Houston Property Management
Your success is our success
Trusted by institutions and individuals.
Property Management Services offered in Houston
At Green Residential, our flat-rate management fee helps to keep your rental property profitable. For your convenience, we make sure owners receive an electronic accounting statement which includes a copy of any invoice paid during the previous month. We invest in web-based technology to make sure our team responds promptly to requests from owners, investors, and tenants. In addition, Green Residential minimizes the number of homes each employee is responsible for managing. This allows our clients to receive the professional attention they deserve.
We screen all prospective tenants at no cost to our clients. We screen tenants based on their credit, employment, and rental history, as well as conducting a criminal background check. We don't collect a management fee if you aren't paid, therefore we have an incentive to find the best tenant for you.
By having a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) oversee the finances of each home under management, we provide Green Residential clients with the comfort of knowing the income, expenses & security deposits related to their property are being taken care of by a professional.
Our professional leasing team ensures that each owner’s property has the best opportunity to be leased quickly. These leasing services include rental price analysis, professional quality photography, listing home on the local MLS, and prompt responsiveness to potential applicant inquiries.
Our web based technology allows us to collect rent from tenants electronically and distribute rent electronically to owners at no additional charge to either party. We assess late fees and send notices when a tenant fails to pay rent on time. All late fees are passed on to our owners.
We believe that the photographs we take and use for our rental listings are important because they entice prospects to view our homes. We invest in top of the line cameras and digital photography software to provide professional quality photographs.
We provide clients with dependable, quality repair & maintenance services that can be trusted. Our administrators and contractor are the best in their category whom we have worked with for years. We understand how highly residential owners value their property, so we make sure to show their homes the amount of consideration and care they would themselves. Our prompt repair & maintenance program is one of the ways we excel.
Evicting a tenant may be one of the most unpleasant parts of being a landlord, but it can also be vitally important. Our clients can rely on our professional assistance when having to deal with this uncomfortable task.
We monitor a 24 hour support line during non-business hours to ensure that tenant emergencies are promptly responded to in order to provide excellent customer service to our tenants and ensure our Owner's property is protected.
Why Homeowners Trust Green Residential Property Management in Houston
We offer experienced residential property managers who can provide each of our clients with quality service that is tailored to meet their needs. From leasing to tenant screening to repair & maintenance, we know exactly how to manage all aspects of residential rental property. When you choose Green Residential, you choose a property management service you can depend on.
As Seen In
Hear From Our Happy Customers
Green Residential Guarantees
Looking to Buy Property in Houston?
If you’re considering buying property in Houston, contact Green Residential to find out how we can help. We’re a professional, experienced property management company with over three decades of experience serving the Houston area and we take pride in serving our clients.
We offer a full service property management package that includes access to a reliable network of fully vetted maintenance personnel, rent collection services, tenant screening, and so much more. We also have a free home search tool on our website that you can use to get a free property management analysis on your Houston home. Contact us today!
Houston: Still The Fastest Growing City In Texas
The story of Houston began in 1836 when two brothers, Augustus Allen and John Allen, placed an ad in the Telegraph and Texas Register for the “Town of Houston” and declared that the town was destined to become the “great interior commercial emporium of Texas.”
Houston was named after Sam Houston, a politician and military leader who led the Texas Revolution in 1835. His army defeated Santa Anna in the battle of San Jacinto which ultimately led to Texas becoming its own Republic from 1836 until it joined the US in 1845. Sam Houston served two terms as the President of the Texas Republic and later the governor of the state.
With a cool sea breeze flowing through the city, and relatively cheap prices for land parcels, there were plenty of reasons to buy land in this area, despite its humidity and heat in the summer.
The Allen brothers were able to convince Congress to declare the town as the temporary capital of the Republic of Texas by offering land to the government and great prices.
At first, the town of Houston consisted only of 12 residents and a log cabin but just four months later the town was filled with over 1,500 residents and nearly 100 homes. Houston was finally incorporated on June 5, 1837, and the population has been steadily increasing ever since.
