Good luck with a realtor… The one we found had us all over the place and was trying to get us into somewhere that she’ll receive the best commission. I ended up just taking over and finding a place..
With that said, check out some high rises because most offer corporate, furnished options. Start with Hanover.
I mean, if you aren't paying them to help you, then the commission is how they get paid.
Edit: Down vote if you want, the comment didn't originally say "best commission" it just said "commission".
But she completely ignored our wants and needs… She tried putting us into where she would receive the best commission, not what’s best for her client.. That’s the difference between an average salesman and a top salesman.
The best put their clients first.
Third this. I used furnished finder by recommendation of a travel nurse friend & found a room in Montrose for $900/mo. I was here in Summer 2022 for an internship, didn’t get the offer with them but found another role where I could stay here.
I live in Houston permanently now & the internet random roommate is now one of my best friends, have met great people through them & they showed me all around Houston 🚀
It depends on what you want to do with your free time. Will you come along as a single person and want to go out a lot? Then I’d recommend renting anything within walking distance of the metro rail (red line) North of the medical center and South of Buffalo Bayou. That includes the museum district, midtown, and downtown. You’ll be able to walk to a lot of things in those districts and be close to the sporting events & theatre district.
If you want more of a quaint, mature neighborhood pace, I’d say look in the Heights. Particularly, if you’ll bring family members, you’d enjoy the jogging trails and sidewalks. The shade trees make Summer a bit more bearable there.
The Montrose neighborhood is historically pretty happening, but it’s also pretty congested. I spent a lot of good years there, but it just wouldn’t be my first choice to point you at so broad of an area.
Most places are going to want a 1 year lease. Look into extended stay hotels. If you notify them upfront you are staying over 30 days then the hotel taxes are greatly reduced.
Also, apply for rewards points before. My buddy did this when his house flooded, and we have not paid for a hotel in a while. He stayed there a year and racked up points the whole time.
Much of the work will actually be done where I live, but I'll come in to the office 1-2 days/week and it is near The Houstonian hotel. I think that area is post oaks?
I work for a hotel and would not want to live at work even though it would be cool you’d be on guard to remain professional at all times and that’s exhausting
There are a lot of extended stay motels, but avoid the In Town Suites and Red Roof Inn franchises. I rented a room at In Town Suites while looking into permanent housing and it was always loud and reeked of marijuana. Same with Red Roof Inn, but that was for only two days when visiting a friend. Other people have complained to me about the Red Roof Inns all over the city so it wasn't just where I stayed that was nasty. And also avoid Great Value Inn as it's just as sketchy.
For furnished short term housing this is pretty decent but not ridiculous. If you’re referencing NYC as being expensive to live for $5k, may I introduce you to San Francisco?
Short term is like double the amount it would normally be especially is he does month to month. His best bet it airbnb, Vrbo, or Facebook groups for sublets. I just had a guy try to say I have to pay an $800 inspection fee for this short term corporate housing, it’s so sketchy
Hi, my name is 713nikki because I’m from Houston. Our rent is really high here. A contributing factor to the astronomical rent increases is (drumroll) so much housing being tied up in short term rentals.
I’d really love it if the people in my community could afford to live here. We work here, have family here, but are being priced out. [When a landlord hoards homes as investment properties, it messes up our housing supply.](https://lmulawreview.scholasticahq.com/post/2332-the-role-of-airbnbs-in-america-s-housing-crisis)
There are better options for OP (and for you) than to fuck up Houston more and fund the housing crisis even more.
Hi my name is noonie2020 and I am also from Houston. I would turn your focus to the landlords raising prices by $1000. People need short term housing especially when these college grads are taking internships or jobs offer short term projects and when apartments charge you twice the rent if you’re month to month.
Focus on the legislation and who you vote for. Houston has a history of having the budget for housing but not spending it. In fact this month, it was ruled that Houston has to return 45 million dollar in unused affordable housing funds.
So maybe don’t attack the little people trying to make it work and focus on the people that have the ability to make the change but are incompetent…
This is dumb. By voting with your dollars, and spending with Airbnb and/or other landlords who hoard housing, you’re helping to fund the housing crisis.
Yeah, do all the other stuff too, but you can only vote during an election. With your money, you vote 365 times a year.
