Uptown Locators

Moved to Dallas recently for work, had to find a place pretty quickly and didn’t know much about the area. I used Uptown Locators, and had Michael C. for an agent. He narrowed down my search and found some nice places in an area I liked that I had not seen on my online search, and most were on or under budget. He showed me all of the ones I wanted to see and also drove me to my workplace downtown from my two favorites to check commute time.
Found a great place, and the effort put in for what is essentially a free service for the customer was great.

Go see Brett! She helped my roommates and I find a house to rent and was easy to work with. Brett was fast, efficient and personable. We had been looking for a rental property for over 6 weeks and felt like our lucky day had come when we stumbled upon Brett. It was easy to make an appointment, she drove us to multiple places and even went to look a property without us to see if it was something we would be interested in. Save yourself the hassle of the search and take advantage of this free service!

I was browsing listings online and contacted a place for more information. Yana, the owner of Uptown Locators, wound up emailing me back and set up an appointment. I set up the meeting for the following week on Saturday. I waited for about 30 minutes before calling and emailing Yana with no response. Finally, on Monday she responded and apologized, saying her agent was supposed to meet me at the office. She offered to help me in my search and a Visa gift card, but I drove up from Austin specifically to make this appointment so I wasn’t too thrilled. I felt like it should have been communicated to me that I wasn’t meeting Yana directly. She didn’t give me a name or anything, so I had no idea who to ask for. No one else at the office had any additional information. Very poor experience overall.

Ask for Myra! She rocks, she’s sweet, informative, and drove me around to 5 different properties in the area I am looking to rent. I will be using Uptown Locators and Myra every time. Service is completely free, and they do not hassle you to sign, rather they are there to help you find your next home, and that is an extremely important, intimate, and major decision in anyone’s life… Uptown Locators made me feel like more of a friend who happens to be a leasing agency than a random realtor just selling me for the commission.

If you’re looking for a new place to live, this a good place to start. Although they are called Uptown Locators, they cover most major areas around Dallas. I have used them twice when moving and they do a pretty decent job. Best of all it’s for free.
Whether you’re looking to lease or buy, they’ve got you covered! The only thing is, they are pretty hard to reach. Once you explain what you’re looking for, you’ll have to keep checking in to finally get a list of potential places that fit your criteria. After that, the ball is pretty much in your court. If you’re persistent, they’ll set up a showing where you can take a look at potential places. I have mixed feelings about all of this because some of their rental information is not current and with all the wait time in between it may be more efficient for you to just take on the apartment search yourself.

I used Uptown Locators to help me find a new place and they were fantastic. I started my hunt a little too early and Yana said that she would get back to me at a later date to get a better feel. When the day came, she got back to me like she said she would, extremely impressed! Later, I was passed on to another agent, Lindsey. She was extremely helpful and did more than just compile a list. She took me to the places and did the talking for me, in regards to rates, specials, and so on. Thanks to Uptown Locators, I am enjoying my new place and couldn’t be any happier!

Worthless company. The agents told us that there was nothing within are parameters in the area. I think they just wanted us to raise our budget so they would get more profit. I felt like I knew more than the agents and I’m not even from Texas. Don’t waste your time. Very informal staff communications. The emails sent by them felt like a teenage girl sending text messages in class. We flew into Dallas for the weekend specifically to find an apartment. Luckily we had an appointment set up with another locator the next morning, The other company was a lot more helpful and actually took the time to drive us around to show us places instead of pointing to places on a map and saying that we should give that area a try.

I am currently moving from Boston, MA to Dallas, TX and I used Uptown Locators to help me find an apartment. I am 25 and single and just simply wanted someone to help me find a place in a good area for the budget I could afford. Of course I was skeptical because I am not familiar with the area or the real estate industry down here but after I met with Lindsey I wasn’t worried anymore. She is awesome and cares about your happiness. I told her my budget and she didn’t show me anything outside my budget, and she also showed me places where I never would have even considered because she thought I might like it and I did! She knows the area very well and can give great insight. If you aren’t from the area I strongly suggest working with her and Uptown Locators.

I agree with the review below. I had the same experience with the «furniture gift card» These people only show you apts that they get a big commission at. They don’t show you any normal apts, only high end ones.
I would not recommend them.

I went through Uptown Locators for my recent move, and although the apartment I signed a lease with was not on my agent’s list I went ahead and put her down as my locator since she said I would receive a $ 200 giftcard. I signed my lease and moved in on ⁶⁄₁₀ and still have not received the $ 200 giftcard that she said I would be receiving. I called on ⁷⁄₁ and advised that I had not received the giftcard yet, and she assured me that it would arrive that week. Well, I guess I’m just about to give up because it is now ⁷⁄₁₂ and has not arrived. There are plenty of other services out there that actually do send you giftcards and/​or move you for free in exchange for listing them on the lease — wish I did not choose to list this company as mine! I will update my review should it happen to show up… however I am not going to hold my breath.

I recently used Uptown Locators to help find an apartment in the Uptown/​Village area. The agent was very helpful in compiling a spreadsheet of apartments in my range, and provided individual complex names and address when I asked for them. As with any locator service, be prepared to be inundated by phone calls, texts, and e-​mails until you pick one of their provided locations. I was told we would receive a «$ 200 furniture giftcard» if we used them, and after signing a lease, i was again overwhelmed by texts and phone calls from the agent needing our new address so she could mail the gift card. I sent it to her, but 3 weeks later had not received it despite a phone call, e-​mail and text to her on my end. I finally went by the office and found out the $ 200 «gift card» was really a $ 200 discount for a complete set at an upscale furniture store with minimum purchases in the thousands. Shame on me for not clarifying earlier on?
Bottom Line: Helpful in doing some of the legwork, but overall turned out to be more of a pain that it was worth; the gift card experience left a bad taste in my mouth as well.