[Darkwing Buck]

(06-08-2017 03:10 PM)StackGsMan Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 12:25 PM)Darkwing Buck Wrote:  

Which is better Cost of living?

Montrose/Midtown or Downtown?

Which would be better for a late 20s professional who doesn't care about sports/college scene?

Also how big is car culture "really"? Are bitches really fuckin just cuz of a whip, or caring if you drive a newer model (2012 and up) regular economic car like a Corolla or an Elantra or a Civic?

Montrose/Midtown and Downtown are around the same in terms of price. Give or take up to a few hundred dollars. Montrose is where the Hipsters and Gays go for the most part. Midtown is where more of your stereotypical white preppy types go. Downtown is where people commute to work, homeless people live, and clubs and bars are scattered around.

If you are into day game at all and want to potentially pay less in rent I would personally move to the Galleria area, also known as uptown. You can find older apartment complexes that are still very nice on the inside a couple of lights down the street from the Galleria for $900 for a 1 bedroom. Living in that area also puts you about 10 minutes or so from just about any night game spot you would most likely want to visit.

I am not huge on night game, so I prefer to live in Southwest Houston. The rent is much cheaper so you can get a brand new apartment for about 800-900. Also where I live I have come into contact with women from every continent and dozens and dozens of different countries simply by approaching at grocery stores.

If you only want to be in one of those three areas that you mentioned (Montrose, Midtown, or Downtown) I would personally go with Midtown for now because as far as bars go it is the "it" spot and is close to everything you'd want for night game.

Yes, cars are important here. If you want to live in a place like midtown and only move about within 4-5 miles of where you live then you can uber everywhere I guess. If you live centrally there is also a small train system inside parts of the 610 loop and buses, but the only people I ever see taking those are nurses/doctors taking quick trips around the medical center or broke ass bitches.

I was born and raised in Houston and my opinion is if you don't have a car here there is something wrong with you (barring if you just live and die within a small radius). I've even made it a rule with very few exceptions not to approach any woman that is walking the streets because she doesn't have a car. More than 9 times out of 10 they are either prostitutes, drug or alcohol addicts, or HORRENDOUSLY broke.

Also if I remember correctly you live in LA. I have lived for years in LA. While not exactly as bad in this respect as LA, you will also encounter people here that are from a totally different part of town especially if you are night gaming or at a place like the Galleria. Chances are at some point you will run into a chick that you want to bang or get serious with that lives something like 15 miles away. So yes, have a car here even if you don't use it all the time.

Yeah I'm in LA. I have a car but I hate needing one sometimes haha I take the metro 45 minutes to work because it still beats traffic by about 10-30 minutes and I get to read books on the way.

Not a dealbreaker though. When I asked about car culture I was more asking about if you have a nice car you can pull bitches or if you have a normal car bitches will think you're average. Can you talk a bit more about the Galleria area you reside in? Demographics and things to do and how you run game? Also overall lifestyle and vibe/culture? BTW just did a quick craiglist search and Galleria area does indeed have some cheap ass places! Wow! Compared to LA this is a joke!

I'm sort of transitioning right now had an epiphany recently on some spiritual and lifestyle shit and right now at least bitches ain't even the most important thing to me. I need to get my affairs in order, get my money up, and put in my work in the next 3 years before I get close to 30. I think drinking and partying has held back my potential so my priorities are shifting right now. Would love a low cost tier 2 city with things to do if I feel like it but I'm shifting away from the need to be in the action at least at this point in my life.

And 1 more question can you compare Houston to Phoenix if you're familiar with Phoenix as well?

Great info btw

[StackGsMan]

(06-08-2017 03:20 PM)Darkwing Buck Wrote:  

(06-08-2017 03:10 PM)StackGsMan Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 12:25 PM)Darkwing Buck Wrote:  

Which is better Cost of living?

Montrose/Midtown or Downtown?

Which would be better for a late 20s professional who doesn't care about sports/college scene?

Also how big is car culture "really"? Are bitches really fuckin just cuz of a whip, or caring if you drive a newer model (2012 and up) regular economic car like a Corolla or an Elantra or a Civic?

Montrose/Midtown and Downtown are around the same in terms of price. Give or take up to a few hundred dollars. Montrose is where the Hipsters and Gays go for the most part. Midtown is where more of your stereotypical white preppy types go. Downtown is where people commute to work, homeless people live, and clubs and bars are scattered around.

