2605 Oaklawn Ave

LANDLORD CELL: (512) 402-4364 (Michael Bluejay). I answer my phone, and usually reply to texts within 5 minutes. ============================ SUMMARY ============================ * THIS LISTING IS FOR A SMALL, PRIVATE ROOM (109sf) / SHARED BATH in a 3-bedroom, 3-resident house. The whole house is not available, just the small, private room. * LOCATION: 2605-B Oaklawn Ave. 78722 (central, very close to UT+downtown) * AVAILABLE: May 21, 2024 * PETS: Welcome (fenced yard, no pet fee or deposit- cats must be indoors, dogs can't be alone outside) * PROMPT MAINTENANCE: I live on the same block and take care of most maintenance requests the same day or next day. * HOUSE: It's a freestanding house, not a duplex. 2605-A is the front house. ONE-TIME COSTS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Pay nothing until you've seen the house and we both want to move forward. Then: * Credit / criminal background check: $38. If everything's good there, then: * Deposit: $400 (earns 10% interest, compounded yearly) * (Rent not due until the lease start date.) MONTHLY COSTS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Rent: $800/mo. (no extra charge if furnished * higher for short terms, see list below) * Utilities avg. $64/mo., including Internet/WiFi * Renter's insurance about $11/mo., I'll help you get it set up. * TOTAL: ~$875/mo. HOUSEMATES - - - - - - - - - - - - - * UPSTAIRS: Adam, 30, restaurant manager * DOWNSTAIRS, ROOM 1: Teresa, 31, schoolteacher, will probably move out soon * DOWNSTAIRS, ROOM 2: Could be you! NO JUNK FEES: - - - - - - - - - - - - - * No pet fee * No pet deposit * No pet rent * No administrative fee * No valet trash fee (but no valet trash service, either) * No application fee (screening fee is only $41, paid to screening service, not to me) ============================ MONTHLY RENT ============================ $800 * 6-12 months $825 * 5 months $850 * 4 months $900 * 3 months $950 * 2 months $1000 * 1 month $1020 * 2 mos., fully furnished, all bills paid $1050 * 1 mo., fully furnished, all bills paid I rarely raise rent when leases are up if the tenant renews, within the first two years of tenancy. =========================================== CENTRALLY-LOCATED, CLOSE TO EVERYTHING =========================================== * Address: 2605-B Oaklawn Avenue 78722 (back house) * BUSES (free for college students) ........#20 (UT, 2-minute walk to stop) ........#18 (Downtown, 5-minute walk to stop) ........#322 (HEB grocery, Huston-Tillotson Univ.- 6-minute walk to stop) ........#350 (ACC Highland, 13-minute walk to stop) * TRAIN: Station is a 12-minute walk. Goes to downtown, ACC Highland, and North Austin. * UT: 1 mile to law school, 1.7 miles to tower. 30-minute walk, 13-minute bus (inc. walking to the bus stop), 10-minute bike, * GROCERY: 0.9 and 1.4 miles to two largest stores. Served by bus. * HOSPITAL: 1.2 miles to St. David's ER * CAPITOL: 2 miles * 6TH ST. ENT. DISTRICT: 2.2 miles * BARTON SPRINGS POOL: 5 miles =============================== REQUIREMENTS =============================== * Non-smokers only. * Income must be 3x rent (or for students, rent paid by parents and/or financial aid). .......A $15/hr. full-time job affords this room. I don't accept cosigners for non-students. * CREDIT: ...... Excellent: 1st month's rent only ...... Good: 1st + 1/2 of last month's rent ...... Fair: 1st + last month's rent ...... Bad: 1st + last 2 month's rent * I do not discriminate based on race, gender, orientation, etc. ============================ FEATURES ============================ * Centrally-located. 1 mile to UT, 2 miles to downtown * Fast response to maintenance requests * Clothes washer in unit (clothesline in back yard, drying rack + dehumidifier provided for rainy days) * Wired for Ethernet (faster than WiFi, though the house has WiFi also) * Electronic combination locks * Mailbox locker (to help prevent stolen packages) * Reinforced metal door jambs for extra security (no break-in attempts so far as I know) * Motion-sensing security light