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Personalized list within 48 hours

How Our Personalized Apartment Research Works

You share what you need. We research communities that may fit, contact leasing staff when something needs clarifying, and send a dated 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

Important

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.

How It Works

The Four Steps

Four steps from your request to your next phone call with a leasing office.

  1. Step 1

    Tell us about your search

    Share preferred locations, budget, household income, household size, bedroom needs, and move timing.

  2. Step 2

    We research apartment options

    We review your request, research potentially relevant communities, and contact leasing staff or management when clarification is needed.

  3. Step 3

    Receive your list within 48 hours

    Your personalized list arrives by text and email, with why each community was included and what to confirm.

  4. Step 4

    Contact communities

    Follow the suggested next steps to confirm current availability, requirements, and application procedures.

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Step 1 in Detail

What Information Do We Need?

Only what improves the research. Voucher status, pets, accessibility features, and other notes are optional. We never ask for Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, ID documents, or income-verification uploads.

Preferred locations

Primary city, suburbs or ZIP codes, other areas, and how far you will move

Monthly rent budget

The most you can comfortably pay each month

Approximate gross income

Household income before taxes, monthly or yearly. Not an eligibility decision.

Household size and bedrooms

Everyone who will live with you and the bedrooms you need

Move timing

A target date or a date range

Email and mobile number

So we can send your list by text and email

Read: What to include in your request
Step 2 in Detail

Our Research Workflow

The same nine-step workflow for every request, so your list is consistent, sourced, and easy to compare.

  1. 1

    Review your completed request

    We read every field, including optional notes like voucher status, pets, or transit needs.

  2. 2

    Identify potentially relevant communities

    We look for tax credit, income-restricted, and lower minimum-income communities in the areas you chose.

  3. 3

    Check location and contact information

    We confirm the property address, official website, and leasing contact.

  4. 4

    Research program type and screening criteria

    We look at program type, published income limits, and known minimum-income rules.

  5. 5

    Contact leasing or management where needed

    When something is unclear, we reach out. We do not call every community for every request, and your list shows which details were confirmed and how.

  6. 6

    Record sources and dates

    Every researched detail gets a source and a date.

  7. 7

    Explain each property's relevance

    We note why each community was included, based on what you told us.

  8. 8

    Flag what you need to confirm

    We list unresolved questions so you can ask them before paying an application fee.

  9. 9

    Review and send within 48 hours

    We check the list and send it by text and email within 48 hours of your completed request.

Researcher writing a date next to a confirmed detail in a notebook

Our research standards

  • We keep rent, availability, waiting-list status, and eligibility information separate.
  • An open waiting list is never presented as proof of a vacant unit.
  • A past relationship with a property is not treated as confirmation of its current requirements.
  • Published income tables are cited with program, area, household size, and effective year.
  • We do not fill your list with unsuitable communities to make it longer.
  • We do not guarantee a fixed number of properties.
The Deliverable

Step 3 in Detail: What Your List Contains

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.

For each community, when available

  • Property name, location and official website
  • Leasing contact details
  • Property or program type and why it was included
  • Relevant bedroom options and researched rent with its date
  • Known minimum-income and verified maximum-income information
  • Availability or waiting-list information with its source date
  • Published fees and deposits, when available
  • Important unresolved questions and a suggested next step

Clear labels on every detail:

  • "Confirmed with leasing staff on [date]."
  • "Published on the property website on [date checked]."
  • "Current availability needs confirmation."
Illustrative example

Example community in your chosen area

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.

Illustrative example

Example community near your preferred commute

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.

Step 4 in Detail

What Happens After You Get Your List?

You contact the communities that interest you, using the suggested next step for each one. Confirm current availability, income rules, and fees before you pay to apply. You apply directly with each community, not through our website.

Your list provides researched apartment options to explore. Each community confirms current rents, availability, eligibility, and screening requirements and makes its own approval decisions.

Leasing office checklist Questions before paying a fee
Got Questions?

Questions About the Process

What information do you need?

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.

When will I receive my list?

You'll receive your personalized list within 48 hours of submitting a completed search request.

How will my list be delivered?

We send your list by both text message and email, using the mobile number and email address you provide.

Do I apply through your website?

No. Your search request is a research request, not a rental application. You apply directly with each community, following the next steps on your list.

Will you contact communities during research?

Yes, when clarification is needed. We communicate daily with leasing agents, onsite staff, and management, and your list shows which details were confirmed with leasing staff, which were published on a property website, and which still need confirmation.

How can I update my information?

Email texas@incomebasedapartments.com, or reply to your confirmation message, with the corrected email, phone number, or search criteria. We'll let you know how the update affects your request.

Still have a question?

Email us at texas@incomebasedapartments.com or start your request and add the question in the notes.

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