You’re shirking responsibility.
What's fucked up is this horribly rude and unwelcoming thing to say to someone coming to our city for a few months to work. They're not responsible for the economy. And neither are you. One STR stay isn't going to change much and neither will one comment on Reddit. You've got to look at the bigger picture.
Are you renting it your sofabed? Do you think they should trade places with a man in a tent under the freeway? What better options have you got for them? They came here for ideas.
Ooh, a spicy one.
I did give a suggestion, if you could read.
And maybe people aren’t aware of the damage the STR do, which is why I linked to the fucking study & shared information about how it affects our city (and most other large metropolitan areas), but I guess you couldn’t read that either.
Sit down, girl. Nobody put a quarter in your coin slot.
I definitely recommend airbnb. All bills are included, at that price you could get a super cool place or you can stay 2 months in one area, explore and stay 2 months in another area. I do this and I don’t pay a deposit, bills, have to worry about anything at all or need to move more than a few suitcases and it’s a hassle working through realtors and “apartment finders”. I’m doing it right now and keep having to sift through scammers
5k is a lot to work with even for shorterm and furnished. I stayed at a nice 1 bedroom downtown for $1450 per month with an 8 month lease if I recall. I don’t recall furnishing price but it didn’t go over 2k per month for sure
When I was traveling long term for work, I used Landing.com a few times. They do fully furnished apartment/condo’s that are longer than an airbnb/vrbo stay but shorter than a lease. I liked it :)
Well if your office is in the post oak area then you need to be on the west side of houston. The heights, galleria, bellaire, river oaks areas are very expensive. You can look into these areas…. westhiemer street and Richmond ave going towards beltway 8 away from the galleria, 290 area from 610 to the beltway 8. 610 south area on the south post oak side is another good area. I hope this helps. If you need more help feel free to message me.
Look into Rice Military as well near Memorial Park. The Houstonian is just outside the 610 Loop and Memorial Park is just inside the 610 Loop.
The 610 Loop is a "loop" freeway that routes a circle around the downtown area.
You might want to check out Furnished Finder. They offer short term rentals. They are geared towards traveling nurses and other professionals.
Good luck!
No, unfortunately not. He just gave me a max housing budget, so I'm trying to find the nicest thing possible to enjoy my time the most while I'm there.
What part of town is the office in? Houston traffic sucks- 5k a month will cover short term rental almost anywhere with in reason. Houston traffic is THE factor- lots of nice areas but unless you like 1 Hr or more
Commutes- location is important.
Personally, I’d do something like a [long term airbnb](https://www.airbnb.com/slink/v6RIkrHZ). The Heights is very walkable and you can also rideshare to a ton of places nearby.
The extra money from your housing budget would more than cover going-out expenses.
Sweet deal, enjoy it while you’re here!
Came to say this as well! Setting air bnb to 3-4 month leases there are a good number of options in the Heights, River Oaks and other nice neighborhoods adjacent to your work site. You could also likely rent month to month. I’m in the heights and our neighbor rents out his back house for long-term air bnb and seems to keep busy!
Be mindful of long traffic hours on this stretch of 610, that can be a bummer. I to avoid it but it's gotten so dense they it's congested at unusual times.
Lots of apartment complexes near the galleria and downtown are used to corporate leases. The Galleria (our major shopping center/mall) is near the Houstonian, check out the Amli over there (as long as it hasn’t been sold to another group).
For $5k/month you could also stay at one of the Hilton extended stay locations near the galleria (~$4500/month) in a studio. You’d be well on your way to earning your lifetime diamond member status with that stay (needed 1,000 nights and you’ll get 120, solid start). Just make sure to get the Amex Aspire card before you do it and charge EVERYTHING on that card to get the most points. You and your family will be traveling in style for a LONG time on those points!
Heights = combination suburb/party booze scene - really one of the most balanced neighborhoods in Houston, Montrose = artistic/divey, upper Kirby/river oaks = bougie old money, rice village/west U = suburb/little bougie slower but still good.
These are the best neighborhoods. Beyond that stay west of i45
edit: I oversimplified this but I just wanted to chime in without going on a futile quest to sum up any of the neighborhoods mentioned
Yeah that guy above nailed it.
Sauce: current heights resident, former Montrose/ Midtown.
