2605 B Oaklawn Avenue

LANDLORD CELL: (512) 402-4364 (Michael Bluejay). I answer my phone, and usually reply to texts within 5 minutes.

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SUMMARY
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• 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:
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• 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:
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• 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
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• UPSTAIRS: Adam, 30, restaurant manager

• DOWNSTAIRS, ROOM 1: Teresa, 31, schoolteacher, will probably move out soon

• DOWNSTAIRS, ROOM 2: Could be you!

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MONTHLY RENT
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$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.

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CENTRALLY-LOCATED, CLOSE TO EVERYTHING
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• 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

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REQUIREMENTS
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• 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.

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FEATURES
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• 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 lights all around
• Top-of-the-line drinking water filter
• Imported Japanese soaking tub
• Storage shed with electronic combination lock
• Lots of Keep Austin Weird features
• Clean and comfortable

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DOWNSIDES
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- No living room. The only common areas are the kitchen, bathroom, and yards.
– No clothes dryer (clothesline and drying rack + dehumidifier provided)
- No driveway parking (street only)
- Tenants mow the yards (I provide mower)

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EASY APPLICATION PROCESS
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• No application fee
• No formal application, but filling out the inquiry form at https://2605.me will speed things up.
• Otherwise, please text or email, I don't answer my phone because I get so many spam calls.

• We'll set up a time for you to check out the house and meet the current tenants.
• If everyone wants to go forward, you pay a $38 fee (not to me) directly to the credit check / criminal background check service.
…. At that point you’re not competing with anyone else. If the report is good, the room is yours.
• If your credit isn't good, you can rent anyway by prepaying some rent. (See above.)
• We sign the lease and you pay the $400 deposit. Rent isn't due until the day your lease starts.
• You buy renter’s insurance. The cheapest I found is at Lemonade.com, around $12/mo. the last time I checked.