Meet the Income Restricted Apartment Team

Why this kind of search needs help

Income restricted apartments run on rules most renters never see. A tax credit community sets its rent from the area income limit, not from your paycheck. So a 60% unit can still cost more than you can comfortably pay. The limits change every year and differ by county. A household that fits in Travis County can be over the line in Bexar County. Some buildings mix capped units and market rate units under one name.

Then add application fees, waiting lists that open and shut, and screening that still pulls credit, past rentals and criminal records. A search can eat weeks and a stack of fees. We sort through properties first, so your applications go where your household stands a fair chance.

How we work

Most of our day goes to calls with property managers and leasing staff. We keep running notes on each property’s program: the income levels it sets aside, its screening rules, its voucher policy and its application fees. Once you reach out, we compare your household size and income with this year’s published limits for the county you picked. Then we check each property’s screening rules against what you told us.

Our software does most of the legwork on openings. From there, we build your list of income restricted units around your household’s income and size. We aim to send it within 24 to 48 weekday hours. Units can still lease between our update and your call, so the leasing office settles the exact unit, rent and income level when you apply. Whether you qualify on income and screening is up to the property.

Our public tools are open to anyone. The property finder lists tax credit and HUD assisted addresses from official records. The income limits calculator shows the published limits for each county we cover. Our guides cover vouchers, waiting lists and senior housing, and our editorial standards explain where that information comes from.

Who we help

• Working households under the 50%, 60% or 80% income limits who want a capped rent.
• Housing Choice Voucher holders looking for a landlord that takes the voucher and a rent the agency will approve.
• Seniors comparing 55+ and 62+ communities, including people living on SSI, SSDI or Social Security.
• Households that need three or four bedrooms, which are harder to find at a restricted rent.
• Caseworkers, social workers and housing navigators who refer clients to us.

Full-time students, people with a past eviction or a lease they broke, and people paid through gig work can still have options. Those situations come with extra rules, so tell us about them up front.

Where our help stops

How we get paid

You won’t get a bill from us. Properties that partner with us pay our brokerage, and you pay them only the normal rent and fees. Anyone can browse our property finder for free.

Who We Are: Income Restricted Apartment Team, brokered by Spirit Real Estate Group

Brokered byTREC Broker #562021

Every locator here is licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. Our sponsoring broker is Spirit Real Estate Group (TREC Broker #562021).

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