Two numbers decide your lease. Neither one is advertised.
Free — and we publish the numbers.
Income is the number that decides it.
Most Dallas properties want 3x rent. We know which ones take 2.5x, which take 2x, and what each one wants instead. On the cost side we state effective rent on a daily rate, the full fee stack, and whether the building claws the free rent back.
Free to renters · No credit pull · Brokered by Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC — TREC #9003398
Thanks — we have it.
Real list back, usually same day. If anything on it is wrong, tell us and we re-verify and resend the same day.
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Free to renters
Community pays the referral fee
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No credit pull
We never touch your screening report
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Real list back, usually same day
Budget and move date is all we need
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TREC #9003398
Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC
The gap
Where Dallas renters lose money
Four mechanics account for most of the difference between what a lease looks like and what it costs. None of them are printed on the sign.
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The rent on the sign is not the cost
Amenity, parking, package, valet trash, and pet fees separate two buildings advertising the same number. The gap is routinely triple digits a month.
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Concessions are quoted in weeks, not months
Six weeks free is 42 days. A free February is 28 days; a free July is 31. Monthly math breaks the moment the concession is not a whole month, and most are not.
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Income decides approval, not the score
Most Dallas properties want 3x rent in gross monthly income. Some run 2.5x. A few run 2x. Guessing which is which costs $50 to $75 per application, and applications do not come back.
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Free rent can become a debt
Break a lease early at most concession-heavy buildings and the concession is repayable. The clawback terms sit in a lease addendum rather than the lease body, so most renters never read them.
Services
What we work on
Twelve service lines, one standard. A renter at $3,000 in Uptown and a renter at $1,100 with a 580 score ask the same question: what will this really cost, and will they take me?
What Dallas Apartments Actually Cost Per Month
The positioning page: total monthly cost, not headline rent (fee stack, effective rent, clawback).
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Felony & Background-Friendly Locating
Lookback windows, case-by-case review under seven years, misdemeanor drug possession and DUI/DWI workability.
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Apartments for Bad Credit
Low scores, thin or no file, collections, charge-offs, bankruptcy: matched to properties that clear them.
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Broken Lease & Money Owed
Broken lease, money owed to a prior landlord: matched to workable Dallas properties.
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Eviction on Record
Eviction filing vs judgment, record age: matched to properties that work with each.
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Luxury & High-Rise Locating
Uptown, Downtown, Design District, Victory Park, Knox-Henderson, Turtle Creek: effective rent and fee-stack framing at the top of the market.
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Corporate & Out-of-State Relocation
Out-of-state arrivals and corporate relocations who can't read Dallas geography and would otherwise pick by photo.
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Move-In Specials & Concessions
Headline specials translated into effective rent on a daily rate, with fee-stack and clawback caveats.
Read the numbersHow we know what we know
We track it ourselves, and every record carries a date
We research properties and maintain our own proprietary database: availability, pricing, concessions, fee stacks, and screening criteria, each record stamped with an update date. That is where our answers come from. We do not republish listing-site data, and we do not cite a source we cannot produce.
The competitive set in Dallas is real and it is capable. What none of them tracks is which management companies work with which situations. That is the difference between three applications and one, and at $50 to $75 each, non-refundable, it is the difference that costs money.
We also publish the failure mode. Our list updates in real time and it can still be wrong: the community did not update its system, or someone applied twenty minutes ago. Tell us and we re-verify and resend the same day.
On screening, the boundary is fixed. We work only from what you tell us. We never obtain, request, receive, or store your credit report or screening file, because there is no permissible purpose under the FCRA for a locator to pull one. We describe what properties require. We never promise approval.
Cost side
Net effective rent on a daily rate, the full fee stack, and the concession clawback answer on every recommendation.
Approval side
Income multiple first, then which properties work with a low score, a broken lease, an eviction record, or a background situation.
Process
How a Dallas apartment locator works
Four steps. Nothing in them costs you anything, and none of them requires us to see your credit report.
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Tell us your situation
Budget, move date, income, and anything on your credit, rental history, or background.
Immediate
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We match it
Your account is run against our own dated database of which management companies work with which situations.
Same day
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You get a real list
Each property carries the income multiple, credit minimum, effective rent, fee stack, and total monthly cost.
