Houston Tenant Placement & Screening · Experts since 2012
The Right Tenant in Your Houston Rental — Screened, Placed & Guaranteed.
The Perfect 10ant System™ screens every applicant against 10 data points and backs the result with a 9–12 month tenant assurance — for one flat fee, not a percentage.
— or your first two months of management are free
Wrong Tenant. Real Damage.
One Bad Tenant Costs a Houston Landlord $5,000–$15,000.
A bad placement drains months of rent, legal fees, and repairs before it's resolved — and vacancy runs about $107 a day while you wait. The most reliable safeguard is screening the wrong tenant out before they ever get the keys. That's the entire point of the Perfect 10ant System™.
Stops paying
3-day notice, then weeks through the JP court — lost rent the whole way.
Trashes the property
Holes, ruined appliances, $5K–$15K in repairs. We call previous landlords, not just pull credit.
Breaks the lease
One missed Texas disclosure and you lose in court. Every lease we draft is Texas Property Code compliant.
Sits vacant
Every empty day costs you. Our 21-day placement guarantee keeps the meter from running.
The Differentiator
The Perfect 10ant System™
Most "screening" is a credit check and a gut feeling. Ours verifies ten independent data points and reads the pattern across all of them.
10-Point Screening — Every Applicant
- 1 Identity verification
- 2 Income verification
- 3 Employment verification
- 4 Credit analysis
- 5 Rental history review
- 6 Previous-landlord references
- 7 Criminal background check
- 8 Sex-offender registry
- 9 Bankruptcy screening
- 10 Foreclosure history
How It Works
Four Steps to a Qualified Tenant
From pricing to move-in day — handled by your local Houston team.
Price & market
Comp-based rent for your submarket, professional photos, listed on the HAR MLS + 100 rental sites.
Screen everyone
The full Perfect 10ant System™ — all 10 data points verified before anyone is approved.
Lease & move-in
Texas-compliant lease executed, deposit collected, condition documented with timestamped photos.
Guarantee it
9–12 month tenant assurance. If the tenant we placed leaves, we re-place at no additional placement fee.
Built for the Houston Tenant Market
We Know Where Houston's Best Tenants Come From
Houston's renter base is anchored by some of the most stable employers in the country. We match your property to the right tenant catchment when we list — which is how placements fill quickly and stay filled.
Employer anchors behind our applicant pool
The Texas Medical Center — among the largest medical complexes in the world — anchors tens of thousands of healthcare jobs across institutions like Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann, MD Anderson, and Baylor. NASA Johnson Space Center anchors the Clear Lake area; the ExxonMobil campus in Spring supports rental demand across Spring, The Woodlands, and Tomball. Add major employers like UTHealth, the Port of Houston, Chevron, Halliburton, and SLB, and you have a deep, creditworthy renter base.
Submarkets we price & place across
Rents in West University Place don't move like rents in Conroe. We price to the submarket, not a regional average.
Five counties: Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston, Brazoria.
Market context sources: U.S. Census ACS, Texas Medical Center, NASA JSC, and Flat Fee Landlord internal placement data.
Tenant Placement in Houston
What Houston Landlords Should Know Before They List
Houston is one of the fastest-growing rental markets in the country — but for owners, volume was never the problem. Quality is. A multi-anchor economy keeps a steady stream of relocating, creditworthy renters moving through every submarket, from the Texas Medical Center and the Energy Corridor to NASA's Clear Lake catchment and the Port. The job isn't finding applicants. It's separating the tenant who pays and stays from the one who quietly costs you $5,000–$15,000.
That separation is the entire value of placement done right — and it's why we lead with screening, not speed. Every applicant runs the full 10-point Perfect 10ant System™ before anyone is approved, which is how we hold an eviction rate under 1% across 2,000+ placements since 2012.
Texas rules cut both ways
No rent control and a relatively fast eviction timeline are real advantages — but only if the lease is right. The Texas Property Code sets specific rules on deposit returns, required disclosures, and notice periods, and a single missed disclosure can lose a case you'd otherwise win. Every lease we prepare is built to the Code.
Houston isn't one market
A family relocating for Katy ISD behaves nothing like a medical resident near the TMC or an engineer in the Energy Corridor. School districts, commute corridors, flood-zone history, and HOA rules all shape who applies and how long they stay — so we price, market, and screen to the specific submarket.
The tenant is the variable
For most owners, who you place is the single biggest factor in whether a rental is a quiet asset or a second job. Get the tenant right — and back it with a 9–12 month tenant assurance — and most other problems never start.