If you are into day game at all and want to potentially pay less in rent I would personally move to the Galleria area, also known as uptown. You can find older apartment complexes that are still very nice on the inside a couple of lights down the street from the Galleria for $900 for a 1 bedroom. Living in that area also puts you about 10 minutes or so from just about any night game spot you would most likely want to visit.

I am not huge on night game, so I prefer to live in Southwest Houston. The rent is much cheaper so you can get a brand new apartment for about 800-900. Also where I live I have come into contact with women from every continent and dozens and dozens of different countries simply by approaching at grocery stores.

If you only want to be in one of those three areas that you mentioned (Montrose, Midtown, or Downtown) I would personally go with Midtown for now because as far as bars go it is the "it" spot and is close to everything you'd want for night game.

Yes, cars are important here. If you want to live in a place like midtown and only move about within 4-5 miles of where you live then you can uber everywhere I guess. If you live centrally there is also a small train system inside parts of the 610 loop and buses, but the only people I ever see taking those are nurses/doctors taking quick trips around the medical center or broke ass bitches.

I was born and raised in Houston and my opinion is if you don't have a car here there is something wrong with you (barring if you just live and die within a small radius). I've even made it a rule with very few exceptions not to approach any woman that is walking the streets because she doesn't have a car. More than 9 times out of 10 they are either prostitutes, drug or alcohol addicts, or HORRENDOUSLY broke.

Also if I remember correctly you live in LA. I have lived for years in LA. While not exactly as bad in this respect as LA, you will also encounter people here that are from a totally different part of town especially if you are night gaming or at a place like the Galleria. Chances are at some point you will run into a chick that you want to bang or get serious with that lives something like 15 miles away. So yes, have a car here even if you don't use it all the time.

Yeah I'm in LA. I have a car but I hate needing one sometimes haha I take the metro 45 minutes to work because it still beats traffic by about 10-30 minutes and I get to read books on the way.

Not a dealbreaker though. When I asked about car culture I was more asking about if you have a nice car you can pull bitches or if you have a normal car bitches will think you're average. Can you talk a bit more about the Galleria area you reside in? Demographics and things to do and how you run game? Also overall lifestyle and vibe/culture? BTW just did a quick craiglist search and Galleria area does indeed have some cheap ass places! Wow! Compared to LA this is a joke!

I'm sort of transitioning right now had an epiphany recently on some spiritual and lifestyle shit and right now at least bitches ain't even the most important thing to me. I need to get my affairs in order, get my money up, and put in my work in the next 3 years before I get close to 30. I think drinking and partying has held back my potential so my priorities are shifting right now. Would love a low cost tier 2 city with things to do if I feel like it but I'm shifting away from the need to be in the action at least at this point in my life.

And 1 more question can you compare Houston to Phoenix if you're familiar with Phoenix as well?

Great info btw

I haven't read what you just posted and will do so in a second, but just FYI i edited my post and added two paragraphs that I don't think you saw.

[StackGsMan]

Either you misread what I wrote or I misspoke. I do not live in the Galleria area. I live in Southwest Houston. I do go to the Galleria itself and that area at least a day or two or three a week though. Basically the Galleria is Houston's premier mall. I don't think anyone can deny that it is the most famous and/or best mall Houston has. For the purposes of game it is ideal for day gaming inside from 12-8 on Saturdays and Sundays. You could easily approach 20 or more 6-7+ women within a few hours there on those days.

As far as the demographics of the Galleria itself you will see women, and people in general, of all different races and from all parts of Houston. The Galleria area is generally one of the more affluent parts of town, so depending on where you are exactly you will generally see and be living around white people. As far as things to do you are within a 10-15 minute drive of literally anything I have interest in doing in the entire city of Houston (excluding Galveston which is a beach city and further away). If you go West down a street called Westheimer you will be going toward my side of town which is poorer but incredibly diverse. If you go East down Westheimer (and I might not exactly be using the right names for everything and where one area begins and another ends isn't 100% clear at all times) you will immediately hit the River Oaks area which is the richest part of town, then you will hit Montrose, then you will hit Midtown, and if you turn left you will hit downtown. With no traffic you can go from the Galleria area to Downtown, which is the furthest you'd generally want to go, within 10 or at max 15 minutes.

