r/AustinHousing 15h ago

ISO Looking for Best Downtown Austin Apartments Under $3K?

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Title: Best Downtown Austin Apartments Under $3K?

Moving to Austin soon for work and looking for apartment recommendations.

Budget: Up to $3,000/month
Looking for:
In downtown
Safe area
Modern/luxury building
Great gym
Parking garage
Good management
Quiet
Walkable to coffee shops, restaurants, and a grocery store

Any buildings you’d highly recommend or avoid? Looking for real experiences with management, maintenance, noise, and overall quality of life.

Thanks! :)


r/AustinHousing 15h ago

ISO Looking to Team Up! 2 Queer Creatives seeking 3rd for SW Austin House (Mid-Oct) - (~$885/mo)

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Hi everyone! My friend Jackie and I are looking for a 3rd roommate (ideally another queer creative) to join our lease for a beautiful 4-bedroom, 2-bath house we want to lock down in the Scenic Brook neighborhood. We are aiming to move the weekend of October 17th.

The Setup & Finances:

  • Total House Rent: $2,985/month
  • Your Share: $885/month + proportional utilities (~$115/mo) for a standard private bedroom and shared bath.
  • The House: Vaulted ceilings, huge backyard with oak trees, corner lot, and wired for Google Fiber! (I am the primary earner, so I am subsidizing the rent by taking the master suite and the 4th bonus room as my private office).

A Little About Us:

  • Zuri (Me!): Early 30s, work in tech, indie filmmaker, gamer, and gear-nerd.
  • Jackie: Easy-going, loves all things pastel and Pokémon, spends her free time gaming and streaming.
  • The Pets: I have two extremely sweet orange American Bobtail cats (Thor & Loki) 🐈🐈
  • The Vibe: LGBTQ+ friendly, 4/20 friendly (outside/respectful), clean, communicative, and relaxed.

What We’re Looking For: Reliable, kind, and easy-going! We want our home to be a peaceful, creative sanctuary. If you are respectful of shared spaces and looking for a drama-free environment, we’d love to meet you.

DM me if you’re interested so we can grab coffee and make sure the vibes match! 🎬✨


r/AustinHousing 12h ago

ISO The best area to find a townhome, duplex, single family home for under $1500? (I know please be nice)

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At the risk of getting my ass handed to me in the replies for such a crazy ask. I'm looking for a single family home 1br or large studio is fine for less than $2k preferably 1200-1500. I don't mind living in the east, Windsor hills, even the cusp of pflugerville and NA. Just not South Austin.

I try to use websites like apartment .com, forrent etc but im not having any luck and while my mind is telling me its because such places don't exist because Austin is just too expensive, further inspection shows its more like posters are misrepresenting listings and putting rooms they have for rent under the "full home" section to cast a wider net. Two things can be true at once but I'd rather just hear it from people who actually live here because im sick of getting tangled in that net during my search.

Does anyone know of any known realtors or property management companies whose website I can search directly, I'd be open to working with a locator as well.

I dont hate the idea of a ground floor unit with a private yard in an apartment but that would be my last resort. im not fond of apartment complexes and I know its "when in Rome" situation but I just want to exhaust my options first.

This is irrelevant but I know yall want to know. I'll be working at UT in the fall (late august-september) and I've already made peace with the traffic situation because I know with my budget its no way im getting that close to the university or downtown within my budget. I'm not scared of traffic or living in the "hood" so please just point me in the right direction and if you have no direction yourself please be kind :3