Second Chance Apartments in Houston & Surrounding Areas
Ready Lease makes it easy to find your next apartment—no matter your credit or rental history.
At Ready Lease, we are dedicated to simplifying your apartment search by connecting you with your ideal home, no matter your rental or credit history.
Our mission is to save you time, reduce wasted application fees, and provide personalized support to secure your next apartment with confidence and ease.
1. Matching You with the Right Apartment
As locators and co-signers, we take the time to reach out to apartments to negotiate and match you with properties that align with your rental circumstances and budget. Our team considers factors such as:
- Current or Past Evictions: Whether you're navigating an active eviction or have a prior eviction on your record, we can help you find a welcoming community.
- Broken Leases: If you've had to break a lease due to unforeseen circumstances like job loss, medical issues, or personal challenges, we work with properties that understand.
- Credit Challenges: Low credit scores, bankruptcies, collections, or other financial hurdles won't stand in your way with our tailored approach.
- Limited or No Rental History: First-time renters or those with minimal rental history can benefit from our expertise and partnerships.
As locators and co-signers, we take the time to reach out to apartments to negotiate and match you with properties that align with your rental circumstances and budget. Our team considers factors such as:
2. Lease Co-Signing for Approval
Our unique lease co-signing service sets us apart. Through our partnerships, we act as a guarantor for your lease, providing surety to property managers and securing your chances of approval. This allows you to move in quickly, even with a challenging rental or credit history.
3. Application Assistance and Negotiation
We guide you through the application process, ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately and submitted promptly. Our experienced team also negotiates on your behalf to secure favorable lease terms, such as longer lease terms and move-in specials, whenever possible.
4. Ongoing Support
Once you’re approved, we continue to support you by providing resources to rebuild your rental history. Many of our partner properties may report positive payment history to the various consumer reporting agencies, helping you strengthen your rental profile for future applications.
Why Choose Ready Lease?
- Current or Past Evictions: Whether you're navigating an active eviction or have a prior eviction on your record, we can help you find a welcoming community.
- Broken Leases: If you've had to break a lease due to unforeseen circumstances like job loss, medical issues, or personal challenges, we work with properties that understand.
- Credit Challenges: Low credit scores, bankruptcies, collections, or other financial hurdles won't stand in your way with our tailored approach.
- Limited or No Rental History: First-time renters or those with minimal rental history can benefit from our expertise and partnerships.
Qualifications for Second Chance Apartments
Our comprehensive process is designed to make your apartment search stress-free, efficient, and successful. Here’s how we help you secure your next apartment:
1. Personalized Consultation
We start with a brief, confidential interview to understand your unique situation, including your rental history, credit challenges, income, and housing preferences. This allows us to tailor our search to your specific needs. You can reach us at (713) 322-4799 or submit a request form at www.ReadyLease.com.
2. Matching You with the Right Apartment
As locators and co-signers, we take the time to reach out to apartments to negotiate and match you with properties that align with your rental circumstances and budget. Our team considers factors such as:
- Location: Finding apartments within a reasonable distance to your work location.
- Budget: We work with apartments to fit a range of price points.
- Property Requirements: We identify communities that are open to working with tenants who have evictions, broken leases, or credit challenges.
- Looking Forward: We empower you to re-establish good rental history, paving the way for a seamless lease renewal process in the future.
With our extensive database of over 100 partner properties, we eliminate the guesswork and connect you with apartments that are most likely to approve your application.
3. Lease Co-Signing for Approval
Our unique lease co-signing service sets us apart. Through our partnerships, we act as a guarantor for your lease, providing surety to property managers and securing your chances of approval. This allows you to move in quickly, even with a challenging rental or credit history.
4. Application Assistance and Negotiation
We guide you through the application process, ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately and submitted promptly. Our experienced team also negotiates on your behalf to secure favorable lease terms, such as longer lease terms and move-in specials, whenever possible.
5. Ongoing Support
Once you’re approved, we continue to support you by providing resources to rebuild your rental history. Many of our partner properties may report positive payment history to the various consumer reporting agencies, helping you strengthen your rental profile for future applications.