Overall I would say the Galleria is just a safe and centrally located place. It doesn't really have a vibe per se in my opinion, or maybe I don't know how to describe it because I've been going there my whole life. The Galleria area is just the Galleria area haha.

I've never lived or gone out in Phoenix, but I have a friend who moved there about 6 months ago who lived many many years in Houston and now is in Old Town Scottsdale. He hasn't gone into the nightlife too much yet, but from what he has told me the nightlife in Scottsdale absolutely annihilates Houston. He said Old Town Scottsdale is like "Houston on steroids" as far as night life goes. Phoenix is also cheaper than Houston.

I've been through Phoenix in the summer and the heat feels like needles going into your skin. Houston can also have terrible weather though, but its different. It is incredibly humid here, so if you are the type of guy that sweats more than an average dude you will perspire at least on the forehead by the time you leave a building and walk to your car. This year and last year the weather has been unusually good because of El Nino and all that, but usually in the summer I would walk to my car, turn the AC all the way up, and use a napkin to wipe the sweat off my forehead. That being said, it is bearable outside of the 2-3 worst months of summer. The winter gets kind of cold at times but worst case scenario it freezes for like 2-3 days. All I can say is you are from LA, so expect to enter hell as far as the weather goes. If you take things lightly it isn't that bad though.

[Luckenbach]

(06-08-2017 03:20 PM)Darkwing Buck Wrote:  

(06-08-2017 03:10 PM)StackGsMan Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 12:25 PM)Darkwing Buck Wrote:  

Which is better Cost of living?

Montrose/Midtown or Downtown?

Which would be better for a late 20s professional who doesn't care about sports/college scene?

Also how big is car culture "really"? Are bitches really fuckin just cuz of a whip, or caring if you drive a newer model (2012 and up) regular economic car like a Corolla or an Elantra or a Civic?

Montrose/Midtown and Downtown are around the same in terms of price. Give or take up to a few hundred dollars. Montrose is where the Hipsters and Gays go for the most part. Midtown is where more of your stereotypical white preppy types go. Downtown is where people commute to work, homeless people live, and clubs and bars are scattered around.

If you are into day game at all and want to potentially pay less in rent I would personally move to the Galleria area, also known as uptown. You can find older apartment complexes that are still very nice on the inside a couple of lights down the street from the Galleria for $900 for a 1 bedroom. Living in that area also puts you about 10 minutes or so from just about any night game spot you would most likely want to visit.

I am not huge on night game, so I prefer to live in Southwest Houston. The rent is much cheaper so you can get a brand new apartment for about 800-900. Also where I live I have come into contact with women from every continent and dozens and dozens of different countries simply by approaching at grocery stores.

If you only want to be in one of those three areas that you mentioned (Montrose, Midtown, or Downtown) I would personally go with Midtown for now because as far as bars go it is the "it" spot and is close to everything you'd want for night game.

Yes, cars are important here. If you want to live in a place like midtown and only move about within 4-5 miles of where you live then you can uber everywhere I guess. If you live centrally there is also a small train system inside parts of the 610 loop and buses, but the only people I ever see taking those are nurses/doctors taking quick trips around the medical center or broke ass bitches.

I was born and raised in Houston and my opinion is if you don't have a car here there is something wrong with you (barring if you just live and die within a small radius). I've even made it a rule with very few exceptions not to approach any woman that is walking the streets because she doesn't have a car. More than 9 times out of 10 they are either prostitutes, drug or alcohol addicts, or HORRENDOUSLY broke.

Also if I remember correctly you live in LA. I have lived for years in LA. While not exactly as bad in this respect as LA, you will also encounter people here that are from a totally different part of town especially if you are night gaming or at a place like the Galleria. Chances are at some point you will run into a chick that you want to bang or get serious with that lives something like 15 miles away. So yes, have a car here even if you don't use it all the time.

Yeah I'm in LA. I have a car but I hate needing one sometimes haha I take the metro 45 minutes to work because it still beats traffic by about 10-30 minutes and I get to read books on the way.

Not a dealbreaker though. When I asked about car culture I was more asking about if you have a nice car you can pull bitches or if you have a normal car bitches will think you're average. Can you talk a bit more about the Galleria area you reside in? Demographics and things to do and how you run game? Also overall lifestyle and vibe/culture? BTW just did a quick craiglist search and Galleria area does indeed have some cheap ass places! Wow! Compared to LA this is a joke!

