The Taco Street Guide to Living in Downtown Austin

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The Ultimate Guide to Living in Downtown Austin Downtown Austin is probably one of the first places you looked at when deciding to move here. You probably thought, “It’s Texas!, it must be cheap!” And then you did some quick research and found out that no, Downtown Austin is not cheap. Chances are if you […]

The Taco Street Guide to Living in East Austin

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Welcome to the Taco Street Guide to Austin! I’ll be your spirit guide to the city. We’re going to be best friends. You’ll learn about what to expect when living in different neighborhoods. We’ll go through some history, things to do, lifestyle, prices, and if it’s the right place for you. By the end you’ll […]

New Austin Apartments 2018-2019 | Spoiler Alert: There’s a lot.

You’re not going crazy. I promise. There really are a frick-load of apartments going up like mushrooms at a Grateful Dead Concert. Read: Curbed: Austin Ranked 2nd in Country for Apartment Growth Perhaps you’re the kind of person who loves to snatch warm delicious cookies out of the oven right when they’re done. Or maybe […]

Top 5 Affordable Renovated Apartments in Southeast Austin

Zip Code 78741 If you find my guide useful give me a holler. I would love to help you find the right place! Or if my guide was ultra-super-helpful and is enough to make a decision, please list me (Alex Concepcion) as your referral and I’ll shower you with excess praise and funky gifts. Most […]

The Four Types of Apartments You’ll Find in Austin

Austin’s rental market has changed dramatically in the last 10-15 years. Keeping up with the boom times this city has seen, construction has exploded to keep up with the seemingly endless demand for new housing. Thus, a new generation of buildings has sprouted out of the ground like mushrooms at a Grateful Dead concert. This […]

Moving to Austin: Renting Apartments vs Private Market Condos & Houses

Three years ago dropped everything and moved to Austin. I’ve now found myself in the position where I get to help lots of other people move to Austin. So I decided to write a series of blog posts about what it’s like moving to here. If you’re looking for help finding a new place to […]

Top Apartment Buildings in the Domain (Austin)

The Domain is Austin’s attempt to magically copy-pasta Downtown into North Austin. Since lots of big fancy tech companies decided to make the area home, Austin is like, well maybe we need a big fancy downtown up there. So there’s all the kinds of shops & restaurants you’d expect to find in your run-of-the-mill shopping […]

Top Swanky Downtown Austin Highrise Apartments

If you find my guide useful give me a holler so I can find you the right place! Or if my guide was ultra-super-helpful and is enough to make a decision, please list me (Alex Concepcion) as your referral and I’ll shower you with excess praise and funky gifts. Downtown Austin has some of the […]

Top 5(ish) Modern East Austin Apartments 2018

If you find my guide useful give me a holler so I can find you the right place! Or if my guide was ultra-super-helpful and is enough to make a decision, please list me (Alex Concepcion) as your referral and I’ll shower you with excess praise and funky gifts. I’m super biased. East Austin is […]

Top Affordable South Austin Apartments

If you find my guide useful give me a holler in the contact form (at the end of this page) so I can find you the right place! Or if my guide was ultra-super-helpful and is enough to make a decision, please list me (Alex Concepcion) as your referral and I’ll shower you with excess […]