Austin Rental Batch Check: Both Properties Fail Verification, Avoid Until Re-Sourced
Neither line could be verified as a real, rentable Austin 2BR. The Zillow link does not point to an Austin property at all, and 123 Main St has no active rental listing I could find (accessed 5 October 2026). Interpretation: you want a 2BR rental under $2,000/month in Austin, with pets allowed, low flood risk and a commute under 30 minutes to downtown; no listing text or asking price was supplied for either line, so budget checks are "unknown".
| Property | Type/size | Asking price | Comparable range | Last sale | Zoning/flood zone | Owner/agent check | Red flags | Fit to purpose | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Main St, Austin TX 78704 (no listing link; only same-street match found is an unconfirmed off-market Trulia record, which carries a "Sold" tag and a 78734 ZIP, accessed 5 Oct 2026) | Trulia shows 3 beds, 2,100 sqft, built 2023, typed "Lot Land"; not a 2BR | not listed (Trulia: not displayed for sale or rent) | zip-level 2BR benchmark, not specific to this address; 6 sample listings returned by RentCast: $1,290 to $2,395/month; zip median 2BR rent $2,195 | unknown (ATTOM and RentCast returned no record) | zoning unknown; flood zone unknown | unverified | Trulia labels ZIP 78734 while its text says 78704; 3BR, not 2BR; no rental listing found; ATTOM and RentCast address lookups returned nothing | Budget: unknown. Pets: unknown. Flood: unknown. Commute: unknown (the Trulia page's commute field was empty) | Avoid: no rental listing, wrong size |
| Zillow link, zpid 12345 (slug says 456 Oak Ave, Austin) | The page loads 621 Mason Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504: single family, 741 sqft, beds/baths not shown | not listed; page shows only a Rent Zestimate of $2,192/month and "Off market" | same 78704 2BR range as above; Anchorage page is irrelevant to Austin | unknown | unknown / unknown | unverified | Link slug (Austin) contradicts the property it opens (Anchorage, Alaska); off market; "12345" may be a placeholder ID (my inference); ATTOM and RentCast found no "456 Oak Ave, Austin" record | Budget: unknown (no asking rent; the $2,192 Rent Zestimate is an estimate for an Alaska home), and the property is not in Austin. Pets, flood, commute: unknown | Avoid: link opens an Anchorage, AK home |
What the market says
Use this as your yardstick when a real listing turns up. RentCast's 78704 data (updated 5 October 2026) puts the median 2BR rent at $2,195 and the average at $2,464, with a median of 20 days on market. So $2,000 sits just below the 2BR median for the zip; the all-bedroom zip median is $2,018. The zip's apartment median is $1,250, against a condo median of $2,200.
Six 2BR listings in 78704 returned as active by the RentCast listings feed:
| Address | Type | Rent/month | Beds/baths | Sqft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2208 S 5th St, Apt 104 | Apartment | $1,290 | 2/1 | 781 |
| 614 S 1st St, Apt 127 | Apartment | $1,373 | 2/1 | 703 |
| 614 S 1st St, Apt 332 | Apartment | $1,644 | 2/2 | 927 |
| 3018 S 1st St, Unit ID71002 | Condo | $1,850 | 2/2 | 1,274 |
| 2708 St Edwards Cir, Unit B | Multi-Family | $2,250 | 2/1 | 1,544 |
| 1700 Waterloo Trl, Unit A | Multi-Family | $2,395 | 2/1.5 | 1,160 |
Four of the six are under $2,000. These are market comparables, not recommendations; I did not check their pet policies, flood zones or landlords. I did not run a scam screen on them.
Do next
- Row 2: Do not pay or apply for anything tied to this link. Ask the sender for the real street address, and open the listing from Zillow search yourself.
- Row 1: Ask whoever supplied "123 Main St" for the listing URL, the ZIP (78704 or 78734) and the unit number. The only record found is a 3BR off-market home.
- Both: Once an address is confirmed, look up the owner in the Travis Central Appraisal District and the flood zone on FEMA's map service. Compare the owner name with the person asking for money.
- Both: Ask in writing about the pet policy, fees and deposit before any viewing. Never wire money, send gift cards or pay crypto before seeing the unit in person.
- Alternatives: If budget is firm, start with the apartments in the table above and check each one's pet policy, flood zone and travel time.
Open items
- Both rows are unresolved, so owner, last sale, zoning, flood zone, scam screening (reverse image search) and commute are all "unknown".
- Whether a real 123 Main St rental exists in 78704 is unconfirmed. Trulia's ZIP label (78734) conflicts with its own text (78704), and I did not resolve which is right.
- Pets, deposit and fees: no data for either row.
Coverage
ATTOM (property ID lookup) and RentCast (property records, rental listings) returned no match for either address (error log); Zillow served the wrong property. FEMA flood map, Travis CAD, Austin zoning and TREC licence lookups were not run because no parcel could be confirmed. Screening only; verdicts are for you to confirm, not legal or investment advice.