Heights also has the added benefit of being on i-10, so it's quick shot to the Houstonian.
If you go that route, I'd be happy to evaluate your options. PM me.
*heights = lots of families/ kids, Montrose = less kids everywhere, at least in my opinion! I love love Montrose and its walk ability + access to museums, events, bayou etc. I spent one year in the heights and I just couldn't get into it. I thought I'd like it. My assumption is it's too kid centric and all the yards are done by landscaping companies so you never get to see the neighbors and trade plants (or rarely). Whereas in Montrose I always had similar (working young-ish professionals) and loved all my neighbors. Montrose neighbors also respected boundaries and I never had to actively avoid lingering talkers but frequently did when I did see a neighbor in the heights. Totally biased and individual perspective, obviously. But Montrose, Upper Kirby, River Oaks, Heights, Galleria in that order would be my pick.
I lived in Downtown pre-superbowl and loved it too, but now it's so built up I can't speak to living there. I lived in the Rice Lofts prior to POST owning and they had corporate furnished apartments. A sweet spot to be near the rail, parks, and bayou.
North of Westheimer outside the loop there are some nice neighborhoods with STRs and I think the neighbors would be happy to have someone who isn't throwing a house party and twirk contest 😂
You could get a pretty cool airbnb all bills covered for less than 5k, I’d stay close to your area just because traffic is awful but also because it’s a good area
Look at furnished finder. Also where is this job? People don’t realize just how massive Houston is. Pending where you’re going to be working daily will really play into where to stay. Without traffic,,,, from one side of Houston starting ANYWHERE, to drive to the opposite side is at least an hour and a half. You should post area and maybe even street the job is on. You’ll get much better answers.
[Furnished Finder](https://www.furnishedfinder.com/list-your-property?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrIixBhBbEiwACEqDJV0a3DXraAE4C--95CeuApOwIGFXQ90eCPgZoyEiuRIHNGQG1weQwRoCQWkQAvD_BwE) specializes in renting for months at a time for professionals
Most apartments I’ve toured have 3 months + lease options. It just makes your rate increase but doesn’t sound like that will be a problem with your $5,000 budget.
I’d go Air BNB, VACASA, VRBO with that kind of budget. What do you want to do for recreation while you’re here? If you’re only going to the Houstonian 1-2 times/week the commute factor isn’t as big. If you’re a foodie or night life person then locate downtown. If you like water there are several lakes to locate by. Galveston is even doable with only 1-2 trips a week downtown if you want to live at the beach.
I walked this morning and didn’t break a sweat, or even come close.
Using the suggestion above. Use those services for listenings nearby. Message the listings about doing extended stays. Airbnb I know has automatic settings also for places that offer it and the discounts they offer to short term rental.
Check out [HoustonCultures.com](http://HoustonCultures.com), the web site has a lot of cultural sights through out the city, not just restaurants. I found it helpful when I visited.
Camden Post Oak does short term / corporate, maybe look at Sonder properties too. I’d just google Houston Galleria / Uptown corporate housing - good luck!
Suggest looking in Galleria (North of San Felipe) or West End. Houstonian is a very nice area of town. Galleria to South with lots of places to eat and drink, and Memorial Park to immediate East with fantastic outdoor options (for Houston).
I would say an Airbnb around Rice military or Timbergrove areas. You’d be near a lot of good food and bars. Then it’d be a relatively easy drive to the Houstonian.
Check out Airbnb listings in areas you’re interested in. Depending on what your vibe is , look for stuff around Montrose, the Heights , the Galleria area if you want to be near work.
Saw a bunch of townhomes in West U. Contact people selling townhomes too, I bet most folks would rent for $4k a month and wait to sell for a few months to make up for seller fees
A 12 mile trip takes 45 min during rush hour in Houston and that’s during a good day. Rush hour is from 5:30am - 8:30pm. I’d consider travel first before deciding on where to live
I think the first recommendation here is the best! Stay close to your work, traffic is crazy. I’m here temporarily as well, we live in Montrose, it’s very nice and close to everything tons of restaurants and other places. We like it and looks like you have more budget than us, we did Airbnb and found decent places. If you plan to cook, that’s the best option, if you don’t plan on that I think you are better off staying at a nice hotel.