Same day
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Tour and apply once
We verify availability before you drive, schedule tours, and help you apply where it is likely to land.
On your timeline
Not sure whether you qualify, or what it actually costs?
Those are the two questions we answer first, in that order.
The market, dated
Dallas rent, as of July 2, 2026
Averages orient you. They do not price a lease. Every property we send carries its own effective rent, fee stack, and verification date.
- $1,593
- Dallas average rent
- $1,416
- One-bedroom average
- 43%
- of rentals in the $1,001–$1,500 band
- 307,300
- renter-occupied households
down 0.35% year over year
721 sq ft
The largest single band
58% of the city
Source: RentCafe / Yardi Matrix, verified July 2, 2026.
Free calculator
See what a concession actually costs on a daily rate
Six weeks free is 42 days, not a month and a half. Enter the offer and get the effective monthly rent — the number that actually compares two buildings.
Coverage
Eight Dallas neighborhoods, plus Dallas County and the northern suburbs
Each neighborhood page carries its own rent band, stock type, commute corridors, and DART access. Uptown, Downtown, Deep Ellum, Design District, Oak Lawn, Knox-Henderson, and Lower Greenville sit inside the city; Richardson covers the Telecom Corridor and the northern suburbs along US-75 and the President George Bush Turnpike.
View all neighborhoods
We describe neighborhoods by price, commute, transit, and stock age. We do not characterize safety or who a neighborhood is for.
Answers
Questions renters ask first
Are apartment locators really free?
Yes. You pay nothing. The community pays a referral fee from its marketing budget, and your rent is identical to what you'd find on your own. List our name and your agent's name on the guest card and application so we can keep the service free.
How much rent can I qualify for in Dallas?
Most Dallas properties require 3x the rent in gross monthly income, some 2.5x, a few 2x. At $5,000/month gross that's roughly $1,666 (3x), $2,000 (2.5x), or $2,500 (2x). Income decides approval more than the credit score does.
Can you help with a low credit score?
Yes. Income offsets a low score. We maintain a database of Dallas properties that work with a 580, a thin file, collections, or charge-offs. We describe what each property requires and never promise approval.
Can you help with an eviction or broken lease?
Yes. A filing screens differently than a judgment, and a broken lease differently than money owed. We know which Dallas properties consider each and under what terms. We work from what you tell us. We never pull your report.
What is a concession clawback?
A clawback makes free rent repayable if you break the lease early. The terms usually live in a lease addendum, not the lease body, so most renters never see them. Every recommendation we send with a concession states whether the building claws it back.
How fast can I get a list of apartments?
Usually the same day. Send your budget, move date, and what matters to you, and we send a real list back with the income multiple, credit minimum, and true monthly cost attached to each property.
What if I'm self-employed or 1099?
We track which Dallas properties count 1099, gig, and commission income and which require W-2 paystubs. We work from what you tell us about your income and match it to properties that accept it.
Do you pull my credit or screening report?
No. We never obtain, request, receive, or store your credit report or screening file. There is no permissible purpose under the FCRA for a locator to pull one. We work only from what you tell us.
Do you help with luxury high-rises?
Yes. We locate in Uptown, Downtown, Design District, Victory Park, Knox-Henderson, and Turtle Creek, comparing buildings on effective rent, the fee stack, and clawback terms rather than headline rent.
Is it cheaper to move or renew in Dallas?
Sometimes renewing wins, sometimes moving does. It depends on your increase versus what nearby buildings offer on effective rent. We run the math both ways. When it says renew, we say so, even though we earn nothing that day.
Do you help with second-chance leasing situations?
Yes. Second-chance leasing covers credit, rental history, and background situations together, and each one runs on the same principle: income offsets the rest. We match your specifics against our database of which Dallas properties work with which situation. Most Dallas leases run on the standard Texas Apartment Association form, and the landlord-tenant rules underneath it sit in Texas Property Code Chapter 92. We describe what a property's stated criteria require. We never promise approval.
Next step
Send your budget and move date. Get the real numbers back.
Real list back, usually same day, with the income multiple, credit minimum, effective rent, fee stack, and total monthly cost attached to every property. Free to renters, and no credit pull.
Free to renters · No credit pull · Brokered by Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC — TREC #9003398