Austin's Free
Second Chance Apartment Locator
Austin Second Chance Apartments is a free apartment locating service for renters across the Greater Austin metro - from Round Rock and Pflugerville to Cedar Park, Kyle, and beyond.
Licensed Texas Realtor Ross Quade and team match renters with bad credit, broken leases, or evictions to apartments, townhouses, and condos that actually approve them. Same-day tours and 24-48 hour approvals.
Start Your Free Search
Tell us your situation, we'll handle the rest.
100% free for renters. Same-day tours available in 2026.
Why Renters Keep Losing Application Fees
These are the four pain points renters in Austin, Georgetown, Leander, and Buda tell us about every day - and the reasons they lose money before we ever get the call.
Denied Again and Again
Bad credit, a broken lease, or an old eviction is sinking every application. The fees are gone for good.
Wasted Application Fees
$50 here, $100 there. You can't keep paying non-refundable fees at properties that auto-decline your file.
Move-In Pressure
You've got 48 hours, a week, maybe two. You need an approval, not another rejection letter.
Embarrassed to Explain
You shouldn't have to relive a hard year over and over. You need someone who handles it without judgment.
Apartment Locating Built for Renters With Tough Histories
From free standard locating to specialized second-chance work for apartments, duplexes, and privately owned rentals, we handle the full Greater Austin metro.
Explore Second-Chance Locating
Second Chance Locating
Specialized for renters with bad credit, broken leases, evictions, or background history. Matched only to properties that approve your situation.
Standard Apartment Locating
Personalized property lists, real-time availability, accompanied tours, and neighborhood matching across the Greater Austin metro.
Private Home Rentals (MLS)
Dedicated MLS searches for privately owned houses, townhouses, and condos. Accompanied tours and lease-negotiation representation.
Earn $50 with Our Referral Program
Refer a friend, family member, or coworker. When they sign a lease through us, you get $50 cash.
Learn how →Six Reasons to Use a Free Austin Apartment Finder
Specialists in Second Chances
Bad credit, broken leases, evictions, background flags. This is the work we do every day.
100% Free for Renters
Property marketing budgets pay us a referral commission. You pay nothing for standard locating.
20+ Years Local Experience
Ross Quade (TX Realtor #679806) and team have placed renters across Austin since 2006. As of 2026, the team operates across five Texas metros under Spirit Real Estate Group.
Judgment-Free, Always
Your file is your file. We handle it with discretion and explain what approves you, plainly.
Same-Day Tours, 7 Days a Week
Including weekends. When timing matters, we move at your speed.
Insider Knowledge
We know which Austin properties review SafeRent and Credit Retriever reports case-by-case, and which auto-decline. We also connect renters with third-party guarantor programs like Liberty Rent and The Guarantors when a cosigner helps.
How Our Free Locating Process Works
Searching for an apartment locator near you? Four steps. Most renters move in within a week.
Tell Us Your Situation
Send your details: credit, lease history, evictions, budget. Plain and direct, no judgment.
We Pre-Screen Properties
Our locators only send you to properties that actually approve your situation - no wasted application fees.
Tour & Apply
Same-day tours when timing demands. We help with paperwork, explanation letters, and deposits.
Approved & Moved In
24-48 hour approval turnarounds on most files. The Austin Second Chance Apartments team is there from first call to signed lease.
Stop Paying Application Fees You'll Lose
Tell us your situation. We'll only send you where you'll actually be approved.
Same-day tours • 7 days a week • 100% free for renters
Approvals That Felt Impossible
Renters with tough histories, helped by Ross and Marlene.
"I had a broken lease and two denials before I called Ross. He only sent me to places that would actually work with my history, I was approved in two days and didn't waste a single application fee."
Destiny R.
Austin, TX
"An eviction from years ago was haunting every application. Ross knew exactly which Austin properties review case-by-case and walked me through a landlord letter. Approved."
Janelle P.
Pflugerville, TX
"Judgment-free is the right way to describe it. I was embarrassed about my credit and they just got to work finding me a great place near my job. Highly recommend."
Sofia M.
Kyle, TX
Second Chance Apartments Across Greater Austin
Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties - from Manor and Del Valle to Hutto, San Marcos, and every suburb our renters ask about.
Austin
Travis County
Round Rock
Williamson County
Pflugerville
Travis County
Cedar Park
Williamson County
Kyle & Buda
Hays County
Downtown Austin
West Campus
Travis County
North Loop
The Triangle / Crestview / Brentwood
Mueller
East Austin
Travis County
Riverside
Travis County
South Congress
Travis County
South Lamar
Travis County
Barton Creek / Zilker
Travis County
South Austin
Southeast Austin
Travis County
Oak Hill
Southwest Austin
Far West
Arboretum
Travis County
The Domain
Tech Ridge
North Austin
Travis County
Wells Branch
Northwest Austin
Travis County
West Austin
Travis County
Central Austin
Liberty Hill
Williamson County
Dripping Springs
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we hear most often from Austin renters.
Is the apartment locating service really free?
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Can you help if I have bad credit, a broken lease, or an eviction?
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How fast can I get approved and move in?
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What areas around Austin do you serve?
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How do you keep me from wasting application fees?
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Why does Private Home Rentals cost $250 when apartments are free?
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Visit Austin Second Chance Apartments
Austin Second Chance Apartments7102 Meadowood Drive
Austin, TX 78723
(512) 320-4599
Brokered by Spirit Real Estate Group (TREC #562021). Available 7 days a week.
Ready to Stop Wasting Application Fees?
Tell us about your situation in a quick form or text us at (512) 903-3309. Most Austin-area clients tour the next day.
Same-day tours • 7 days a week • 100% free for renters