Most rental websites and mobile apps do not have real time pricing or availability. Very few apartments publish their pricing or availability on rental websites.

Online reviews are incredibly helpful when looking for a new apartment. Unfortunately many people don’t like writing reviews and properties are sold constantly. As soon as a property has new ownership or new management, the old reviews become irrelevant.

Rental websites and mobile apps are advertising sources for apartments. Properties that buy the biggest ads show up first on the app. The internet is a good place to conduct research, but you have to unify the information yourself. Our agents and exclusive software pulls the research together for you.

Are you having a difficult time getting the leasing office to answer the phone? The leasing staff is incredibly busy, and many are under staffed! Large complexes are inundated with daily tasks to keep the property running smoothly. We have relationships with the apartment communities and have direct dial phone numbers.

Our team has years of experience and is very successful in the apartment locating industry. Our expertise and knowledge of the industry allows us to support you in making a faster and more informed decision, rather than you spending hours on independent online research. We have helped thousands of renters find their fit. From cute and cozy to large and luxurious, let us help you!

No worries! All of our agents offer video/facetime tours so you can actually see where you’ll be living. Leasing a unit sight unseen can be stressful, we like to send videos so you know if that closet will fit all of your shoes, or if that particular unit has a wine rack. We love wine – and if you do, too, you’ll want to know that wine rack is there!

This is a big one. We actually only know availability and pricing 60 days out, and while we can definitely start narrowing down potential neighborhoods and apartments, we won’t truly be able to start the search process until we’re 60 days away from move in. However, feel free to contact us and we can look at your situation – we are sure we can find a solution that suits everyone.

This is our full time job, and all of our agents work pretty much all the time. If you’re coming in on a Saturday, just let your agent know and we can have updated availability and pricing for you to look over before you come. Don’t worry; we aren’t just here to work for office hours. We love touring out of towners because we get to show off how much we love this city. We can show you the different neighborhoods, we can take you to the best bars to meet new people, and we’ll definitely show you our favorite restaurants. As you might have noticed, we’re proud foodies around here!

This one is actually tough because there are so many different neighborhoods that we love! But ultimately there are a lot of other factors that come into play. What is the best neighborhood for one person might not be suited to you. We’ll look to factor in everything to do with the process, including your budget, work location, etc. – we’ll take a closer look at anything that can determine which neighborhood is best for you! But don’t worry, we’ll walk you through the process for sure.

A lot of cities have only one electricity service. Thankfully, here in Texas we have unregulated energy (Except Austin and San Antonio who has CPS) so you can choose from a number of different providers. Providers constantly change their pricing to be competitive, so it’s just a matter of going with the cheapest one at the time of your move! Also, most properties offer AT&T or Comcast for cable/internet. We dig Time Warner for internet, if we had to choose. However, we’ll be happy to look at all of this with you when you are looking to make your move.

We always tell people to check Yelp reviews for movers, and your specific agent can give you a couple of potential movers that we’ve had good experiences with in the past! We’ll look to find people who you know that you can trust to do things diligently, fairly, and intelligently.

The Texas Big 4 (Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio) have an awesome transit system (with some better than others) that can take you pretty much anywhere. We know of plenty of apartments that are within walking distance to a local transit stations if you’re not planning on bringing a car. But we will definitely suggest a car, only because each city is pretty spread out. Everything is bigger in Texas, so if you aren’t too hot on public transport keep that in mind.

Texas is SUUUUUPER dog friendly. Our owner’s dog comes to our office every day! Also, there are tons of bars and restaurants that allow dogs on their patios as well. Almost all of the apartments allow non-aggressive dogs as roommates (with a deposit), and some have dog parks, green areas, and even small yards. If you have an “aggressive” breed (we use quotations because we know your pit bull is sweet. Our office husky is the sweetest) then your options will be more limited, but they still exist. Contact us and we can give you the details on what to expect and different options. Don’t worry; you won’t need to leave your canine behind.

We love telling people who move from big cities like New York or LA about deposits here in Texas. They usually range anywhere from $0-400. Sometimes higher if there are credit issues, but no apartment requires first and last months rent, which is awesome. Some apartments will even give you a month of free rent! You will also pay an application fee of $0-100 and an admin fee of $0-300. We’re pretty good at finding deals though, you shouldn’t expect to pay more than $500 for move in costs with good credit. If you have a pet, though, then we expect that it’ll be a bit more. Don’t worry about that, though; we’ll make sure that we find you the best deal that we can.

All apartments in Houston come with a fridge and a microwave. Parking is usually included unless it’s a downtown property or if you have specific requests. We’ll make sure you can get all the information that you need about that, though, as time goes on.

For renting furniture, we suggest using CORT or Brooks Rentals. They’re pricey, but they have great customer service. As for short term leases, the minimum lease term we work with is 6 months, but pricing is usually MUCH higher for short term leases. Sometimes double the price. We always tell people that if they’re planning on moving here for at least a year, it’s worth it to just do a year lease and save the money!