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blog~simplesearchapts.com June 16 2009 08:38:34 PM

Just wanted to give everyone a quick update. As I had talked about in earlier posts, the move in specials were starting to show up, they are definitely here. I have seen some really great move in specials for apartments all over town. The northwest Austin apartments seem to be giving the best incentives though. I have been extremely busy helping customers along the 620 corridor. It seems to be a real hot spot right now. If you are looking for a good move in special, give me a call at 512-369-3678, I have the latest list of specials. I hope everyone out there is doing well.

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I’m Back

blog~simplesearchapts.com May 11 2009 07:51:16 PM

Unfortunately I haven't been able to post in a while, but I have a good reason. I recently was in a car accident and totaled my vehicle. So needless to say I have been a bit pre-occupied with trying to sort everything out. Everyone in the accident was fine. Anyways, the apartments in Austin and Houston continue to offer better and better specials. As we spoke about last month, communities are giving away a month free and offering $99 move in specials. So if your lease is about to expire, I would recommend shopping around before you resign. I think things will continue to improve for the tennants as the year progresses. I hope everyone has been doing well and staying out of trouble.

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Another Great Adventure

blog~simplesearchapts.com April 16 2009 11:05:53 PM

I have to admit that I get to see some pretty crazy people and some pretty crazy stuff while I am showing apartments. I am going to tell you another interesting story, which I will start referring to these as my "Apartment Adventures" unless I come up with a better name. Anyways, I was out showing apartments in Austin and things were going along as normal. I had met my client and we were riding in my car, chatting about her options. We had seen two communities already and were walking into the third community when we stumbled upon a fiasco. I am not sure exactly how things had escalated to the point of yelling and a nice set of choice words, but there it was. These two girls were actually arguing over an apartment. From what I could gather, they used to be roommates and one of them had stolen the others boyfriend. Let me tell you, these girls were never going to be friends or roommates ever again! Before it was all over, they did start swinging and a few good shots connected. I couldn't believe what we were seeing. These apartments are really nice and a great community. Unfortunately we didn't get to see our apartment because of the incident but we are gonna go back tomorrow. These things happen all over the place and I am glad my client understood cause she would have been missing out on a great option. I am not sure what to take from the situation. I know that people should be careful who they choose as a roommate, lol.

We are still finding great move in specials for apartments in Houston and apartments in Austin so contact us for the inside scoop!

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Specials

blog~simplesearchapts.com April 13 2009 07:27:23 PM

I hope everyone had a great holiday and got to spend some time with family and friends. I just wanted let everyone know that if you are looking for an apartment in Austin or Houston, you should be able to find some really good specials. Just give us a call or shoot us an email and we will get you set up. We have found quite a few places offering a month free and a $99 move in special. These kind of deals were really popular a few years back and we are starting to see a lot more of them crop up. The way things are going though, I am not sure how long they will last. So if you are looking to rent an apartment in Houston or Austin, give us call. I have been very busy so hopefully I will get to write again soon, but no promises!

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Tired

blog~simplesearchapts.com April 8 2009 09:29:32 PM

This doesn't have a whole lot to do with searching for apartments in Austin or Houston, but I thought I would share anyways. Anyone notice the green tint on your vehicle? It's oak pollen and I am slightly allergic. Nothing too bad. I just find myself wanting to sleep all day. I wake up in the morning and all I want to do is go back to bed. I will be out showing apartments and just feel completely out of energy. Don't worry though, I work through it. I know there are a lot of others out there suffering a lot worse than me. I sure would love to stay home one day and sleep ALL day. Too bad that won't ever happen. I have too many people wanting to look for apartments, which is a good thing! I have been finding great specials for Austin apartments and Houston apartments so let me know if you need some help looking! 512-369-3678

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Things are Heating Up

blog~simplesearchapts.com April 6 2009 09:42:23 PM

This is the time of year when everybody decides whether or not they are going to move. With the new specials that are showing up and the prices coming down, it seems like everyone is taking advantage. I have noticed and increase in traffic on our site and I have been extremely busy leasing! I have had the pleasure of helping quite a few clients find Austin apartments and Houston apartments. I have had a great time over the last few weeks and had some really great clients that made the whole experience fun. I also am excited about being able to help some clients find really great apartments in Austin or Houston and save them money too! I know how tough it has been for a lot of people lately and if I can help somebody by saving them money on their housing expenses, it really makes my job even better. So if you need to find a new apartment then give me a call or email me and I will get you set up.

