Your Lease Has Two Dates I Want to Know.
I'm Felix Trujillo. Every lease has a day it ends, and a day you have to say if you're staying. It's easy to watch only the first one. The second one is the one that decides for you if you ignore it.
Send me both dates. We talk about whether another year of rent still makes sense, or whether buying is the move before you sign again.
I live in Cedar Park. You talk to me, not a call center.
The renewal arrives on its own
Your landlord will send the renewal. The deadline to answer will be on it. If you have not looked at buying by then, the renewal decides for you.
That is not a judgment. It is how leases work. The way to keep the decision yours is to look before the notice window closes.
Tell me:
1. When your lease ends.
2. The last day you can give notice without rolling into another year.
Those two dates set the calendar. Everything else follows from them.
Rent another year, or buy?
I will not sell you a house from a form. I will put the real choice in front of you.
Another year of rent means another year paying for a house you do not own. Buying means a payment, a down payment plan, and a house that has to fit how you live. Both can be the right call. The wrong call is signing a renewal because the deadline snuck up on you.
In September 2026, Unlock MLS reported 5.4 months of inventory in the Austin metro and 13,465 active listings. Homes that closed that month averaged 92.7% of their original list price. There is room to look, if your dates give us time.
We weigh your rent, your move window, and what owning would ask of you each month for the houses that fit you. When you are ready, we line up a lender conversation separately. Today's rates? Check in with me.
What the September numbers mean for a renter
Austin metro (Unlock MLS, September 2026, one month)
- Months of inventory: 5.4
- Active listings: 13,465
- Homes closed at an average of 92.7% of original list price
- Closed sales: 2,223 (down 14.8% from a year earlier)
- Median sold price: $421,000 (up 1.4% from a year earlier)
City of Austin (Unlock MLS, September 2026, one month)
- Months of inventory: 5.4
- Median sold price: $570,958 (up 4.2% from a year earlier)
Source: Unlock MLS September 2026 Central Texas Housing Report, published Oct 13, 2026. https://www.unlockmls.com/news/september-2026-central-texas-housing-report
More listings and mid-5 months of inventory mean you can shop with a plan instead of a panic. Your lease dates still run the clock. Send them so we work inside your window, not against it.
What happens after you send the form
You send the two dates and what you need. I text you. We talk through rent vs buy in plain English. If buying is not the move yet, I tell you that up front. If it is, we set a buy box and start looking inside your notice window.
I have experience in building homes.
Resale or new from select builders, both are options once your dates are on the calendar.
The whole point of this page is the form. Send the dates. I take it from there.
"I'm not sure I want to buy yet."
Fine. Send the dates anyway. We talk. If another year of rent is the right call, I will say so. The goal is that you decide, not the renewal letter.
"What if my notice date already passed?"
Tell me anyway. Send me the dates you have, and we plan from where you are. I would rather know the real dates than guess.
"Can you just send me listings?"
I can, once I know your dates and your buy box. Without the dates, listings are noise. The form comes first.
"Do I need to be pre-approved before we talk?"
No. Send the two dates first. If buying makes sense, we line up the next step after that. Today's rates? Check in with me.
Send my two dates
This is the only next step on this page. Fill it out. I take it from there.
Felix Trujillo, Texas Realtor, All City Real Estate, TREC 667130.