When it comes time to move it can be hard to know where to start. If you live in a city like Houston where there are literally thousands and thousands of apartment complexes it can certainly be overwhelming. If you start driving around and stopping in places that you see and that look nice to you, you have no way of knowing if they have anything available or if they are in your price range. If you have bad credit or a broken lease you don't know if they will accept you. There are many variables and just stopping in every complex you see can be time consuming. When you call an apartment locator they ask you exactly what you need and they narrow down a list for you based on however many properties you would like to look at. You will already know that these properties will fit what you need and want all you have to do is go look at them in person.If you get a locator to give you a list of 5 properties you can take 1 day to go see them all, make a decision and do an application. You can do in 1 day what could take weeks of you going out and looking on your own. When you have credit or past rental issues or criminal background this service is even more helpful because the choices get limited and when we can just tell you off the bat the best choices for you it will make your life and your move much less stressful. So next time you are ready to move try an apartment locator, you will be glad you did!