I hope everyone is doing well.

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New Apartments

blog~simplesearchapts.com March 30 2009 09:56:09 PM

Well, as you can see, this is my first post in a few weeks. After moving, it has taken quite a bit of time to catch up and get back into a normal routine. Between moving and showing apartments in Austin and apartments in Houston, I have been swamped. Not to mention I still haven't unpacked everything. That will just have to wait. I had a fun trip to Houston last week and showed some high rise apartments. Those are always fun to see. Not only that, the clients that lease those are always the most interesting. They usually have some pretty interesting stories to tell while we are driving around. Austin had definaitely picked up over the last week. I was out showing Austin apartments all but one day last week. For those of you that have just moved, and used our services, don't forget to fill out your reward request (remember that you had to put us on your application). I hope everyone is doing well and I will write again soon!

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Moving In or Out of an Apartment

blog~simplesearchapts.com March 18 2009 11:57:45 PM

I am moving out of my current apartment and into another one. I couldn't pass on the specials that the new apartments in Austin were offering. I decided to go ahead and get movers for the first time in my life. Before now, I would always round up the friends to help. This was not always the easiest task. I never told them when I needed to move until I was ready for them to help. If they knew I was gonna be calling to ask for help, forget it. Lets face it, who wants to move? So I decided to call the movers to take care of it. I did all the packing, but had the movers come load everything up. It was great! I feel like an idiot for not doing this my whole life. Most moving company's are used to working in apartments too. That is where a large portion of their customers come from. If you have to go up and down stairs then you should definately let some experienced movers take care of it. Most Austin apartments and Houston apartments have 3 stories. Unfortunately I like to live on the third floor because I like sitting on the balcony. I can remember some pretty painful moves. Never again.

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Apartment Ratings and Reviews

blog~simplesearchapts.com March 14 2009 05:01:27 PM

When moving, many people try to get as much information about any Austin or Houston apartment they are considering to move into. This includes checking out all sorts of web sites for apartment ratings and reviews. You should keep an open mind when checking out these sites and take it all with a grain of salt.

These sites allow people to freely post their opinion about any property. You may find reviews from past tenants lauding the property for all of its virtues. You may also find scathing reviews from disgruntled tenants complaining about all sorts of deficiencies and shortcomings.

The positive reviews may be from a truly satisfied consumer. This good Samaritan may wish to give credit where credit is due. Some people take time to offer up a “good job” or “pat on the back” when it is deserved. Or, it may be from a member of the property staff trying to raise their overall score.

The same goes for the negative reviews. You may see a review from someone who truly had a negative experience, wanting only to share with the world in order warn their fellow man. There have also been cases of competing properties posting negative reviews about their rivals. Guerrilla marketing is not uncommon.

So what is a person to get out of all of this? How do you know if the review is an accurate representation of the property or just someone trying to manipulate the forum for their own gain? Well, the answer is that you do not truly know.

So, use your judgment and use review sites as a simple guide and not the absolute deciding factor in determining whether a property is right for you.

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Easy to Please

blog~simplesearchapts.com March 9 2009 08:44:21 PM

I had a pretty easy day yesterday. I had a young man come into town from Denver to look for apartments here in Austin. I went to go pick him up at his hotel room. We met in the lobby and I figured we would talk about his options and spend the rest of the day going to look at what was available. He took a quick glance at the list of options and then asked me what I thought was his best option. I told him which apartment I thought was the best and why and he said "let's go get it". That's exactly what we did. We drove straight there and he took a look at the actual apartment he was gonna lease and he loved it. We were done pretty quick. It had to be one of the fastest leases I have ever helped with. He wanted to go see some of Austin's nightlife so we met up with his girlfriend and we all went out for drinks. I would have to say it was a pretty easy day.

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