FELONS: Don't apply on the weekends

Don't Apply on the Weekend

Why? Because the manager isn't there.  The manager doesn't always make the decision, in some cases, your application will be sent to Corporate, but the manager has a chance

to influence your acceptance.

The manager can advise you on what materials to include (letters, references, etc.). Applying without the manager, is just increasing the odds you won't be accepted.

HOUSTON: What's wrong with our Laws

What is wrong with Houston?

Don't get me wrong, I love Houston but it is a very unforgiving city as far as certain laws and apartments are concerned.

I just heard that homeless people, who often can't afford to pay for a lunch or a candy bar are denied the use of restrooms in shops. While I understand this, the lack of public restrooms creates a problem:

Public Urination

Don't get me wrong, I'm not for this, but if someone is discrete, I don't think they should be charged WITH A SEX CRIME. And that is what's going on. There is a big difference between "having to go" and exposing one's self to others. And once someone is "hit" with a sex crimes, you can forget about many jobs, apartments, etc. I don't know how anyone could climb back into society from this designation. And as a taxpayer of Texas, I want these homeless people back in society earning a living and paying taxes.

I just don't understand it.

FELONS: Numbers that point out how tough it is to find an apartment

WHAT IS THIS - 223 TOTAL WHAT?

These are the total number of apartments, up until 10 years from your Felony Conviction that will accept you in the 5 biggest metro areas of Texas. Only 39 apartment complexes in Houston want your business. In the metroplex of Dallas - Ft. Worth, 136 complexes will accept you. Austin has 20. San Antonio has 28.

If you, a family member, or a friend has a Felony conviction, they need professional help to assist them in locating an apartment. I would like to be your "go to guy" but there are other apartment locators who will help.

Make sure they want to help and have the apartments profiled by "the crime and the time". The "crime" being the type of felonies each apartment complex will accept and the "time" being the length of time that must pass before they will accept the client.

Let me know if I can help. I only ask two things: be completely honest with me and you must commit to helping me earn my commission by writing my name down at the complexes and reporting back to me once you lease.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Income Qualification for your next apartment

This X, to your Apartment Locator, is very important.

To us, it means the income qualification for an apartment. You must have more income to qualify for a 3x apartment than a 2x apartment.

For example, if the Rent is $600 a month on a 1 Bedroom apartment and the apartment is a 3x apartment - it means you need to earn 3 times the rent or $1800 to qualify for the apartment. The $1800 is gross, or pre-tax earnings.

Most apartments are 2.5x or 3x and some are even 3.5 or 4x. As the X goes up, it is harder to qualify for the apartment - a 4x apartment would require that you make double the earnings of a 2x apartment.

That explains why the rent could be the same at two different complexes, but you might not qualify for one but not the other - simply because they have two different income qualification guidelines.

HOUSTON: Is The Woodlands worth Hundreds of Dollars per Month?

Rents in The Woodlands are approx. two hundred a month more than Conroe or Harris County

Are the apartments worth the difference? I can't answer that. Except to say thousands of people feel that they are.

Conroe has many nice apartments and so does the area on Spring Cypress and FM 1960 for far less. It depends on your needs and your wants...

Value, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Don't Risk Your Deposit & Application Fees

Are You Risking Your Deposit & Application Fees?

You might be if you neglect to mention something on your application. The apartment complex can legally keep your application fees and deposit if you don't list everything on your lease application.

That Broken Lease 3 years ago - it will probably come up. And that misdemeanor in college, over 9 years ago (the one you never told your Mom about) - yep, it'll show too.

The best way to prevent losing your hard earned money is to list everything. And another good way to keep your money in your pocket is to deal with a great apartment who pre-screens you for only the apartments that you will qualify for.

Of course, you have to fully inform your apartment locator, too.

To quickly and easily apply for this FREE service, simply click on this FIND ME A TX APT link.