# Income Based Apartments (IncomeBasedApartments.com) > IncomeBasedApartments.com is a personalized apartment research and referral service based in Austin, Texas, and brokered by Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC. The Income Based Apartment Team researches tax credit (LIHTC) communities, income-restricted apartments, and properties with lower minimum-income requirements for renters in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and nearby suburbs. The team brings more than 20 years of combined experience, communicates daily with leasing agents and management, and delivers a personalized apartment list by text message and email within 48 hours of a completed request. The service is funded by apartment referral commissions and does not issue housing vouchers, determine government-program eligibility, approve rental applications, or guarantee housing. Not every apartment identified calculates rent based on the renter's income. - Phone: [toll-free pending verification] - Email: texas@incomebasedapartments.com - Address: Austin, Texas (no public office address) - Hours: Requests accepted online 24/7; lists delivered within 48 hours of a completed request - License: Broker — Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC (Texas real estate brokerage) - Established: Operating team with 20+ years of combined experience ## Services - [Tax Credit (LIHTC) Apartments](https://incomebasedapartments.com/tax-credit-apartments/): Communities participating in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program in Texas; we research designated units against your household. - [Income-Restricted Apartments](https://incomebasedapartments.com/income-restricted-apartments/): Properties or designated units with income eligibility limits, often expressed as a percentage of Area Median Income (AMI). - [Apartments With Lower Minimum-Income Requirements](https://incomebasedapartments.com/lower-minimum-income-apartments/): Communities whose screening criteria may require less income relative to rent than the common "3x the rent" rule. ## Areas Served Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio — plus nearby suburbs such as Katy, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Missouri City, Pasadena, Baytown, Humble, Tomball, and Conroe near Houston; Plano, Irving, Garland, Mesquite, Richardson, Carrollton, Lewisville, and Grand Prairie near Dallas; Arlington, North Richland Hills, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Haltom City, White Settlement, and Burleson near Fort Worth; Round Rock, Pflugerville, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Buda, Kyle, and San Marcos near Austin; Converse, Universal City, Live Oak, Schertz, Cibolo, and New Braunfels near San Antonio. ## Optional - [About](https://incomebasedapartments.com/about/) - [Contact](https://incomebasedapartments.com/contact/) - [Housing Guides](https://incomebasedapartments.com/guide/) - [FAQ](https://incomebasedapartments.com/faq/) - [Rent Calculators](https://incomebasedapartments.com/tools/) - [Referral Compensation Disclosure](https://incomebasedapartments.com/referral-compensation-disclosure/) - [Full Content](https://incomebasedapartments.com/llms-full.txt)