MoveSmart Rentals

Rent Guarantee · Irving, TX

Rent Guarantee in Irving

Full-service rent guarantee for Irving landlords. We list, market, show, screen, and sign your unit, syndicated to the MLS and 20 portals, with an 18-day average from listing to lease.

MLS + 20 portals · Broad listing exposure
18-day avg placement · Listing to signed lease
Compliant screening · Documented audit trail
No tenant, no fee18-day average to lease6-month replacement guaranteeCompliant with the RTA 2006

Why it matters

What goes wrong with rent guarantee in Irving alone

Irving owners share a recurring set of worries about placing a tenant in a fast moving metroplex market. Here are the five we hear most and how a guaranteed placement answers each one.

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    Fear of a tenant defaulting after move in

    A signed lease feels secure until the first missed payment. With a rent guarantee tied to our placement, the tenant we source is backed during the covered window, so a default does not leave you absorbing the loss alone in your Irving rental.

  • 02

    Paying fees before seeing results

    Many owners resent paying for marketing and screening that may not produce a tenant. MoveSmart charges nothing upfront. The one month rent success fee is due only when a qualified tenant signs, so your cost is tied directly to a real placement.

  • 03

    Long vacancies in a competitive market

    Empty weeks across Old Town, Riverside, or Hillcrest add up quickly. Our roughly 18 day average placement and 6 month replacement guarantee keep your Irving vacancy windows short, even if a placed tenant has to be replaced inside the covered period.

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    Confusion about what coverage actually includes

    Owners often cannot tell what a guarantee really protects. We spell out covered default, exclusions, and the difference from landlord insurance in writing, so you know exactly what the guarantee on your Irving placement does and does not do before you commit.

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    Staying compliant with Texas landlord law

    Getting notices and lease terms wrong under Texas Property Code Chapter 92 can derail a default action. Our screening and placement align with state requirements, and we encourage a Chapter 92 compliant lease so any claim or eviction rests on solid legal footing.

Self-managed vs MoveSmart

The same vacancy, two outcomes

Same Irving unit, same week it goes vacant. The difference is who runs the lease-up.

Time to lease

Yourself

Weeks of solo showings and chasing replies

MoveSmart

18-day average, showings 7 days a week

List price

Yourself

Guesswork; overpricing costs a full month

MoveSmart

Priced to live comparables within 1 km

Exposure

Yourself

One or two free listing sites

MoveSmart

MLS + 20 rental portals

Screening

Yourself

A credit check and a gut feel

MoveSmart

Credit, income, employment, references, documented

The lease

Yourself

Generic template, compliance risk

MoveSmart

Ontario Standard Lease, e-signed and filed

Your cost

Yourself

$0 fee, but your time and vacancy risk

MoveSmart

One month’s rent, only when a tenant signs

If it falls through

Yourself

Start over and pay to re-list

MoveSmart

6-month replacement, no second fee

Market context

1. The Irving rent guarantee landscape

Irving owners face a familiar tension. Demand from Las Colinas employers, DFW Airport workers, and University of Dallas families keeps units moving, yet a single defaulting tenant can erase months of profit. A rent guarantee exists to close that gap. The idea is simple. A leasing partner screens an applicant to a high standard, places that tenant on a signed lease, and then backs the placement so the owner is protected if that resident defaults during the covered period. In Irving, where rents vary sharply between Old Town bungalows and Las Colinas mid rise units, the value of a guarantee scales with your exposure. The higher your monthly rent, the more a single missed month hurts. MoveSmart builds the guarantee on top of disciplined placement work rather than selling it as standalone insurance. We do not collect your rent or manage the unit. We source the qualified tenant, place them, and stand behind that specific placement, which keeps the promise direct, honest, and tied to the work we actually control on your behalf.

A Irving rental staged and ready for showings — MoveSmart Rentals

What you get

2. How rent guarantee works in Irving

The guarantee starts with placement, not paperwork. First, we list and market your Irving rental, fielding inquiries from prospects across the metroplex. Our Irving placements fill in about 18 days on average. Next, we screen every serious applicant against income, credit, rental history, and identity checks aligned with Texas Property Code Chapter 92. Once a qualified tenant signs the lease, our success fee of one month rent becomes due, with nothing owed before that point. The rent guarantee then attaches to that signed placement. If the tenant we placed defaults during the covered window, the guarantee responds according to its terms, and our 6 month replacement guarantee lets us source a new qualified tenant without a second placement fee inside that period. Because we are a leasing and tenant-placement company, we are not collecting monthly rent or chasing late payments as a manager would. The guarantee is a backstop on our placement quality. You keep full control of your property, your lease, and your relationship with the resident while gaining a clear safety net behind the tenant we found for you.

