78749: My Favorite Zip Code in South Austin
I live in 78749. I’ve lived here since I moved to Austin. And I’m not leaving.
If 78748 is a Kia, 78749 is a Lexus. Not flashy. Not loud. Just incredibly reliable. The kind of place you can drive for the rest of your life and never feel like you need to “upgrade.”
It’s comfortable. It’s practical. It’s quietly elite.
How to Schedule Home Tours for South Austin Listings
(And how to avoid the classic mistakes that make the process way harder than it needs to be.)
For some reason, scheduling a home tour feels like it should be as simple as clicking a button and showing up. But in South Austin real estate, things are rarely that simple. We have 80s houses, 90s houses, homes with surprise add-ons, and at least three neighborhoods where the streets make no logical sense. And somewhere in the middle of all that, buyers still manage to make the same scheduling mistakes over and over again.
So let’s talk about how to do this the right way.
Best Real Estate Agents Specializing in South Austin Homes
(Spoiler: The best ones know this place like it’s their hometown, favorite restaurant and therapist all in one.)
South Austin is a vibe. It always has been. It is this perfect mash up of older charm, mature trees and neighborhoods that grew one wave at a time. If you want to buy or sell here, you need an agent who understands those waves, those pockets and why one street can behave completely differently than the next.
South Austin is not a one size fits all real estate market. It is more like a greatest hits album with multiple decades represented.
How to Find Affordable Houses in South Austin Neighborhoods
(Spoiler: It’s possible… if you know where to look.)
Trying to find an affordable home in South Austin can feel a little like trying to find a quiet toddler at a birthday party. Technically possible, but it requires strategy, hydration, and maybe a little luck.
South Austin is loved, competitive, full of character, and full of people trying to get into the exact same neighborhoods at the exact same time. So the big question I get is simple:
Where can you still find affordable homes around here?
Good news: they exist. Better news: I know exactly where.
Monthly Man Cave: Because Grown Men Need Friends Too
onight is another Monthly Man Cave! A little tradition I started when I realized something both hilarious and kind of sad: a bunch of grown men can live within 200 feet of each other and still act like they’re on opposite sides of the planet.
We’ll wave when we pull out of the driveway. We’ll nod when we’re taking out the trash at the same time. But actually hang out? Actually meet? Actually know each other’s names?
Yeah… apparently that requires an event.
So I created one.
Why I’m Basically the Resident Expert of South Austin Home Sales
(And Yes, I’m Owning It)
If you’ve spent any amount of time in South Austin, you already know it’s a magical place. It’s where tacos count as a major food group, every bar has a dog that may or may not be on the payroll, and people will swear their street is the best-kept secret in the city… even though it absolutely isn’t.