Tell us what you need in your next apartment. We research tax credit communities, income-restricted apartments, and properties with lower minimum-income requirements in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and nearby suburbs. Receive your personalized list by text and email within 48 hours.
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Operated by Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC • Austin-based • 20+ years of combined experience
IncomeBasedApartments.com is a personalized apartment research service. You share what you need, we do the research, and you decide which communities to contact.
Share preferred locations, budget, household income, household size, bedroom needs, and move timing.
We review your request, research potentially relevant communities, and contact leasing staff or management when clarification is needed.
Your personalized list arrives by text and email, with why each community was included and what to confirm.
Follow the suggested next steps to confirm current availability, requirements, and application procedures.
Three different kinds of communities, each with different rules. We label every option on your list so you know which is which.
Research on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit communities, including income limits, rent restrictions, and what to confirm before you apply.
Research on properties or designated units with income eligibility limits, plus a clear explanation of how they differ from income-based rent.
Research on communities whose screening criteria may require less income relative to rent. This is not the same as a subsidized or income-restricted property.
Austin-based team serving all five markets. Choose multiple areas and tell us how far you're willing to move. Dallas and Fort Worth are researched as separate markets, and you can request both for a wider DFW search.
Nearby suburbs we commonly research include Katy and Pearland near Houston, Plano and Irving near Dallas, Arlington near Fort Worth, Round Rock and Kyle near Austin, and Schertz and New Braunfels near San Antonio.
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Your list is built to be compared side by side. Every researched detail carries a date and a source, so you know what was checked and what still needs confirming.
Clear labels on every detail:
Tax credit (LIHTC) community
Why it was included
Bedroom size and household size fit your request. The published income limit for your household size appears to cover your income, and the property lists a minimum-income rule you may meet.
Published on the property website on [date checked].
Suggested next step
Ask leasing staff whether 2-bedroom units are available now or only through the waiting list, and confirm the current minimum-income rule before paying an application fee.
Lower minimum-income criteria
Why it was included
This property told us its income-to-rent screening is lower than the common 3x rule. It is not income-restricted or subsidized.
Confirmed with leasing staff on [date].
Suggested next step
Current availability needs confirmation. Ask for the written rental qualification criteria and the total of required monthly fees.
Illustrative example. Your list provides researched apartment options to explore. Each community confirms current rents, availability, eligibility, and screening requirements and makes its own approval decisions.
20+ years
of combined team experience. Austin-based, serving five Texas markets.
Searching for apartments with specific income rules can feel overwhelming. Our job is to do the legwork, explain what we find in plain language, and be honest about what still needs confirming.
Our Austin-based team brings more than 20 years of combined experience in Texas apartment research and leasing.
We maintain relationships with numerous apartment communities across Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.
We communicate daily with leasing agents, onsite staff, and management, and reach out when your request needs clarification.
Your list explains what each property requirement means and what you should confirm before you apply.
We concentrate on five major Texas cities and their nearby suburbs, so research stays grounded in markets we know.
You don't have to choose. Tell us about your household and budget, and we'll research all three types.
A community can have a maximum income limit and a minimum screening income at the same time. Your household needs to fit between the two.
Set by program rules for income-restricted and tax credit units. It depends on the program tier, the area, your household size, and the year the limits took effect. Earn above it, and you generally can't rent that restricted unit.
Set by the property's own screening criteria, often as a multiple of the rent. It can apply at market-rate and affordable communities alike. Some properties use lower multiples than others, and criteria can change.
| Term | What it means | Who sets it | Rent based on your income? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income-based rent | Your payment is calculated from your income under assistance-program rules. | Assistance program rules | Yes, tied to your income |
| Income-restricted apartment | Units with income eligibility limits, often set as a percentage of Area Median Income (AMI). | Program or regulatory agreement | Not necessarily |
| Tax credit (LIHTC) apartment | Communities in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, with income and rent limits on designated units. | LIHTC rules, monitored by TDHCA in Texas | Usually not |
| Lower minimum-income requirement | A property screening rule that may need less income relative to rent, such as below the common 3x rule. | The property | No, and not a subsidy |
Read the full guide: Income-Based vs. Income-Restricted Housing
Our service is funded by apartment referral commissions paid by apartment communities. Referral compensation does not guarantee a discount, approval, or preferential treatment, and it doesn't mean a property will waive application fees, deposits, or other leasing costs.
The brokerage behind the service is Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC. Our disclosure page explains how referral compensation works and what it does not change.
Read the Referral Compensation Disclosure
We send your personalized list to the mobile number and email address you provide, within 48 hours of a completed request. Can't receive texts? Email texas@incomebasedapartments.com and we'll help another way.
Short, practical guides to help you make a stronger request and understand your list.
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Read guideStraight answers about what we do, what we don't do, and how your list works.
We research apartment communities using the information you submit and send you a personalized apartment list by text and email within 48 hours. We focus on tax credit communities, income-restricted apartments, and properties with lower minimum-income requirements. We do not issue vouchers, determine government-program eligibility, approve rental applications, or guarantee housing.
We research apartments in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and nearby suburbs, such as Katy and Pearland near Houston, Plano and Irving near Dallas, Arlington near Fort Worth, Round Rock and Kyle near Austin, and Schertz and New Braunfels near San Antonio. You can choose more than one area and tell us how far you're willing to move.
The service is funded by apartment referral commissions paid by apartment communities. Referral compensation does not guarantee a discount, approval, or preferential treatment. Our Referral Compensation Disclosure explains how it works.
We need your preferred locations, monthly rent budget, approximate gross household income, household size, bedrooms needed, and move timing, plus your email and mobile number to deliver your list. Voucher status, pets, accessibility features, and other considerations are optional. We never ask for Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, ID documents, or income-verification uploads for a research request.
You'll receive your personalized list within 48 hours of submitting a completed search request.
No. Our research includes tax credit apartments, income-restricted communities, and properties with lower minimum-income requirements. Not every apartment we identify calculates rent based on your income.
Email us at texas@incomebasedapartments.com or start your request and add the question in the notes.
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