Because of the rising population, the state’s trade and transportation required a serious overhaul. There was no infrastructure to support the needs of transport, and goods were transported by wagon. But the cost was great – to carry three bales of cotton cost twenty cents per ton-mile but since the roads were so bad, the wagons could only travel for a few miles per day; waterways were used to transport goods instead.
Houston Became The Largest City in Texas
By 1930, the Houston population had grown to 292,000 and there were three newspapers in town. The Houston Post (founded in 1880), the Houston Chronicle (founded in 1901), and the Houston Press (founded in 1911). There were also four radio stations. But things weren’t so great for the residents when it came to traveling the city streets. In fact, residents and merchants were constantly at odds with the city’s dusty, muddy terrain.
After testing out various materials to pave the streets and make them easier to traverse, city officials finally turned to paving them using asphalt and cement. By 1915, nearly 200 miles of Houston streets had been paved and in 1922, the government finally began replacing wooden bridges with bridges made out of more stable material like steel and concrete.
Early Transportation in Houston
In 1891, an electric streetcar was built, making it easier for residents to travel within the city limits. Cars were introduced to the area at the turn of the century and became a hot item to own. The proliferation of automobiles eventually led to the need for traffic regulation including creating speed limits, which just happened to be a slow 15 miles per hour as of 1907. Traffic signals weren’t installed until 14 years later in 1921.
Contemporary Houston
As of 2015, Houston covered 627 square miles and was ranked the fourth largest city in the US. With a skyrocketing population of 2,296,224, Houston is quickly catching up to New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
The Greater Houston area includes the cities of Galveston, Harris, Brazoria, Waller, Fort Bend, Chambers, Austin, and Liberty counties for a population total of 6,656,947. This is an astronomical increase in population from when the greater area was first formed in 1949 and held a population of just 806,701 people.
Demographics of Houston
Houston is home to over 100 ethnic groups, as many people from around the world have moved to this fine city with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Real estate market in Houston, Texas
The median house value as of 2015 in Houston was $152,200, which is up from $77,500 in 2000. The median gross rent in 2015 was $923.
The former chief economist for Texas A&M University’s Real Estate Center, Mark Dotzour, says that Houston’s housing market is extremely resilient and despite energy companies declaring bankruptcy, the market is projected to thrive. Perhaps that’s due to the fact that unlike many other areas, Houston’s housing market is not overbuilt.
Great Schools in Houston
Houston is known for having some of the best schools and school districts in the state of Texas and some of the best SAT scores come from schools in the Houston area.
Houston Independent School District is the largest school district in Texas with 287 schools with students who speak over 100 different languages and includes:
• 10 early childhood schools
• 159 elementary schools
• 37 middle schools
• 38 high schools
• 43 alternative schools
• 215,000 students
As the 2013 Broad Prize winner, HISD has been recognized as having made the most substantial gains in student achievement. The HISD has also been awarded the “Race to the Top” grant, a $30 million Federal grant provided to 21 districts across the nation. This grant is being used to implement a new approach to teaching that exposes students to real world experience in various professions that makes the connection for them between what they learn in the classroom, and what they can expect from that profession once they graduate.
Popular Attractions in Houston
- The Houston Zoo. Fun for all ages, the Houston Zoo gives you the opportunity to observe wildlife you won’t find in your backyard. They’ve even got a live webcam that allows you to watch the animals. You can watch gorillas, leafcutter ants, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, zebras, and more.
- The Houston Space Center. Offering summer day camps and exhibits that are out of this world, the Space Center is truly the place to take your kids.
- The Houston Museum of Natural Science. You can experience a butterfly garden, a planetarium, a giant screen theatre, and all kinds of exhibits, activities, and lectures at this museum.
- The Museum of Fine Arts. If fine art is what you’re looking for, this is a great attraction for the Houston area. With sculptures, presentations, and dazzling pieces of art, there’s no shortage of creativity here.
- Houston’s Underground Tunnel Tour. Many people don’t know there are tunnels under the city of Houston, and you can tour these tunnels.
- Free activities. There are plenty of free activities you can do in Houston, including biking along the Buffalo Bayou, checking out a bat colony at the Waugh Drive Bridge, check out the Houston Zoo for free every first Tuesday from 2pm to close, and catch movie screenings at Market Square Park.
