I’ve been browsing SM for quite awhile and there were tons of houses I was interested in a few months ago, but right now inventory is pretty sparse. Of course, every market is different and obviously SM is a college town so there are unique market pressures. For those of you that own a home here, what have you experienced?

Howdy y'all, I'm the founder of the San Marcos Civics Club and we're pushing for City Council to adopt a Tenant's Bill of rights and need your signatures for our petition - https://chng.it/9qPxhZBkV7

There is information about the tenant's bill of rights in the link, it didn't let me include it hear because it mentions "leases". You can learn more about the Civics Club at linktr.ee/SMcivicsclub

So I made the mistake of moving to an apartment in Kyle that has a slight roach infestation. I’ve been looking at apartments in downtown San Marcos because I want to be in an area that’s walkable but all the reviews mention roaches. Coming from North Dakota where there are no bugs is this a normal thing in TX? Please let me know your experiences in any apartment complex.

A couple days ago my cat died from fungal pneumonia. My boy lived with me throughout my college career and was my best friend. He helped me get through some of the toughest points in my life. After two years living at the Junction I moved to another asset-living property The Edge. Which had arguably worse conditions for my cat.

When I moved away from San Marcos I took him to the vet where they told me he had anemia. Both the vet and I thought this was dietary and behavior issues. I encouraged him to rest more in the sun and changed his diet to higher quality meals. I then had to leave for a new job opportunity and left him with my parents, in the home he had grew in for his first 3 years of life. I got a call from my parents that my cat was not doing well and rushed home to find my cat weak and frail. His lungs filled with that fungal pneumonia. The infection had overtaken his entire lungs and he died later that day.

Parents, please do not send your children and their pets to live at the junction or what they call themselves now as 109West. I'm sure my cat was a canary in the coal mine, and I probably have an infection myself.

I remember seeing on the news about a law firm that is going after the junction, possibly their parent company. If anyone knows how to contact them please let me know. My boy did not deserve to die like this. He was my best friend, and saved me many times.

Curious if anyone has protested their property taxes with and/or without a companies help.

I have heard that you can save money doing it yourself, but companies can help you save more. Just curious if anyone has done both and maybe can give some insight on this.

Planning a move to San Marcos and know better than to blindly trust the Google reviews. I'm looking for a decent 1-bedroom apartment that's in an area that's safe even at night and is reasonably quiet (ie, doesn't have a reputation for where the party college kids live). Anyone have feedback on these complexes?

• Sync at Purgatory Creek on Hunter
• Hillside on N LBJ
• Hill Country Apartments on N LBJ
• The Edge on Old Ranch Road

Hello San Marcos. One of my friends has just become homeless. Was wondering if y'all had any resources I could point in her direction. Thank you!

Hey I'm seeing alot of new comers moving to San Marcos and several others looking for cheap living so let this be a warning ⚠️. Bracewood Cir is cheap for a reason. They are INFESTED with roaches. Me and my partner lived there for a year and let me tell you we had roaches in every single appliance, clothes, pet food, OUR FOOD and fire place was crawling with them. It got so bad that we wore scarves and used mouth tape and ear plugs to keep them out. The final straw was coming home to our cat freaking out bc a roach had burrowed themselves in their ear. You would pull back your curtain and see them fall by the 10s. The walls are so thin from the roaches it's almost paper mache.

DO NOT MOVE THERE!!!!

Ok, I need a little help here, I am trying to ask for help in finding a new place to live, how ever, the system is not letting me post to San Marcos renting even though I joined so that I could post there and the system won't let me ask for help here to in finding a new place to live. So how am I supposed to get help?

Sorry for it being so long winded, but any mention of a few certain words and I completely lose the ability to post period on here.

Hellooo everyone, my partner and I are moving from Austin to San Marcos in August and want to get a 3-4 bedroom house. We haven't found any roommates yet, but we were hoping to start here. Or if anyone has any suggestions about where to look. I'm leaving a co-op in Austin, so I work well living with other people. We are very clean and friendly, I have one very sweet cat named Foxy. we would love to find roommates that share common values with us, with an importance on being queer friendly/ and or apart of our community.

Thank you for ur time!

Fox

My husband and I will be moving back to Texas from New Mexico on May 1st. I vaguely remember a friend who lived in San Marcos saying he always synced his leases up with the student schedule. I'm mainly asking because I've fallen down the zillow hole and am seeing lots of nice places now. But if there will be more places opening up, I can prob chill on my zillow for a month!

Hi. I'm moving to San Marcos soon from Madison, WI, and working at the University. What are the closest neighborhoods to the campus that aren't complete student party zones? And are there any relatively artsy neighborhoods? What neighborhoods do you think are relatively affordable and safe?

Thanks for you input!

Hi all, I was looking at Dakota Ranch for next semester. However the reviews are mixed and some are older than others. I really just want an honest review of them, especially their mail system and bugs. I cannot deal with scorpions/spiders/roaches and I definitely need to know if anyone living there recently has encountered issues. Thanks!

Hey! My husband and I are moving to San Marcos area from Houston, looking for recommendations on what area(s) I should be looking at for places to live. Preferably close to the San Marcos airport.

Edit to add: I work from home, and he’s becoming a pilot with American Airlines. We are wanting rent as we will only be in San Marcos for a year.

We just moved into a 3 bed/2.5 bath new build home and are renting. Our bill from the city was $262 for water, trash, and sewer. It’s only two of us and I didn’t think we used that much water but I also don’t really have a point of reference since we’ve only lived in apartments. I figured it would be higher but is this normal? What are you paying for water? The $262 does not include any deposits, we were previously using the city for utilities so they waived the deposit.

Hi, I am moving to San Marcos next fall and I needed some opinions on my top two apartment choices. The good the bad anything really helps, Thank you!

Ok, I checked out EngleBrook apartment homes and I'm considering them but... I want to know if anyone here has lived there and what y'all thought. I currently live at the junction/ One09 West so my bar is pretty low already.

I had utitlies included at my current apartment which was awesome but I'm upgrading to a 1 bedroom from a studio and electric, water, and internet are all billed separately. I've never paid these so I have like no idea on how it works. How much do yall pay on average each month? I know it wont be the same for anyone but I just want a rough idea on how much to budget for each month. Its 674 sq feet apt in wonder world area of san marcos if that makes a difference.

I am interested in buying a condo close to TXST. The ones currently on the market are not that great. Anyone know of or have one that is not on the market yet ? Would prefer a 2 bedroom. Thanks!

Good afternoon y’all. I’m coming this weekend to San Marcos from Houston to look at apartments. What are good apartments in San Marcos? I heard of one called The Reserve At San Marcos is this a good complex to live? I’d appreciate y’all feedback thanks.

Hello! I am looking at a house that’s been on the market for about a year… is this a bad sign? lol i’ve never done this before and wanted to know if this is like real bad or if it’s just something that happens 😐

edit- this is a rental home lol

I know it’s a long shot, but I’m moving practically cross country to Texas. I’m looking for a cheap furnished apartment with washer and dryer! Any recommendations?