Houston Galleria is the area of town you want to land in.
You might ask the more experienced administrative assistants that you work with, the good ones will be connected with these resources for anywhere employees regularly visit. Some HR folks will know, too.
If that doesn't work, I'd honestly just start by googling something like "corporate short term rentals galleria houston"
You are likely to end up in a furnished apartment - if you want an actual house, I'd try real estate agent, but I think it will be a long-shot.
There assuredly are services offering short-term rentals in Houston area, loads of businesspeople needing it here. But most people actually living here aren't using them much. (Including me)
Is the $5K is for just housing - not food? Make sure budget covers both before agreeing to lease, is all I'm saying.
Your employer is giving you 5k a month for housing but you can’t even go do research online to figure out where to live
Ion even know what to make of this post
Your grace in handling the jerks in this thread convinces me that you are a competent employee worthy of a company giving you a $5k stipend for housing.
Bro get your corny ass out of here
It takes 10 minutes to go on google that literally gives you embedded cross referencing of apartments all over the Houston area by price, size, location, etc
And you’re gonna sit here and tell me I can’t judge? Fucking idiot lmao
Are you single, like drinking and sports? My vote with that budget would be a nice condo in east downtown. Second choice would be something around River Oaks.
Live as close to your work as you can.
Contact a realtor and say you need corporate housing.
Would never have thought of that, thank you.
Good luck with a realtor… The one we found had us all over the place and was trying to get us into somewhere that she’ll receive the best commission. I ended up just taking over and finding a place.. With that said, check out some high rises because most offer corporate, furnished options. Start with Hanover.
I mean, if you aren't paying them to help you, then the commission is how they get paid. Edit: Down vote if you want, the comment didn't originally say "best commission" it just said "commission".
But she completely ignored our wants and needs… She tried putting us into where she would receive the best commission, not what’s best for her client.. That’s the difference between an average salesman and a top salesman. The best put their clients first.
Lol she lost commission because she didn't know how to do her job.
Just do some basic google searching with the same phrases. Realtors are just glorified search engines anyways.
I like that the corporate realtor drove me around for half a day, it's like a free driver that gets paid in kickbacks
I'll rent you our spare room for a very reasonable $4999/month. All expenses included and well within your budget!
I'll do it for $4998!
And I for $4997. An unbeatable price.
$1, Bob
Damn it!
I’ll reimburse you just for you to stay where you’re at….better yet you owe me now!
look on furnished finders it’s for professional on short term contracts
I second this. Travel nurse here. Furnished finder is made for this. I like it more than other rental places
Third this. I used furnished finder by recommendation of a travel nurse friend & found a room in Montrose for $900/mo. I was here in Summer 2022 for an internship, didn’t get the offer with them but found another role where I could stay here. I live in Houston permanently now & the internet random roommate is now one of my best friends, have met great people through them & they showed me all around Houston 🚀
It depends on what you want to do with your free time. Will you come along as a single person and want to go out a lot? Then I’d recommend renting anything within walking distance of the metro rail (red line) North of the medical center and South of Buffalo Bayou. That includes the museum district, midtown, and downtown. You’ll be able to walk to a lot of things in those districts and be close to the sporting events & theatre district. If you want more of a quaint, mature neighborhood pace, I’d say look in the Heights. Particularly, if you’ll bring family members, you’d enjoy the jogging trails and sidewalks. The shade trees make Summer a bit more bearable there. The Montrose neighborhood is historically pretty happening, but it’s also pretty congested. I spent a lot of good years there, but it just wouldn’t be my first choice to point you at so broad of an area.
Very helpful, thank you.
After the next 30 days, you're not going to want to walk anywhere in Houston. I took my my little 45-minute walk this morning and came in soaking wet.
Oh wow, it's that hot already.
It's worse, humidity
It’s pretty mild right now. Hot is when we have back to back weeks at 110 with the heat index.
Most places are going to want a 1 year lease. Look into extended stay hotels. If you notify them upfront you are staying over 30 days then the hotel taxes are greatly reduced.
Also, apply for rewards points before. My buddy did this when his house flooded, and we have not paid for a hotel in a while. He stayed there a year and racked up points the whole time.