Defensible & documented

3. What the guarantee covers and excludes

Clarity protects everyone, so here is the plain scope. The rent guarantee covers default by the specific tenant MoveSmart placed in your Irving unit during the defined coverage window. If that placed tenant fails to meet rent obligations under the signed lease, the guarantee responds per its written terms, and our 6 month replacement guarantee allows us to re source a qualified tenant at no additional placement fee within that period. What it does not cover matters just as much. The guarantee does not extend to tenants you placed yourself, to occupants added after our placement, or to defaults that fall outside the covered window. It does not function as ongoing management, so it does not include rent collection, maintenance coordination, inspections, or ongoing oversight. It is not landlord insurance and does not replace a property casualty or liability policy. Damage claims, lease violations unrelated to payment, and disputes you handle directly with the resident sit outside the guarantee. Reading your specific terms is essential, because coverage is anchored to the placement we performed. We keep the boundaries explicit so your expectations match exactly what the guarantee delivers in Irving.

Documented tenant screening for Irving, TX rentals — MoveSmart Rentals

We don't get paid until your Irving unit is leased. That single line rewrites how a leasing file gets run.

The MoveSmart success-fee promise

Transparent pricing

Leasing fees in Irving

No upfront cost and no monthly percentage, ever. You pay a one-time success fee equivalent to one month of contracted rent, due only when a qualified tenant signs the lease.

Leasing & tenant placement

One month rent

One-time success fee, billed only when a tenant signs. $0 upfront.

  • Professional photography and video
  • MLS and 20 portal syndication
  • Tenant screening and background checks
  • Showings and applicant management
  • Lease drafting, e-signing, and deposits
  • Move-in coordination and key handover
  • 6-month Tenant Replacement Guarantee

Optional add-ons

As needed

Layer on extra coverage when it fits the property.

  • Rent Protection, quoted by partner
  • Paid advertising, pass-through at cost
  • Institutional lease-up, custom RFP
  • GST/HST excluded; confirmed in writing first

Our promise

The MoveSmart Tenant Replacement Guarantee

If a tenant we place leaves within the first six months, we re-market and re-place the unit at no additional success fee. You are not paying twice for one vacancy.

  • First 6 months covered
  • No additional fee
  • Same screening standard

The detail

Everything that goes into rent guarantee in Irving

Pricing, marketing, screening, cost, and renewals, broken down so you know exactly what we do and why it works in this market.

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4. Qualifying the tenant behind the guarantee

A guarantee is only as strong as the screening behind it, so qualification is where we spend our effort. Every applicant for your Irving rental goes through a consistent review before we ever recommend a lease. We verify income against the rent, typically looking for stable earnings that comfortably cover the monthly amount for the specific unit. We pull credit to read payment patterns, not just a single score. We confirm rental history and contact prior landlords where available to understand how the applicant treated past tenancies. We verify identity and employment to make sure the person on the application is the person who will live in the home. All of this aligns with Texas Property Code Chapter 92 and fair housing requirements, so the process is lawful and consistent for every applicant. Because Irving rents range widely between Old Town, Riverside, and Hillcrest, we calibrate income expectations to the actual unit rather than a blanket figure. The result is a tenant who genuinely fits the property. That discipline is what lets us stand behind the placement with a guarantee instead of simply hoping the applicant works out.

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5. Rent guarantee across the Irving neighbourhoods

Irving is not one rental market, so the guarantee adapts to each area we serve. In Old Town, the older single family homes and bungalows near Irving Boulevard attract families and long term renters who value walkability and established streets. Screening here weighs stable local employment and rental history, and the guarantee gives owners of these character homes a backstop against the longer vacancy that an unexpected default can cause. In Riverside, where rentals draw commuters who need quick access to Highway 183 and the airport corridor, turnover can move faster and applicant pools are larger. We tighten income and employment verification to match that pace, and the guarantee protects owners whose tenants depend on metroplex jobs. In Hillcrest, a quieter residential pocket with a mix of houses and smaller multi unit properties, renters often seek longer settled tenancies. We screen for that stability and back the placement so owners feel secure in a slower turnover area. Across Old Town, Riverside, and Hillcrest, the placement work changes with the neighbourhood while the core promise stays the same, a qualified tenant and a guarantee behind them.

