Markets/Texas

San Antonio, TX rental property market

San Antonio pairs Texas job growth with prices well below Austin or DFW. Military base demand keeps vacancies low year-round.

Median rent
$1,500/mo
Median price
$275,000
Gross rent/price
6.55%
Clears 1% rule

Why investors buy in San Antonio

San Antonio shows up on nearly every serious cashflow shortlist for a reason. Between affordable entry prices, tenant demand, and Texas's landlord posture, the underwriting math routinely clears investor thresholds that coastal markets can't touch on paper.

The play is disciplined screening. Not every listing in San Antonio pencils — neighborhood, class, and true operating expenses matter more here than headline cap rates suggest. That's exactly what Property Hunter automates: it runs every new listing in San Antonio through your criteria and only surfaces the deals that pass cap rate, cash-on-cash, and cashflow.

At the median, San Antonio produces a gross rent-to-price ratio of 6.55% — meaning the typical listing already clears the 1% rule before you've done any filtering. Above-median deals routinely clear 1.2–1.5%.

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