Your need an Apartment Locator SPECIALIST

If you needed Heart Surgery, 

would you go to your Family Doctor?

No, you would go to a Cardiac Surgeon with a great reputation.  If you are looking for an Apartment and you have a Felony, Deferred Felony, Serious Misdemeanor, or any serious criminal issue, you need an apartment locator specialist.

Like me. I specialize in these issues.  I have a database that helps me handle the following:

1. Felony charges (or pending felonies)
2. Deferred Adjudications for a Felony offense (both on and off probation)
3. Felony convictions
4. Serious Misdemeanors (serious meaning Class A or Class B)
5. Pardons of felony charges
6. Charged with a felony and found NOT GUILTY
7. Other Criminal issues that are getting you rejected at apartments
   

I can help with just about everything except for Sexual Offenses. If you need my services, complete a FIND MY TX APARTMENT form on my website:  www.AptFindFelons.com - it is a free service to you (I bill the apartments).

GENERAL INFORMATION: Deferred Adjudication called different things in different states

Do other states have different "criminal terms"

They sure do...different classes of felonies, different terms, different everything.

I became aware that the only "standard" is that people are confused by the experience and how their attorney or Public Defender explained the charges. 

Other than the charges, here are some differences you need to be aware of:

3 Classes of felonies is the standard in Texas, some states have more classes.

Texas labels their misdemeanors A, B, C, but some states have numbered classes that can go up to 7 or more levels.

Some States have a category called Deferred Adjudication; Some call it a first offender status, others Conditional Dismissal.  They all have a different impact although they are similar in their aim.

Some states automatically seal deferred records once the offender completes probation - others only do if you pay an attorney to do it.

Some laws, which are misdemeanors in some states are considered felonies in others.  Example: a bad check in Arkansas for $258 will result in a Felony in Arkansas but only a misdemeanor in Texas.

I'm not an attorney, if you have specific questions about finding an apartment in DFW, Houston, San Antonio, or Austin - call me.  If you have a legal question, call an attorney.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Two Very Special Leasing Agents

Sometimes the very act of 
trying to HELP 
is all you can do

I'm not successful in placing 100% of my clients - no one is.  I know Leasing Agents that try their best to get client's approved and I always appreciate their efforts, even if they can't place my client.

That is, to me, what makes an outstanding Leasing Agent - and an outstanding person.  One who tries to help - one that will take the extra step to get someone approved, even after they have been turned down.

This month I have 2 leasing agents (for the same company but different properties) who took issues forward to get a "second look" on a rejection, one was successful and one was not.  But they both TRIED and are both super leasing agents in my book.

I consider myself lucky to know them both.

GENERAL INFORMATION: My 2 Requirements when I accept Clients

I have only two Requirements of all my Clients

Nothing makes me break off helping my clients unless one of these two are violated:

1. Complete Honesty.  

I want to place you; I won't judge you. I need to know all your arrests (both misdemeanor and felony) and how the charge was "disposed of" - Conviction, Deferred Adjudication, Dropped, Reduced, etc.

Don't tell me you have "a possession charge" when you have a possession charge, a violent felony, and a Burglary of a Habitation.  

Just lay it all out - I'll find out anyway. I check everyone's record.

2. Complete Dedication to "put my name down" so I can be paid a commission. 

I work hard for my money. I try to make it where you won't lose any of yours. 

Don't tell me that another locator also mentioned a place that I gave you and you want to "put their name down because they will give you $25 more of a gift". If you do, you will never work with me again.

I know you wouldn't work for free.  I can't afford to either.

DFW: Only 118 Apartments will accept a felony until Year 10

Less than 120 Apartments in the entire 

DFW Metroplex

will accept a Felon until year 10

Well,  118 total places for a felony conviction are available. But what applies to you will certainly be less than that number.  Location, price range, availability, and the "crime and time" restriction will certainly affect your choices.

What do I mean by CRIME & TIME?  Many apartments have a rule on when they will consider you for an apartment.  Usually the more "distasteful" a crime is creates their guidelines.  Let me give you 3 examples:

1. A hot check felony may be accepted at year 1 by some complexes since they view their risk as minimal (they will insist that you pay with a money order).

2. A marijuana possession crime may be accepted by some complexes at year 5.  However a dealing or distribution crime may not be accepted until year 10.

3. Some complexes will never take an aggravated felony (weapon or threat used in a crime) or violent crime while others wait for 10 years.


And some places, in fact most places, will never accept a felon.  Don't believe that your arrest and conviction will "drop off" at year 10 or 12. Most apartments in the Internet age will go back a "lifetime" or 99 years.