I'm sort of transitioning right now had an epiphany recently on some spiritual and lifestyle shit and right now at least bitches ain't even the most important thing to me. I need to get my affairs in order, get my money up, and put in my work in the next 3 years before I get close to 30. I think drinking and partying has held back my potential so my priorities are shifting right now. Would love a low cost tier 2 city with things to do if I feel like it but I'm shifting away from the need to be in the action at least at this point in my life.

And 1 more question can you compare Houston to Phoenix if you're familiar with Phoenix as well?

Great info btw

I'm new on here, but these gentleman have give you some good info. As for myself, early 30's white guy who works in oil and gas, but lives in Spring. That's the north side, basically right next to ExxonMobil's campus. It's the 'burbs, but was near my work when I worked in our office in the Woodlands(very nice and clean, but very white and like a bubble) and what I could afford at the time when buying my current place. West Houston is nice, in my opinion.

Like they said, car culture doesn't matter. I've usually driven clunkers as I'd rather own a house than have a fancy ride, but impressed quite a few ladies when I bought a new Ford F-150 King Ranch edition. It's a Texas thing I guess, haha. Needless to say, if you're a good looking dude, intelligent and have some game, you will be fine with the women here. Most do prefer a guy who lives inner loop, but so long as you're right near the action, you should be good.

[Darkwing Buck]

(06-08-2017 03:55 PM)StackGsMan Wrote:  

Either you misread what I wrote or I misspoke. I do not live in the Galleria area. I live in Southwest Houston. I do go to the Galleria itself and that area at least a day or two or three a week though. Basically the Galleria is Houston's premier mall. I don't think anyone can deny that it is the most famous and/or best mall Houston has. For the purposes of game it is ideal for day gaming inside from 12-8 on Saturdays and Sundays. You could easily approach 20 or more 6-7+ women within a few hours there on those days.

As far as the demographics of the Galleria itself you will see women, and people in general, of all different races and from all parts of Houston. The Galleria area is generally one of the more affluent parts of town, so depending on where you are exactly you will generally see and be living around white people. As far as things to do you are within a 10-15 minute drive of literally anything I have interest in doing in the entire city of Houston (excluding Galveston which is a beach city and further away). If you go West down a street called Westheimer you will be going toward my side of town which is poorer but incredibly diverse. If you go East down Westheimer (and I might not exactly be using the right names for everything and where one area begins and another ends isn't 100% clear at all times) you will immediately hit the River Oaks area which is the richest part of town, then you will hit Montrose, then you will hit Midtown, and if you turn left you will hit downtown. With no traffic you can go from the Galleria area to Downtown, which is the furthest you'd generally want to go, within 10 or at max 15 minutes.

Overall I would say the Galleria is just a safe and centrally located place. It doesn't really have a vibe per se in my opinion, or maybe I don't know how to describe it because I've been going there my whole life. The Galleria area is just the Galleria area haha.

I've never lived or gone out in Phoenix, but I have a friend who moved there about 6 months ago who lived many many years in Houston and now is in Old Town Scottsdale. He hasn't gone into the nightlife too much yet, but from what he has told me the nightlife in Scottsdale absolutely annihilates Houston. He said Old Town Scottsdale is like "Houston on steroids" as far as night life goes. Phoenix is also cheaper than Houston.

I've been through Phoenix in the summer and the heat feels like needles going into your skin. Houston can also have terrible weather though, but its different. It is incredibly humid here, so if you are the type of guy that sweats more than an average dude you will perspire at least on the forehead by the time you leave a building and walk to your car. This year and last year the weather has been unusually good because of El Nino and all that, but usually in the summer I would walk to my car, turn the AC all the way up, and use a napkin to wipe the sweat off my forehead. That being said, it is bearable outside of the 2-3 worst months of summer. The winter gets kind of cold at times but worst case scenario it freezes for like 2-3 days. All I can say is you are from LA, so expect to enter hell as far as the weather goes. If you take things lightly it isn't that bad though.

Honestly that's the hardest part about moving from LA. Eastcoast and midwest? Cold ass winters. South? Humid ass heat, storms, winds, etc. Desert? Hellish dry heat. Fucking goddamn spoiled by the LA climate. All we have here is 65-75 every day with a little bit of rain in the winter. But I'm starting to feel more and more like So Cal is a place to visit, not to live. Planning my escape!

