House Hunting/Rental

jenngb

I am looking for a house to rent. I would love to get away from apartment living. Can you recommend any good websites or real estate agent/company? Our last resort would be to maybe find a new apartment when our lease is up. Do you know of any nice apartments near the Addison/Dallas location?

Thanks girls

Tiffany618

You can go to realtor.com and select homes for rent.  It will give you a pretty wide selection and you can search by area.

DFWIndian

http://www.trulia.com/TX/Dallas/
I love just looking on here. Do you know a realtor? It might help narrow it down or you can look at foreclosures. They will have some great rates sometimes.

prlmrg08

Debbie Deegan with Ebby Halliday is great! 

(972) 771-8163

Tell her Meagan sent you

angelsong21

What do homes rent for around here anyway?  Driving home from work once I pulled over and took the rental info sheet from a house.  The house is smaller than our apartment (I think the house was 900 sq ft?) but did have wood laminate and stuff but they were asking $2,000/mo for it in the less desirable part of Lower Greenville (like 2 blocks south of Mockingbird).  I thought that was WAY overpriced, and apparently other people feel the same way since its still sitting here.

Anyone know what smaller homes "typically go for" anywhere in a semi-decent neighborhood in the Dallas/Richardson area?

Apartments -- I'm doing the obligatory stint in The Village so I don't have much to offer.  We never use any of the amenities and we pay $925/mo for a 2 bedroom, which is a lot. My friend lives in Las Colinas and they pay $700/mo for a comparable apartment.  The property here is well-maintained though, and its nice to have the lakes and such to walk around.

Lyss7316

what about a duplex? much more home-like but cheaper than a house i think.  My MOH has a very cute two-bedroom duplex and is only paying likd 695 a month in rent

angelsong21

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_house-huntingrental?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:cbd5ad57-0bfb-4bae-be30-668b9ceb7d2fPost:972fefa7-582d-4fd6-aea0-6f528e7fb57c">Re: House Hunting/Rental</a>:
[QUOTE]what about a duplex? much more home-like but cheaper than a house i think.  My MOH has a very cute two-bedroom duplex and is only paying likd 695 a month in rent
Posted by Lyss7316[/QUOTE]


What area in DFW?

Lyss7316

the one she has is in Kennedale off of 287 and Sublett.  The street is called Ranchogrande Drive.  I know thats not in the Addison/Dallas area, but I was just saying a duplex might be another option if she didnt want to deal with apartment living, but a house is still too expensive 

FebDallasBride

I looked in Addison/N Dallas a while back and found some for $1000/mo for 3 bed. Definitely try realtor.com, that's probably yur best bet.

professorscience

I worked with Alisa Grossman with Keller Williams.  She found a wonderful house for me last year.

jenngb

WOW This gives me a great start.
A duplex would even work for me. I know a lot of houses will not accept pets so that narrows down my search. I hope I find something within a month. If not I will wait another year and start me search early with a realtor.

Thanks

serlace

DH and I just recently moved into a townhome.  We rent.  We used Terry McCoy from Keller Williams. 

LoverBean27

www.hotpads.com-- it's how we found our rental house, no account needed and can see all the info they have one each house

angelsong21

Thanks!  We'd LOVE to get out of this apartment but can't afford more than $950/mo in rent and then utilities. I don't know realistically what that could get us in a house.

leasing456

Have you checked craigslist? My brother found a really nice rental in McKinney on there and the price is very reasonable. Seems like you might be able to get a better price since there are no realtor fees involved.

Veronica124

Yes check craigslist! A friend of mine found her rental off of craigslist. She has lived there for about a year now.

bbybluz77

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[QUOTE]  The house is smaller than our apartment (I think the house was 900 sq ft?) but did have wood laminate and stuff but they were asking $2,000/mo for it in the less desirable part of Lower Greenville (like 2 blocks south of Mockingbird).  I thought that was WAY overpriced, 
Posted by angelsong21[/QUOTE]

<div>That's pretty typical for this area. You were basically in the M-Streets, which is an expensive area of town. Usually, the farther north you go (toward Addison), the less you will pay per square foot. </div>

KendallandAlbert

You might also think about posting this on the Nest as they are all in this stage of their lives.

<3Julie.  Enjoy

jenngb

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[QUOTE]You might also think about posting this on the Nest as they are all in this stage of their lives. <3Julie.  Enjoy <3
Posted by KendallandAlbert[/QUOTE]

ahhhh Great idea thaks

bigbabyface

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: House Hunting/Rental : That's pretty typical for this area. You were basically in the M-Streets, which is an expensive area of town. Usually, the farther north you go (toward Addison), the less you will pay per square foot. 
Posted by bbybluz77[/QUOTE]

that and from friendly experience i've noticed that lot of investors try and between 75-95% of the mortgage payment.