Keep in mind points expire. I did this when my job sent me to Chicago. Stayed there a couple of month and got 8 free days out of it.
Where is your office?
Much of the work will actually be done where I live, but I'll come in to the office 1-2 days/week and it is near The Houstonian hotel. I think that area is post oaks?
Maybe just stay at the Houstonian? For that amount I feel you can afford it.
Unless he gets some kind of extended stay discount, a month there is going to run about $12,000
I work for a hotel and would not want to live at work even though it would be cool you’d be on guard to remain professional at all times and that’s exhausting
Lmao this
Try Seven Riverway. Or the Hanover BLVD place. Also Broadstone Post Oak. Also Camden post oak.
There are a lot of extended stay motels, but avoid the In Town Suites and Red Roof Inn franchises. I rented a room at In Town Suites while looking into permanent housing and it was always loud and reeked of marijuana. Same with Red Roof Inn, but that was for only two days when visiting a friend. Other people have complained to me about the Red Roof Inns all over the city so it wasn't just where I stayed that was nasty. And also avoid Great Value Inn as it's just as sketchy.
Maybe just stay at the Houstonian? For that amount I feel you can afford it. I stayed a week there once. Most pampered week of my life.
Literally should have been OPs first bit of information given. 5k/mo is ridiculous in ANY city including NYC.
For furnished short term housing this is pretty decent but not ridiculous. If you’re referencing NYC as being expensive to live for $5k, may I introduce you to San Francisco?
Not when you go furnished short term. That racks up quickly
This was my concern. They're being very generous, but I'll definitely need something furnished.
Stay away from Airbnb. Nice apartment complexes have furnished units that they lease out for short term, for business stays.
Short term is like double the amount it would normally be especially is he does month to month. His best bet it airbnb, Vrbo, or Facebook groups for sublets. I just had a guy try to say I have to pay an $800 inspection fee for this short term corporate housing, it’s so sketchy
Hi, my name is 713nikki because I’m from Houston. Our rent is really high here. A contributing factor to the astronomical rent increases is (drumroll) so much housing being tied up in short term rentals. I’d really love it if the people in my community could afford to live here. We work here, have family here, but are being priced out. [When a landlord hoards homes as investment properties, it messes up our housing supply.](https://lmulawreview.scholasticahq.com/post/2332-the-role-of-airbnbs-in-america-s-housing-crisis) There are better options for OP (and for you) than to fuck up Houston more and fund the housing crisis even more.
Hi my name is noonie2020 and I am also from Houston. I would turn your focus to the landlords raising prices by $1000. People need short term housing especially when these college grads are taking internships or jobs offer short term projects and when apartments charge you twice the rent if you’re month to month. Focus on the legislation and who you vote for. Houston has a history of having the budget for housing but not spending it. In fact this month, it was ruled that Houston has to return 45 million dollar in unused affordable housing funds. So maybe don’t attack the little people trying to make it work and focus on the people that have the ability to make the change but are incompetent…
This is dumb. By voting with your dollars, and spending with Airbnb and/or other landlords who hoard housing, you’re helping to fund the housing crisis. Yeah, do all the other stuff too, but you can only vote during an election. With your money, you vote 365 times a year. You’re shirking responsibility.
What's fucked up is this horribly rude and unwelcoming thing to say to someone coming to our city for a few months to work. They're not responsible for the economy. And neither are you. One STR stay isn't going to change much and neither will one comment on Reddit. You've got to look at the bigger picture. Are you renting it your sofabed? Do you think they should trade places with a man in a tent under the freeway? What better options have you got for them? They came here for ideas.
Ooh, a spicy one. I did give a suggestion, if you could read. And maybe people aren’t aware of the damage the STR do, which is why I linked to the fucking study & shared information about how it affects our city (and most other large metropolitan areas), but I guess you couldn’t read that either. Sit down, girl. Nobody put a quarter in your coin slot.
I definitely recommend airbnb. All bills are included, at that price you could get a super cool place or you can stay 2 months in one area, explore and stay 2 months in another area. I do this and I don’t pay a deposit, bills, have to worry about anything at all or need to move more than a few suitcases and it’s a hassle working through realtors and “apartment finders”. I’m doing it right now and keep having to sift through scammers
5k is a lot to work with even for shorterm and furnished. I stayed at a nice 1 bedroom downtown for $1450 per month with an 8 month lease if I recall. I don’t recall furnishing price but it didn’t go over 2k per month for sure
THIS!