Why Choose Ready Lease?
- Extensive Network: We’ve cultivated relationships with over 100 apartment communities in Houston and surrounding areas. Our partnerships give you access to a wide range of properties that welcome second-chance renters.
- Tailored Service: You'll be paired with a dedicated leasing advisor who will guide you through every step of your apartment search. Your advisor is committed to saving you time by carefully matching you with properties that align with your budget and circumstances.
- Proven Success: With more than 40 years of collective expertise in credit, collections, and property management, our skilled leasing advisors have successfully empowered countless individuals overcoming evictions, broken leases, and credit challenges to secure an apartment and build a brighter future.
Compassionate Approach: We recognize that life’s challenges, such as job loss, medical expenses, or personal hardships, can create obstacles in your rental journey. Our compassionate team is devoted to treating every client with the utmost respect, empathy, and understanding, ensuring a supportive path to your new home.
Qualifications for Second Chance Apartments
To be pre-approved for our Second Chance Apartments, we require the following:
- Employment and Income: Our partnered second chance apartments require a combined monthly income of 3 times the rent, though some may accept as low as 2.5 times the monthly rent.
- No Felony Records or certain Misdemeanors: We require full transparency regarding any criminal history. If you have any criminal records, please provide detailed information about the date and nature of the charge to help us find the best housing options for you.
- Honesty About Your Rental History: Please be upfront about past evictions, broken leases, outstanding balances with properties, or credit issues. We can work with you to address these challenges and present your application to the property manager in the best light.
- Program Fees: To access our Second Chance Apartment Program and benefit from our network and personalized support, please ensure timely payment of the required apartment locating and co-signing fees.
- Apartment Costs: Please be prepared to cover the standard application and applicable fees such as security deposit required by your chosen apartment community prior to move-in.
- After Move-In: After moving into your apartment, ensure a successful tenancy by making timely rental payments and maintaining open communication with your leasing advisor and property manager. Please adhere to lease terms by refraining from keeping unauthorized pets or allowing unapproved individuals to reside in your unit.
Benefits of Our Second Chance Apartment Program
- Quick Housing Solutions: Secure your new home quickly, even with a current eviction or complex rental history. With our extensive network and your flexibility, we can typically have you settled into an apartment within 1–2 weeks, depending on available units.
- Opportunity to Rebuild: Re-establish a positive rental history with participating properties, which may improve your chances of approval for future rentals or upgrades to a sister property.
- Stress-Free Process: We handle the heavy lifting by searching, negotiating, and expediting your application so you can focus on settling into your new home.
- Access to Diverse Communities: Choose from a variety of apartments, from budget-friendly options to luxury complexes, in Houston and surrounding areas.
Rebuilding Rental History
With our partner apartments, you may have the opportunity to re-establish positive rental history. These properties may report your on-time rental payments to consumer reporting agencies, helping you strengthen your rental profile. You are entitled to request a free consumer report from these agencies once every 12 months. Below is a list of consumer reporting agencies commonly utilized by property management companies:
- Leasing Desk (RealPage): www.realpage.com/support/consumer
- LexisNexis: https://consumer.risk.lexisnexis.com/consumer
- First Advantage: https://fadv.com/industries/residential-tenant-background-checks/
- Rent Grow (Yardi): https://www.rentgrow.com/learn-now/
- Safe Rent: https://saferentsolutions.com/consumer-support/
- Experian RentBureau: www.experian.com/rentbureau
Get Started Today
Don’t let a past eviction, broken lease, or credit challenges hold you back from finding a place to call home. At Ready Lease, we’re here to help you unlock a better tomorrow. Contact us today to begin your journey:
- Phone: (713) 322-4799
- Complete Pre-Screen Form: Complete a pre-screen form and explore your options tailored to your needs.
Let us connect you with one of our leasing advisors who will guide you to a new start. With our expertise, partnerships, and lease co-signing services, you’ll be ready to move effortlessly!