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6. How a claim works

If the worst happens, the process should be straightforward, and ours is. The moment the tenant we placed shows a payment default under the signed lease, contact MoveSmart promptly. We will confirm that the situation falls inside the covered window and matches the written guarantee terms tied to your placement. Documentation matters here, so keep the signed lease, the payment ledger, and any written notices you issued to the resident under Texas Property Code Chapter 92, which governs landlord and tenant obligations in Irving. Once we verify the claim against your terms, the guarantee responds as written, and our 6 month replacement guarantee lets us begin sourcing a new qualified tenant for your Irving unit without charging a second placement fee inside that period. Because we are a leasing and tenant-placement company rather than a property manager, we focus on validating the placement and re sourcing a replacement, not on collecting the missed rent for you or managing the eviction process. We will, however, move quickly to get a vetted new resident in place so your vacancy window stays short. Clear records and prompt notice are the two things that keep any claim moving smoothly.

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7. Texas law and your protections

Texas gives Irving landlords a defined framework, and the guarantee works inside it. Texas Property Code Chapter 92 is the core statute governing residential landlord and tenant relationships across the state, covering security deposits, required disclosures, repair obligations, lease provisions, and the lawful handling of defaults. Your lease should be written to comply with Chapter 92 so that any action you take against a defaulting tenant stands on solid legal ground. Because MoveSmart is a leasing and tenant-placement company, we structure placements and screening to align with these state requirements and with fair housing law, but we are not your legal representative and we do not provide legal advice. For eviction proceedings, notice timing, and deposit accounting, you should rely on a qualified Texas attorney and the statute itself. The rent guarantee operates as a private contractual backstop on our placement, working alongside your statutory rights rather than replacing them. Understanding Chapter 92 helps you document a default properly, which in turn keeps any guarantee claim clean. The combination of lawful screening, a Chapter 92 compliant lease, and a placement guarantee gives Irving owners both legal footing and practical protection.

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8. What rent guarantee costs in Irving

Pricing should be as clear as the coverage, so here is exactly how it works. MoveSmart charges nothing upfront to list, market, and screen for your Irving rental. Our success fee equals one month of rent and is due only when a qualified tenant signs the lease. The rent guarantee and the 6 month replacement guarantee are part of that placement engagement, so you are not paying a separate monthly premium to a property manager, because we are not a property manager and we do not collect ongoing rent. That structure keeps your costs predictable. You know the single fee before you start, you pay it only on a successful placement, and the guarantee that backs the tenant comes with the placement rather than as a recurring charge. Because Irving rents differ across Old Town, Riverside, and Hillcrest, your actual fee scales with the rent the unit commands, which keeps it proportional to your property. Compare that to the cost of a single uncovered default, where one missed month plus a drawn out vacancy can dwarf a placement fee, and the value of a guaranteed, screened placement becomes clear. Ask us for your specific terms in writing before you commit.

Choose Your Path

Two doors, one standard

Whether you own the property or are searching for your next home, MoveSmart Rentals runs the same disciplined playbook on both sides of the lease.

Premium single-family rental home at dusk
01 / Owners

Hands-off leasing, brick by brick

For Property Owners

Full-service leasing and tenant placement with zero upfront cost. Strategic pricing, professional marketing, tenant qualification, lease execution, and a documented move-in - hands-off leasing from listing to keys.

  • 18-Day Avg Placement
  • Defensible Qualification
  • Rental Protection
  • MLS + 20+ platforms
  • Dedicated Leasing Advisor
  • Owner Portal
Zero upfrontOwner Services
Bright, professionally staged apartment interior
02 / Tenants

Verified listings, honest pricing

For Tenants

Find your next home from our pipeline of professionally listed rentals across Canada and the United States. Verified listings, transparent pricing, and a smooth application-to-move-in experience.

  • Verified Listings
  • Online Applications
  • Online Payments
  • Transparent Pricing
  • Responsive Leasing Team
  • Secure E-Sign
Zero upfrontBrowse rentals
Same team, both sides of the lease

Areas we serve

Local coverage across Irving

A dedicated leasing page for each Irving district, with rents, demand and lease times specific to that pocket of the city.

  • 01Irving Square
  • 02Irving Ridge
  • 03Irving Gardens

Beyond Irving

Leasing across the region

The same leasing pipeline and standard runs across the surrounding cities. One point of contact for a portfolio spread across more than one market.

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Frequently Asked

Frequently asked questions

No. The guarantee covers the specific qualified tenant MoveSmart sources and places on a signed lease for your Irving property. It does not extend to tenants you found yourself or occupants added after our placement. Coverage is tied directly to the placement work we perform for you.

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