The Flat-Fee Philosophy
Your Rent Shouldn't Dictate Your Management Fee.
Percentage-based managers earn more every time your rent goes up. We don't.
A flat monthly fee keeps our incentives aligned with yours — we win by placing a tenant who stays and pays, not by taking a bigger slice as the market rises. Tenant placement is part of the offer, not a line we upsell.
Why Owners Choose Us to Place
What Sets Our Placement Apart
| What you get | Flat Fee Landlord | Typical Houston leasing agent |
|---|---|---|
| Screening depth | ✓ 10-point Perfect 10ant System™ | Credit check only, often |
| MLS + 100-site syndication | ✓ Included | Varies |
| 9–12 month tenant assurance | ✓ Bundle benefit | ✕ None |
| 21-day placement guarantee | ✓ Yes | ✕ No guarantee |
| Eviction coordination included | ✓ Preferred + Concierge | ✕ Billed separately |
| Fee model | Flat monthly fee — doesn't rise with rent | Percentage of rent that grows as rent grows |
Tenant assurance and eviction coordination are bundle benefits on Preferred and Concierge plans when tenant placement and property management are purchased together; court costs are billed at cost.
Backed by Guarantees
Four Promises We Put in the Contract
9–12 Month Tenant Assurance
Tenant we placed leaves within the window? We place a new one at no additional placement fee.
21-Day Placement Guarantee
No qualified application in 21 days of going live? Your first two months of management fees are waived.
Eviction Coordination
If we must evict a tenant we placed, we coordinate the full Texas JP-court process; court costs are billed at cost. (Preferred + Concierge.)
90-Day Satisfaction
Add management and aren't satisfied in 90 days? Cancel and we refund every management fee charged.
“Houston is where we go hardest on tenant quality. Every applicant runs the full Perfect 10ant System™ — and we back it with a tenant assurance most leasing agents won't put in writing.”
Mo Hashem · Founder & CEO · Flat Fee Landlord
Houston Owners Trust Us
“They screened our tenant thoroughly — background check, employment verification, landlord references. We felt completely confident in who was moving into our property.”
“As an accidental landlord, their service has been a huge help managing our single-family home. They take care of everything, from tenant issues to maintenance. A+ service.”
“Sergio kept us updated through the whole process and found us tenants for our house. Great communication and response.”
Houston Tenant Placement FAQ
Questions Houston Landlords Ask Before They List
How does tenant placement work in Houston?
We price your home with local comps, market it on the HAR MLS and 100+ rental sites, run every applicant through the Perfect 10ant System™ (10-point screening), prepare a Texas-compliant lease, and coordinate move-in. The placement fee is one month's rent plus a one-time listing & activation fee, billed once per placement — no percentage of rent. Placement is available standalone or paired with flat-fee management.
How fast will you place a tenant?
Most Houston properties lease in 7–21 days. The 21-day placement guarantee waives your first two months of management fees if there's no qualified application within 21 days of going live.
Can I hire you for placement only?
Yes. Tenant placement is available standalone. Many owners use placement only and self-manage afterward; others add flat-fee management later. If you've already found your own applicant, we also offer screening and Texas-compliant lease preparation on their own.
How do you market my Houston rental?
As a licensed Texas brokerage (TREC #9015020), we list on the HAR MLS and syndicate to Zillow, Realtor.com, and 100+ rental sites with professional photography and submarket-specific pricing. MLS access lets cooperating agents show and refer tenants, which compresses time-to-lease.
Why does screening matter so much in Texas?
Texas has no rent control and a relatively fast eviction timeline, but one bad tenant still costs $5,000–$15,000 once lost rent, legal fees, and repairs add up — and vacancy runs about $107 a day. Screening up front is the most reliable safeguard available.
What if the tenant you place leaves early?
Every placement is backed by a 9–12 month tenant assurance (bundle benefit). If the tenant we placed leaves within the window, we place a new tenant at no additional placement fee, and eviction coordination is included on Preferred + Concierge for tenants we placed (court costs billed at cost).
Which Houston-area cities do you place tenants in?
Across five counties: Harris (Houston, Cypress, Spring, Tomball, Bellaire, West University Place, Heights, Montrose, EaDo), Fort Bend (Sugar Land, Missouri City, Katy), Montgomery (The Woodlands, Conroe), Galveston (League City, Friendswood), and Brazoria (Pearland).
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