How We Work

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What is Housing Scout?

Housing Scout is an apartment locator service (in addition to a real estate brokerage), which means we help renters find an apartment or house best suited to their needs. We work with over 4,700 apartment complexes, owners, and leasing companies around the Austin area. Our clients enjoy the security of knowing we will find them the absolute best deals. Our job is to narrow down the (often overwhelming) list of properties and escort you on the tour—providing you our expertise, and making the real estate hunt simpler and quicker.

Websites like Rent.com and Zillow only have about 40%-60% of what is actually out there in the real estate market. We have around 95%. This is because apartments must pay to be listed on those websites. (And many smaller apartment complexes are not listed.)

Apartments only pay us when we actually refer them a client and they enjoy working with us for that very reason. Since virtually every apartment complex in town enjoys our referral program, we are able to show everything to our clients in an unbiased manner. Best of all, our apartment locating services are free of charge. We are paid by the landlord or property manager once you have signed the lease—and often after you have moved in. You do not need to pay your real estate agent anything.

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Comprehensive Database

With more than 4,700 properties in our database, our clients have access to more data than anyone else. We constantly scour the market to find every available property for lease in Central Texas. Our clients search with the confidence that they have access to all the best deals.

Exclusive Deals

Since we help so many tenants find apartments every year, properties often offer our clients exclusive deals. These deals can only be found on our website or through one of our more than 60 real estate agents.

Unbiased Search

Many other real estate brokerages have contractual listing agreements with landlords. This means they have a legal duty to put the landlord’s interests first. Housing Scout has ZERO listings! This means we are the most unbiased company in town and we always put the tenant’s interests first.

Absolutely not! Everyone enjoys the same rent price whether you drive by and find the property on your own or use our services. You save money by using our service because we find property deals that you are not likely to find on your own.These consessions might include free rent, reduced deposits, and discounts for quick move-ins, etc.

Apartment locators are paid a referral commission by the owner or manager of the rental property. In return, our service to clients is absolutely free. This is why it is important to let your manager know we helped you find your apartment.

Many other real estate brokerages have contractual listing agreements with landlords. This means they have a legal duty to put the landlord’s interests first. Housing Scout has ZERO listings! This means we are the most unbiased company in town and we always put the tenant’s interests first.

We help international, transfer and incoming students find and lease properties without ever having to make a trip to Austin. We understand it can be hard to visit before you need to move in so we are here to help! Let us know what you are interested in and we will send you the property details along with photos. We will also assist you in completing the necessary paperwork.

When you are ready to start touring properties just let us know! One of our friendly and professional agents will get in touch with you within one business day to schedule a property tour. They will do all the work, you just have to come along and enjoy the ride!

That’s our job! We know the central Austin area like the back of our hand. We have leased at virtually every complex in the area and know which properties and companies offer the best deals to our clients. Our full time real estate agents work every day to seek out the best deals in the area.