we price, market, and screen to the specific submarket.
The tenant is the variable
For most owners, who you place is the single biggest factor in whether a rental is a quiet asset or a second job. Get the tenant right — and back it with a 9–12 month tenant assurance — and most other problems never start.
The Flat-Fee Philosophy
Your Rent Shouldn't Dictate Your Management Fee.
Percentage-based managers earn more every time your rent goes up. We don't.
A flat monthly fee keeps our incentives aligned with yours — we win by placing a tenant who stays and pays, not by taking a bigger slice as the market rises. Tenant placement is part of the offer, not a line we upsell.
Why Owners Choose Us to Place
What Sets Our Placement Apart
| What you get | Flat Fee Landlord | Typical Austin leasing agent |
|---|---|---|
| Screening depth | ✓ 10-point Perfect 10ant System™ | Credit check only, often |
| MLS + 100-site syndication | ✓ Included | Varies |
| 9–12 month tenant assurance | ✓ Bundle benefit | ✕ None |
| 21-day placement guarantee | ✓ Yes | ✕ No guarantee |
| Eviction coordination included | ✓ Preferred + Concierge | ✕ Billed separately |
| Fee model | Flat monthly fee — doesn't rise with rent | Percentage of rent that grows as rent grows |
Tenant assurance and eviction coordination are bundle benefits on Preferred and Concierge plans when tenant placement and property management are purchased together; court costs are billed at cost.
Backed by Guarantees
Four Promises We Put in the Contract
9–12 Month Tenant Assurance
Tenant we placed leaves within the window? We place a new one at no additional placement fee.
21-Day Placement Guarantee
No qualified application in 21 days of going live? Your first two months of management fees are waived.
Eviction Coordination
If we must evict a tenant we placed, we coordinate the full Texas JP-court process; court costs are billed at cost. (Preferred + Concierge.)
90-Day Satisfaction
Add management and aren't satisfied in 90 days? Cancel and we refund every management fee charged.
“Austin is one of the most competitive renter markets in the country — and that's exactly why we go hardest on tenant quality. Every applicant runs the full Perfect 10ant System™, and we back it with a tenant assurance most leasing agents won't put in writing.”
Mo Hashem · Founder & CEO · Flat Fee Landlord
Austin Owners Trust Us
Our Austin office holds a 4.7-star rating across 26 Google reviews from local owners — earned the same way every placement is: thorough screening, clear communication, and a tenant who pays and stays.
Austin Tenant Placement FAQ
Questions Austin Landlords Ask Before They List
How does tenant placement work in Austin?
We price your home with local comps, market it on the ACTRIS MLS (Austin Board of REALTORS®) and 100+ rental sites, run every applicant through the Perfect 10ant System™ (10-point screening), prepare a Texas-compliant lease, and coordinate move-in. The placement fee is one month's rent plus a one-time listing & activation fee, billed once per placement — no percentage of rent. Placement is available standalone or paired with flat-fee management.
How fast will you place a tenant?
Most Austin-area properties lease in 7–21 days. The 21-day placement guarantee waives your first two months of management fees if there's no qualified application within 21 days of going live.
Can I hire you for placement only?
Yes. Tenant placement is available standalone. Many owners use placement only and self-manage afterward; others add flat-fee management later. If you've already found your own applicant, we also offer screening and Texas-compliant lease preparation on their own.
How do you market my Austin rental?
As a licensed Texas brokerage (TREC #9015020), we list on the ACTRIS MLS and syndicate to Zillow, Realtor.com, and 100+ rental sites with professional photography and submarket-specific pricing. MLS access lets cooperating agents show and refer tenants, which compresses time-to-lease.
Why does screening matter so much in Texas?
Texas has no rent control and a relatively fast eviction timeline, but one bad tenant still costs $5,000–$15,000 once lost rent, legal fees, and repairs add up — and vacancy runs about $107 a day. Screening up front is the most reliable safeguard available.
What if the tenant you place leaves early?
Every placement is backed by a 9–12 month tenant assurance (bundle benefit). If the tenant we placed leaves within the window, we place a new tenant at no additional placement fee, and eviction coordination is included on Preferred + Concierge for tenants we placed (court costs billed at cost).
Which Austin-area cities do you place tenants in?
Across three counties: Travis (Austin, Pflugerville, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Manor), Williamson (Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, Hutto), and Hays (Kyle, Buda, Dripping Springs).
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Texas Property Code compliant · Licensed in Texas (TREC #9015020) · 4.7★ · 26 Austin reviews
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