# Free Rent Tools | Houston Apartment Locators Group

> Free Houston rent calculators: effective rent on a concession, renewal-rate estimate, and the 3x income rule. Arithmetic on the terms you enter — never a price quote.

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Free Tools

# Run the math yourself.

These are the same calculations we run on every property we send you. No sign-up, no gate. Every result is arithmetic on the terms you type in — not a price quote, and not an approval.

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## Effective Rent Calculator

Turn a 'X months free' concession into the real effective monthly rate over your lease term.

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[Effective Rent Calculator →](/tools/effective-rent-calculator/)

## Renewal Rate Estimator

See roughly what your rent resets to at renewal once the concession disappears.

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[Renewal Rate Estimator →](/tools/renewal-rate-estimator/)

## Income Qualifier (3x Rent)

Check where you land against the common 3x-rent income rule before you spend an application fee.

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[Income Qualifier (3x Rent) →](/tools/income-qualifier/)

## Want it run on real listings instead?

Text us your budget and move date and we'll send a verified list with the effective-rent math already done — including the renewal estimate and whether the concession gets clawed back if you leave early.

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Estimates only, based on the terms you enter. Rates and concessions are set by the community and can change. Income rules and the documentation that satisfies them vary by property and are applied at the community's discretion — a calculator result is not an approval.

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## Text us your budget, move date, and anything on your record you're worried about.

We'll come back with a real list, verified, with the math done, usually same day. No cost to you. The property pays our fee after you sign, and your rent is identical either way.

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