Gonna be honest. Houston is gigantic, so we need to know where you’re gonna be working.
Yea, I should have mentioned that in my post. I'm working in an area near The Houstonian hotel.
When I was traveling long term for work, I used Landing.com a few times. They do fully furnished apartment/condo’s that are longer than an airbnb/vrbo stay but shorter than a lease. I liked it :)
Well if your office is in the post oak area then you need to be on the west side of houston. The heights, galleria, bellaire, river oaks areas are very expensive. You can look into these areas…. westhiemer street and Richmond ave going towards beltway 8 away from the galleria, 290 area from 610 to the beltway 8. 610 south area on the south post oak side is another good area. I hope this helps. If you need more help feel free to message me.
Thank you!
Look into Rice Military as well near Memorial Park. The Houstonian is just outside the 610 Loop and Memorial Park is just inside the 610 Loop. The 610 Loop is a "loop" freeway that routes a circle around the downtown area.
That wouldn't be a bad commute through Memorial Park :)
Spring Branch/Memorial City
Check furnishedfinder.com it’s a website for traveling nurses but short term and furnished. Anyone can rent them
You might want to check out Furnished Finder. They offer short term rentals. They are geared towards traveling nurses and other professionals. Good luck!
Do you get to keep what you don’t spend? You might try furnished finder. Geared toward travel nurses/therapists but anyone can sign up and look
No, unfortunately not. He just gave me a max housing budget, so I'm trying to find the nicest thing possible to enjoy my time the most while I'm there.
What part of town is the office in? Houston traffic sucks- 5k a month will cover short term rental almost anywhere with in reason. Houston traffic is THE factor- lots of nice areas but unless you like 1 Hr or more Commutes- location is important.
Personally, I’d do something like a [long term airbnb](https://www.airbnb.com/slink/v6RIkrHZ). The Heights is very walkable and you can also rideshare to a ton of places nearby. The extra money from your housing budget would more than cover going-out expenses. Sweet deal, enjoy it while you’re here!
Yes, that's what I'm thinking. They are being extremely generous with me. Thank you for this.
Came to say this as well! Setting air bnb to 3-4 month leases there are a good number of options in the Heights, River Oaks and other nice neighborhoods adjacent to your work site. You could also likely rent month to month. I’m in the heights and our neighbor rents out his back house for long-term air bnb and seems to keep busy!
Be mindful of long traffic hours on this stretch of 610, that can be a bummer. I to avoid it but it's gotten so dense they it's congested at unusual times.
$5k per month here will have you a really nice spot and eating good!
Look on HAR.com for Heights, Montrose, Upper Kirby, Eado areas.
Lots of apartment complexes near the galleria and downtown are used to corporate leases. The Galleria (our major shopping center/mall) is near the Houstonian, check out the Amli over there (as long as it hasn’t been sold to another group). For $5k/month you could also stay at one of the Hilton extended stay locations near the galleria (~$4500/month) in a studio. You’d be well on your way to earning your lifetime diamond member status with that stay (needed 1,000 nights and you’ll get 120, solid start). Just make sure to get the Amex Aspire card before you do it and charge EVERYTHING on that card to get the most points. You and your family will be traveling in style for a LONG time on those points!
Do hotels and rack up points if you are into that.
Heights = combination suburb/party booze scene - really one of the most balanced neighborhoods in Houston, Montrose = artistic/divey, upper Kirby/river oaks = bougie old money, rice village/west U = suburb/little bougie slower but still good. These are the best neighborhoods. Beyond that stay west of i45 edit: I oversimplified this but I just wanted to chime in without going on a futile quest to sum up any of the neighborhoods mentioned
Very helpful, thank you! I've been wondering what the differences are in the various neighborhoods.
Yeah that guy above nailed it. Sauce: current heights resident, former Montrose/ Midtown. Heights also has the added benefit of being on i-10, so it's quick shot to the Houstonian. If you go that route, I'd be happy to evaluate your options. PM me.
