If the apartment industry is looking for signs of recovery, it will not find it in this recent report.  Apartment communities need to maintain an average occupancy rate of around 90% in order to be profitable.  This report shows many cities have slidden into the mid 80% occupancy range, and the rent rates have fallen in order to compete for the lack of demand. Read this National Rental and Vacancies Rankings in order to find how your city compares to others across the nation.

The Texas Association of Apartments Application is often an essential part of the approval process for your next rental home.  The application, also known as a Texas Rental Application, provides the apartment community initial information about you. This information includes your credit history and criminal history.  Other relevant information required is who will live with you, and, if you have pets.

Consult your apartment locator, as he or she is a Texas licensed real estate agent, before submitting the application to a property.  The application is to be used by Texas licensed real estate professionals.  Your locator is an excellent source for all of these questions and issues raised, so feel free to ask for help and clarification throughout the entire process of finding your next home.

THLN works vigorously to protect the lives of those who cannot defend themselves.  Their mission “…is to promote the humane treatment of animals through legislation, education and advocacy.”  THLN has had a history of legislative successes that include anti dog and cock-fighting legislation and anti-horse slaughter legislation.  They continue to lobby against the existence of puppy and kitten mills, which they accuse of contributing to overpopulation and inhumane treatment of untold numbers of animals.   

ApartmentWIZ has received a customer appreciation letter highlighting the personal service offered by one of our Dallas agents Chris Dillard. Read below for comments:

I worked with Chris Dillard in locating a new apartment in North Dallas and I just signed a lease on Friday. I just wanted to let you know that he has been awesome. I had a few apartment locators email me with listings, but Chris was the only one that showed a genuine concern for me as an individual. The rest sent me what was obviously generic emails and lists. Chris emailed me several listings as well as called to check in with me (but not to the point that it was annoying). Another thing that really impressed me was that he normally emailed me on Fridays to let me know whether or not he would be in the office over the weekend. He left me his cell, so that I could still contact him on the weekends if he was out of the office. In addition, I has some pretty dumb questions that I asked him. He answered each question specifically and made me very comfortable with the whole process. Chris is a great person to have as part of your team.

I am sure that you don’t hear positive things as much as you should, so I wanted to extend my appreciation. I will definitely use Chris in the future and will recommend him to friends.

Thanks!

E. Smith