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Travis County tired landlords list, TX

45,497tired-landlord properties today · refreshed weekly

45,497 owners on this list today. Seats open. A list is not a reason: every owner here shows the reason.

Travis County, TX has 45,497 tired-landlord properties today, read from Travis County TNR records and refreshed weekly. The top ZIP codes are 78645, 78745, 78660. 1,541 of these owners are also on the tax delinquent list, the best one to stack. A property is on the list when absentee owner who has owned the property 10+ years.

Three Travis County properties on this list, best score first
Street and cityScore (1 to 10)Why it may sell
Clawson RdAustin10of 10City code case (2 in 2 years)Owned 19 years
Peacock LnAustin10of 10City code case (3 in 2 years)Owned 14 years
Norwood LnAustin10of 10Taxes 3 years behind and growingInherited (death-related deed)

Street name and city only: house numbers, owner names and mailing addresses are in the app.

1,541Also on the tax delinquent list1,541 Travis County owners are on both lists today: the best place to start.
How it is built

How the Travis County list is made

Travis County's tired landlords list comes from the Travis County TNR property roll records: we read the mailing address (absentee) and the date of the last transfer (10+ years) for every parcel, every week. A property is on the list when: absentee owner who has owned the property 10+ years.

Travis County data dictionaryYears since the latest transfer.

Government, bank, builder and church owners are left out by default, so the count is owners you can actually write to.

By city

Where the Travis County owners are

Top 5 cities by tired-landlord properties
CityPropertiesShare
Austin33,02073%
Lago Vista3,1857%
Pflugerville2,5916%
Lakeway1,5433%
Manor1,0512%

Top ZIP codes: 78645 Lago Vista (3,211), 78745 Austin (2,652), 78660 Pflugerville (2,591), 78704 Austin (2,124), 78748 Austin (1,857).

Distribution

Tired-landlord properties in Travis County by years owned and value

Years owned
Under 2 years0 0%
2 to 5 years0 0%
5 to 10 years0 0%
10 to 20 years24,930 55%
20+ years20,567 45%
properties by years owned
County value
Under $100k5,250 12%
$100k to $200k3,493 8%
$200k to $350k12,317 27%
$350k to $500k10,332 23%
$500k+14,105 31%
properties by county value
The numbers

Tired-landlord properties in Travis County: what stands out

45,497 tired-landlord properties in Travis County right now, with a median county value of $369,143. 100% of these owners get their tax bill at another address, and the typical owner has held the property for 19 years. Those behind on tax owe $14,980 on average. 1% score 9 or 10 on the likely-to-sell model.

Austin holds the most (33,020, 73%), followed by Lago Vista (3,185), Pflugerville (2,591), Lakeway (1,543).

By ZIP code, 78645 (Lago Vista) has 3,211, 78745 (Austin) has 2,652, 78660 (Pflugerville) has 2,591: the quickest places to start a mailing route.

Typical reasons on this list in Travis County: city code case (2 in 2 years); owned 19 years; city code case (3 in 2 years); owned 14 years.

The largest group by years owned is 10 to 20 years (24,930 properties); by county value it is $500k+ (14,105).

The official source

Where the official Travis County list lives

The records behind this list are kept by the Travis County TNR. Many counties let anyone look up a property there for free, and some publish the whole list. Check the office's website for the format and any fee.

The free route is real: for one list in one county, the county office may be enough. What LeadCounty adds is the weekly collection from every office, matching each record to the right property, a likely-to-sell score with reasons, filters, and stacking with tax delinquent. Texas rules and the Texas guide explain how the process works.

Why these owners may sell

After a decade of tenants and repairs, many landlords are ready to cash out, often with tenants in place.

How to work the Travis County list

  • Stack with portfolio owner (5+) to find landlords who may sell several houses.
  • Offer to buy with tenants in place.
The letter to send: tired landlords ownersFor absentee owners of houses and rentals

Dear [first name],

I'm a local buyer interested in your rental at [property address]. If managing it from a distance, tenants or repairs have become more work than they are worth, I can buy it with the tenants in place, as-is, on your timeline.

No showings, no repairs, no commissions.

Send it in the app

The app fills in each owner's name and address and prints envelopes or labels.

Questions

How many tired-landlord properties are in Travis County, TX?

45,497 on the latest county file, from official Travis County records (Travis County TNR). The count is refreshed every week.

How is a tired landlord defined?

An absentee owner who has owned the property for 10 years or more, from the county's transfer records.

How often is it updated?

Every week.

Every Travis County tired landlords owner, with the reasons.

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