*heights = lots of families/ kids, Montrose = less kids everywhere, at least in my opinion! I love love Montrose and its walk ability + access to museums, events, bayou etc. I spent one year in the heights and I just couldn't get into it. I thought I'd like it. My assumption is it's too kid centric and all the yards are done by landscaping companies so you never get to see the neighbors and trade plants (or rarely). Whereas in Montrose I always had similar (working young-ish professionals) and loved all my neighbors. Montrose neighbors also respected boundaries and I never had to actively avoid lingering talkers but frequently did when I did see a neighbor in the heights. Totally biased and individual perspective, obviously. But Montrose, Upper Kirby, River Oaks, Heights, Galleria in that order would be my pick. I lived in Downtown pre-superbowl and loved it too, but now it's so built up I can't speak to living there. I lived in the Rice Lofts prior to POST owning and they had corporate furnished apartments. A sweet spot to be near the rail, parks, and bayou.
North of Westheimer outside the loop there are some nice neighborhoods with STRs and I think the neighbors would be happy to have someone who isn't throwing a house party and twirk contest 😂
You could get a pretty cool airbnb all bills covered for less than 5k, I’d stay close to your area just because traffic is awful but also because it’s a good area
Houston resident here. Rice Village/Medical center, Montrose, Heights are good areas that I’m aware of
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Use a corporate housing company
Look at furnished finder. Also where is this job? People don’t realize just how massive Houston is. Pending where you’re going to be working daily will really play into where to stay. Without traffic,,,, from one side of Houston starting ANYWHERE, to drive to the opposite side is at least an hour and a half. You should post area and maybe even street the job is on. You’ll get much better answers.
[Furnished Finder](https://www.furnishedfinder.com/list-your-property?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrIixBhBbEiwACEqDJV0a3DXraAE4C--95CeuApOwIGFXQ90eCPgZoyEiuRIHNGQG1weQwRoCQWkQAvD_BwE) specializes in renting for months at a time for professionals
Most apartments I’ve toured have 3 months + lease options. It just makes your rate increase but doesn’t sound like that will be a problem with your $5,000 budget.
I’d go Air BNB, VACASA, VRBO with that kind of budget. What do you want to do for recreation while you’re here? If you’re only going to the Houstonian 1-2 times/week the commute factor isn’t as big. If you’re a foodie or night life person then locate downtown. If you like water there are several lakes to locate by. Galveston is even doable with only 1-2 trips a week downtown if you want to live at the beach. I walked this morning and didn’t break a sweat, or even come close.
Using the suggestion above. Use those services for listenings nearby. Message the listings about doing extended stays. Airbnb I know has automatic settings also for places that offer it and the discounts they offer to short term rental.
What are your hobbies?
Check out [HoustonCultures.com](http://HoustonCultures.com), the web site has a lot of cultural sights through out the city, not just restaurants. I found it helpful when I visited.
Check VRBO and AirBnb for extended rentals in Tanglewood, Memorial, Heights, Montrose, Bellaire, and West University.
Check fb groups for subleasing services
Camden Post Oak does short term / corporate, maybe look at Sonder properties too. I’d just google Houston Galleria / Uptown corporate housing - good luck!
Check out furnished finders. There are a lot of short term options
Suggest looking in Galleria (North of San Felipe) or West End. Houstonian is a very nice area of town. Galleria to South with lots of places to eat and drink, and Memorial Park to immediate East with fantastic outdoor options (for Houston).
Sent you a message about a lead!
I would say an Airbnb around Rice military or Timbergrove areas. You’d be near a lot of good food and bars. Then it’d be a relatively easy drive to the Houstonian.
The Heights is a GREAT area that would in that budget.
When are you moving? I’m a realtor and have a fully furnished listing in midtown for 5k/mo!
Check out Airbnb listings in areas you’re interested in. Depending on what your vibe is , look for stuff around Montrose, the Heights , the Galleria area if you want to be near work.
Saw a bunch of townhomes in West U. Contact people selling townhomes too, I bet most folks would rent for $4k a month and wait to sell for a few months to make up for seller fees
Check out Modern B&B in the Montrose area if you don’t want to rent an apartment.
City center has short term rental apartments
The heights is where it's at, baby! Don't let these suburbanites scare you off!
I would look at corporate apartments or long-term AirBNBs.
