Kettle & Oak Texas

Property management in Houston, Texas

The core of the market and the deepest voucher pool in the region. Houston’s rental stock ranges from 1940s bungalows inside the Loop to 2000s subdivisions out past Beltway 8, and the two behave nothing alike as investments.

What owning a rental in Houston actually involves

Houston rewards owners who understand submarkets rather than the city average. A ZIP code here can contain two streets that rent $500 apart, because the school attendance zone changes, or because one side floods and the other does not. Any rent figure quoted at city level is close to meaningless.

For voucher owners this is the highest-opportunity part of the region simply because the pool is largest. It is also where the paperwork burden is heaviest, which is exactly why so many Houston managers quietly decline voucher business and why we do not.

At a glance

CountyHarris County
Housing authorityHouston Housing Authority (HHA)
Common ZIP codes77002, 77004, 77007, 77008, 77009, 77018, 77021, 77026, 77033, 77045, 77051, 77076, 77087, 77091
Flat fee modelPer unit, per month
ContractNone — leave any time
PortingFree from your current manager

Houston owner questions

Do you manage Section 8 properties in Houston?

Yes — it is the part of the business we are built around. Properties inside Houston city limits deal with HHA.

What areas of Houston do you cover?

All of it. Commonly: Inside the Loop, Greater Third Ward, Near Northside, Acres Homes, Sunnyside, Alief, Gulfton, Southeast Houston, Northeast Houston.

What does management cost?

A flat fee per unit per month rather than a percentage of rent: $129 under 4 units, $109 from 4 to 19, $85 at 20 or more, custom above 50.

Do you require a long contract?

No. No long-term contract, and we port properties over from another manager at no cost.

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