The Highland Lakes region of Central Texas — Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay, Lago Vista, and the surrounding communities — has become one of Texas's premier short-term rental markets. Lakefront properties, Hill Country retreats, and waterfront cabins command premium nightly rates, and the guests who book them expect resort-quality grounds to match the premium they are paying. Grass Works Austin has been maintaining vacation rental and short-term rental properties in the Highland Lakes area since 2007, and we understand the unique demands of STR property maintenance.

Vacation rental lawn care is fundamentally different from standard residential maintenance. Turnovers happen on irregular schedules — sometimes multiple times per week during peak season. The property must be guest-ready at all times, not just on a fixed weekly schedule. The owner or property manager is often remote, relying on a trusted local vendor to maintain the property's appearance and catch issues before guests arrive. And the stakes are high — a single negative review mentioning overgrown grass or a neglected yard can cost thousands of dollars in lost bookings.

Grass Works Austin provides vacation rental maintenance programs designed around these realities. We offer flexible scheduling that adapts to your booking calendar, turnover-day coordination with your cleaning team, and proactive property monitoring that catches issues before your next guests check in. Our crews are familiar with the specific landscaping challenges of Highland Lakes properties — lakefront erosion, cedar and oak management, caliche soil conditions, and the water restrictions that apply in many lake communities.

Short-term rental properties in the Highland Lakes area face a demanding maintenance environment. The combination of heavy seasonal use, variable weather, and the high appearance standards expected by STR guests requires a maintenance partner who is reliable, responsive, and familiar with the local landscape.

Our vacation rental maintenance programs cover weekly or bi-weekly turf maintenance, seasonal cleanup, irrigation system management, and landscape enhancements that improve your property's listing photos and guest experience. We also offer pre-season preparation services — spring cleanup, irrigation startup, and landscape refresh — that get your property ready for the peak summer booking season.

For property managers overseeing multiple STR properties in the Highland Lakes area, we offer portfolio maintenance agreements with consolidated scheduling and billing. Whether you manage three lakefront cabins in Horseshoe Bay or twenty vacation homes across the Marble Falls area, we provide the consistency and coordination that portfolio STR management requires.