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What questions should you ask an apartment complex when looking at it?

June 22, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Last week, we talked about some factors that apartment complexes evaluate you on -- predominanly financial in nature, obviously. (Similarly, we have talked about whether you can get an apartment if furloughed or laid off, with the short answer being...Read more

Four new apartments in Plano TX to check out

June 18, 2020 by Ted Bauer

A few weeks ago, we covered some of the best brand new apartments in Plano. For our purposes, "brand new" means built in 2019/2020. You can see all the brand new apartment builds we list right here, across all cities in DFW. We also have a...Read more

What economic factors will an apartment complex evaluate you on?

June 15, 2020 by Ted Bauer

We do get questions about this consistently, so we wanted to organize it into a post in case you come across it. Credit check/credit score You were likely familiar with this as a parameter that an apartment complex will look at. Score requirements...Read more

Can I get an apartment if I am furloughed or laid off?

June 9, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Let's start with some math Late-2019 (that seems like forever ago, doesn't it?) research from Apartment List showed 49.7% of the 41M renters in the U.S. were "rent-burdened," or "cost-burdened," which is typically defined as spending more than 30%...Read more

Collin County rental price points: What to expect

June 8, 2020 by Ted Bauer

We have spent the past week or so on a Collin County kick, looking at new apartments in Plano , Frisco , and the McKinney/Allen/Richardson area. Now we just want to spend a second on price points you can expect in Collin County. Collin County rental...Read more

Brand new apartments in Frisco (TX) for 2020

June 3, 2020 by Ted Bauer

In the past couple of weeks, we took a look at the future of Fort Worth and the future of Dallas -- guesswork related to trends. We were going to do a future of Collin County, but that felt by the wayside a bit (sorry). Instead, yesterday we looked...Read more

Brand New Apartments in Plano, TX for 2020

June 2, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Both Collin and Denton counties tripled their population in the last two decades. As a logical result, development was ramped up in those areas, especially in Plano, which was aiming to become a true “city of excellence” designed with residents in...Read more

What do we think Dallas will look like and feel like in, say, 2025?

May 13, 2020 by Ted Bauer

First up: some housekeeping This article is about what Dallas might look like in five years because of COVID aftermath. We will do similar articles for Fort Worth/Tarrant and Collin County in the next couple of weeks. Let’s start here: is commercial...Read more

The density shift: Will more people go rural because of COVID-19?

May 12, 2020 by Ted Bauer

What is the inherent trade-off of housing? Well, there’s an urban vs. rural divide that some might call a debate. Most people can see the pros and cons of each side, but to lay it out quickly; Rural living: More space, less immediate access to jobs...Read more

If you look at apartments this summer, what questions should you be asking?

May 8, 2020 by Ted Bauer

Of your job How long might we be on work-from-home (assuming we are)? What's the long-term strategy in terms of office spaces? Are there any planned layoffs in the next six or so months? Goal here: get a "necessary location" and "broader financial"...Read more