Your VIP Apartment Search
- 01
List
Your locator builds a shortlist from live availability, not a stale feed.
- 02
Route
We plan the day so your tours run back to back instead of scattered across Houston.
- 03
Guest cards
We register you at every property before you tour, so your visit is credited to 713 APTS.
- 04
Block one
Up to 3.5 hours touring with your agent.
- 05
Block two
Your second block, whenever you are ready to use it.
The Locator Deposit
When you lease at a participating community and list 713 APTS as your referral source, the community pays us a locator commission. Sometimes a locator completes the work but no commission is paid. Ownership or management can change, paperwork can be lost, or the referral source can be recorded incorrectly. A client may also end the search, move out early, or list a different referral source.
By then, your VIP locator may have already spent real time building your list, planning tours, registering guest cards, and helping with the lease. The deposit provides partial compensation for that work when no commission is paid.
When we receive the commission, typically 30 to 90 days after move-in, your full deposit is returned.
How It Works
Two tour blocks in total, each up to 3.5 hours. Your locator builds the route, books the tours, registers your guest cards, and stays with you through the stops.
Moving sight-unseen? A remote tour block, where your locator tours the unit and sends live video, recorded video, or photos, substitutes for one of your escorted blocks. Your package is still two blocks in total. There is no automatic third block.
Any extra or complimentary tour time after your two included blocks is your serving agent's decision based on circumstances and availability. It is not included automatically.
Made for You If…
- ✈️ You're moving sight-unseen. Your locator tours units for you on video, and that block counts as one of your two.
- 🚗 You want your locator with you on tour day
- 🏘️ You're after a private or landlord-owned rental. Our site only lists apartment communities, so a locator runs that search by hand
- 🎯 You want the whole thing handled: list, tours, application, done
Deposit Dos & Don’ts
Full Deposit Returned
You lease at a participating community with 713 APTS as your locator, and the community pays our commission.
Your refund is processed after we receive the commission, typically 30 to 90 days after move-in. You can track every step on your dashboard.
Half of Your Deposit Returned
You change your mind before any showings are booked.
We return half of your deposit. The other half covers the list-building and preparation your VIP locator already completed.
Deposit Not Returned
Your deposit is not returned if:
- You tour and do not lease through 713 APTS.
- You lease at a community that does not participate in locator commissions.
- A participating community does not pay the expected locator commission.
In these situations, the deposit provides partial compensation for the time and work your VIP locator already completed.
Need to Know
- A qualifying lease is one where a participating community pays 713 APTS a standard locator commission. Your VIP locator will tell you if a property does not qualify, and you can also check the Rewards section on the property's listing page. Leases at non-participating communities are not eligible for a deposit refund or Rewards. Deposit refunds are issued only after 713 APTS receives the commission.
- Private-owner, rent-by-owner, and MLS listings require your agent with you on tour.
- Escort and referral policies vary by community and management company. Always list 713 APTS as your referral source.
- Depending on schedule and availability, some 713 APTS agents also work clients on a non-deposit basis. Just ask.
Terms version 2026-08-25.
Got a Discount Code?
Discount codes only affect the deposit amount. All other deposit and Rewards rules stay the same.