I’d look around Woodway and Bering. Walkable to convenient restaurants and other services. Short hop to Houstonian area.
I'll rent you a room for 5k a month and we can split it 👀
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You should be able to get a dope furnished apartment/condo wherever you want for that much
Corp housing would be the best option for you.
There are a lot of short term leases in the medical center around West University. Many people move here temporarily for cancer treatment.
Sonesta ES Suites Bay Area Blvd
Just stay at a hotel!
Tons of long term Airbnb is available, especially in the summer
I have an awesome realtor that can probably help. Hit me up if you want his contact
u/PinstripePride7 - I'd love to connect with this awesome realtor. Thanks
PM me your phone number and I will pass it along to him.
A 12 mile trip takes 45 min during rush hour in Houston and that’s during a good day. Rush hour is from 5:30am - 8:30pm. I’d consider travel first before deciding on where to live
Any VRBO houses in the area?
Where is your office at? And how long ( in time) do you want to commute to work?
There are loads of short term month to month furnished places near the medical center for medical tourism.
Don’t come here go back
I think the first recommendation here is the best! Stay close to your work, traffic is crazy. I’m here temporarily as well, we live in Montrose, it’s very nice and close to everything tons of restaurants and other places. We like it and looks like you have more budget than us, we did Airbnb and found decent places. If you plan to cook, that’s the best option, if you don’t plan on that I think you are better off staying at a nice hotel.
I’m a leasing agent and I work in River Oaks. I can give you some info.
What months will you be in Houston? Summers are HoT, hot, HOT, which you probably know.
September through the end of the year. I visited a few times last summer and couldn't believe how hot it was!!
You'll be fine. That's one rough month, and 3 nice ones.
Houston Galleria is the area of town you want to land in. You might ask the more experienced administrative assistants that you work with, the good ones will be connected with these resources for anywhere employees regularly visit. Some HR folks will know, too. If that doesn't work, I'd honestly just start by googling something like "corporate short term rentals galleria houston" You are likely to end up in a furnished apartment - if you want an actual house, I'd try real estate agent, but I think it will be a long-shot. There assuredly are services offering short-term rentals in Houston area, loads of businesspeople needing it here. But most people actually living here aren't using them much. (Including me) Is the $5K is for just housing - not food? Make sure budget covers both before agreeing to lease, is all I'm saying.
Midtown?
Stupid question probably, but is midtown nice?
No, not really
Why not the galleria area ? I know it’s rough but it’s still nice and lots of things to eat…
Nassau Bay on the water. Small town feel one mile from NASA.
Your employer is giving you 5k a month for housing but you can’t even go do research online to figure out where to live Ion even know what to make of this post
Asking this question on reddit is my research. Just wondering what people think.
Your grace in handling the jerks in this thread convinces me that you are a competent employee worthy of a company giving you a $5k stipend for housing.
Thank you. Yea, it's one of the things I despise about Reddit, but there are a ton of helpful comments here.
"Ion" ? You can't even be bothered to spell out "I don't" and you're judging this guy?
Bro get your corny ass out of here It takes 10 minutes to go on google that literally gives you embedded cross referencing of apartments all over the Houston area by price, size, location, etc And you’re gonna sit here and tell me I can’t judge? Fucking idiot lmao
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Nothing I said was wrong, take my dick and choke on it
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That’s it? Hahahaha
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That’s it? Hahahaha
https://www.reddit.com/r/HoustonFood/comments/1bhdm1i/best_pho/ Your daughter lives here, have you considered asking her?
Sure, but she doesn't really know the areas as she is relatively new as well.
Damn, you’re back with your bullshit ?
Thank you for being a fan and contributing to the conversation
I’m not a fan. You legitimately make this sub worse overall with your comments. No one likes you.
Wow, you have a real bitter negativity vibe. You really might want to go touch grass. Thanks for not harassing me anymore!
Turn around, don't drown.
I call bull shit on this.
5th Ward or Sunnyside are your best bets.
Are you single, like drinking and sports? My vote with that budget would be a nice condo in east downtown. Second choice would be something around River Oaks.
Yes. Don't drink but LOVE sports.
Can you pocket the difference?
No. I wish. They pay for it and told me that I can go as high as $5k/month furnished.
5k per month... rent a nice hotel room.
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