About Driven
About Driven — Downtown Austin Property Management Experts
A full-service property management company serving Downtown Austin, Texas — built for owners who expect an operator, not an answering service.
Built for owners who expect more.
Driven Property Management was founded by real estate professionals who were tired of watching good Downtown Austin investments underperform because of average management. Slow leasing, marked-up repairs, and statements nobody could interpret were treated as normal. We built a company that treats them as failures.
We help landlords and asset managers build better ROI on their investments. By carefully evaluating every property before onboarding, we ensure a seamless experience for owners, residents, and tenants alike — from marketing and professional photography to qualifying and retaining happy residents.
Today we manage residential and multifamily assets throughout Downtown Austin, backed by more than 15 years of real estate experience and over 1,000 transactions in this market.
By the numbers
Experience that shows up in your returns.
Property management is a discipline of small decisions compounding over years. Ours are informed by more than a thousand Downtown Austin transactions and a portfolio managed exclusively in this market.
15+
Years of real estate experience
1,000+
Real estate transactions
100%
Downtown Austin-focused portfolio
24/7
Emergency maintenance response
Our approach
How we work with owners.
- 01
We Listen First
Every owner has a different goal — maximum cash flow, long-term appreciation, a former primary residence they may return to. The management plan should follow the goal, not the other way around.
- 02
We Underwrite the Property
Before onboarding we assess condition, rent potential, HOA rules, and expected operating costs, then tell you plainly what the property will and will not do in today's Downtown Austin market.
- 03
We Operate It Like Owners
Pricing, marketing, screening, maintenance, accounting, renewals, and turnover — executed on a documented process with you looped in only where your decision is required.
Values
What we stand behind.
Transparency
Clear reporting, honest fees, and open communication at every stage of ownership. Transparent maintenance fees, no vacancy fees, no line items you have to ask about twice.
Diligence
We evaluate every property before onboarding. If a home is priced wrong, deferred beyond repair, or a poor fit for our process, we say so instead of collecting a fee and hoping.
Local Expertise
We live and work minutes from Downtown Austin. Rent bands change building by building here, and our pricing reflects executed leases in your specific tower or district — not a metro-wide average.
Accountability
One named point of contact who knows your property. Calls returned the same day, and answers that come with the data behind them.
Resident Experience
Good residents renew when they are treated well. Fast maintenance and straight communication reduce turnover, which is the single largest controllable cost in a rental.
Investor Mindset
Our team has closed over a thousand transactions. We manage your property the way we manage our own — for total return, not just this month's rent check.
Why Driven
What you get when you hire us.
- Flat 7% management fee with no hidden add-ons
- No management fee charged during vacancy
- Transparent maintenance coordination fees
- Use your own preferred vendors if you have them
- 24/7 emergency maintenance line for residents
- Professional photography on every listing
- MLS plus full portal syndication
- Written, Fair Housing-compliant screening criteria
- Texas-specific lease documents kept current
- Monthly owner statements and ACH disbursements
- Year-end 1099s and annual owner summaries
- Local office minutes from Downtown Austin you can actually visit
Services
Ways we manage in Downtown Austin.
Downtown Austin, specifically
Why we only manage in this market.
Downtown Austin is not one rental market; it is a dozen of them sharing a single ZIP code. A high-rise unit on Rainey Street leases to a different renter, at a different rate, on a different timeline than a loft in the Warehouse District or a condo near Congress Avenue. Managers who spread across the city price from metro averages and leave money on the table in both directions.
Local also means responsive. Our office is minutes away on East 6th Street. When a resident reports water where water should not be, someone from our team can be standing in the building that afternoon. That is not a feature you notice until the day you need it, and then it is the only thing that matters.
We follow this market closely — new tower deliveries, HOA special assessments, concession trends, corporate relocation demand, and building-specific rules that make a lease in one tower behave very differently from the one next door.
That focus is also why we publish building- and district-level guides rather than generic advice. If you own in Rainey Street, Second Street, Seaholm, the Warehouse District, Congress Avenue, Market District, Red River Cultural District, Sixth Street Historic District, Bremond Block, or Judges Hill, you should be able to read what your specific building is actually doing.
Service area
Managing rentals in Downtown Austin.
We specialize in property management for Downtown Austin's high-rise condos, lofts, and historic homes. From Rainey Street towers to Judges Hill Victorians, we know 78701.
FAQ
About working with Driven.
Where is Driven Property Management located?+
Our office is at 1101 E 6th St #A2, Austin, Texas 78702, just minutes from Downtown Austin. Being local matters: we can be at your property the same day, and we know the buildings, HOA rules, and rent bands block by block.
How many properties do you manage?+
We intentionally keep portfolio-per-manager counts low so every owner gets a real point of contact rather than a ticket queue. Our team brings 15+ years of real estate experience and more than 1,000 transactions across the Downtown Austin market.
What types of properties do you manage?+
High-rise condos, lofts, townhomes, and select commercial assets — all within Downtown Austin.
Do you also help owners buy and sell?+
Yes. Many of our owners came to us as investors first. We can advise on acquisitions, run rent projections before you close, and coordinate a sale when it is time to exit — including selling with a performing tenant in place.
What makes Driven different from other Downtown Austin property managers?+
Three things: we are transparent about maintenance fees, including a 5% coordination fee on invoices, we do not charge management fees while your property is vacant, and we evaluate every property before onboarding rather than taking every listing that calls. That last one is why our owners stay.
Let's work together
Interested in elevating your Downtown Austin investment? We'd love to talk.
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