And Jesus I'm looking on craiglist and the rents are SO AFFORDABLE. I can get a whole 1 bedroom apartment with a garage for a little more than I'm paying here for a room in a shared apartment with no parking.

Jesus fuck I never realized how hard us Californians are getting bent over and fucked. And Phoenix is even cheaper than that?!?! Godfuckingdamn what a bargain.

Great info guys. Even the midtown places are affordable this is insane. 2018 I'm definitely looking to get out of California. Amazing... And there's fine ass black women there too? Shiiieeet.

I might buy property out in Houston cuz it's looking real promising.

Shout out to Luckenbach as well for the gems. No wonder so many Californians are fleeing to Texas. What a goddamn scam California is.

[robreke]

Besides the Galleria, what are some of the better day game spots in Houston? I like areas I can just kind of post up, on a bench or something, and that has a good concentration of girls coming and going.

[Oilrig]

I just want to correct the above poster with his negative comments about living downtown. I live downtown in a high rise apartment and I love it. Every time I tell a girl where I live it is instant DHV and they want to check out the rooftop pool with views of downtown. There's a huge number of high rise apartments in downtown right now and lots of professional hotties living at these places. My pool is basically a Vegas pool party on weekends with some amazing talent.

The strip of bars on Main Street is the new hot spot in Houston and you will find as much talent here on a typical weekend as you would at the bars in midtown. I live right in between the bars on main st and midtown and the easy access to both has made my life a lot easier in terms of logistics and bringing girls back home from the bar.

As far as daygame is concerned; memorial park tops the list. On any given day, you will find hotties by themselves or in groups of girls jogging the trail. Some serious eye candy here and most are friendly and open to being approached, as they are decked out in their finest lulu lemon workout gear for a reason! Also, check out the jogging trail around Rice University. Tons of hot Rice girls jogging around, as well as random hot girls in the area or hot west u moms. Any of the local Starbucks inside the loop will be crawling with hotties as well, I prefer the midtown one.

Any other specific questions about Houston, let me know. I know the downtown/midtown/Washington/heights/galleria areas very well and can give you great recommendations.

[Oilrig]

Also, coming from someone who lived in the Galleria area for many years, don't live there unless you work nearby. The traffic is insane ALWAYS, it is extremely difficult to get outside of the galleria area because of this. Also, there's no real bar area or good bars in general in the area. There's lots of high end shopping, upscale restaurants, upscale wine bars etc; but not really any bars where you would go to pick up groups of girls who are looking to get drunk and make bad decisions. If you are looking to meet high quality girls who want to sleep with you: stick to the downtown, midtown, Washington bars/areas.

[Oilrig]

Also, what car you drive doesn't really matter here. What matters is where you live, and what you do for a living. If you want to attract the older gold digging types, then yes purchasing a brand new benz or BMW might help you out with those types. However, location is most important. You could have the best job in the world and drive a Ferrari, but if you tell a girl you live in sugarland or cypress and she lives inside the loop, chances are she won't date you because it's practically a long distance relationship for her as it can be an hour to get to those locations from central houston. I know I've turned down several girls because they lived out in the Burbs and it was too much of a hassle to see them.

If you want to attract young professional hotties in their mid to late 20's, saying you work in oil and gas and live in a loft or high rise apt in downtown/midtown works a lot better, doesn't matter what car you drive. This has gotten me laid so many times, and I've driven some pretty crappy cars.

Houston girls are more low key and not as flashy as girls in other major cities. They're not impressed by guys throwing their money around. They're more impressed with education, looks, career etc.

[Darkwing Buck]

(06-12-2017 10:18 AM)Oilrig Wrote:  

I just want to correct the above poster with his negative comments about living downtown. I live downtown in a high rise apartment and I love it. Every time I tell a girl where I live it is instant DHV and they want to check out the rooftop pool with views of downtown. There's a huge number of high rise apartments in downtown right now and lots of professional hotties living at these places. My pool is basically a Vegas pool party on weekends with some amazing talent.

The strip of bars on Main Street is the new hot spot in Houston and you will find as much talent here on a typical weekend as you would at the bars in midtown. I live right in between the bars on main st and midtown and the easy access to both has made my life a lot easier in terms of logistics and bringing girls back home from the bar.

As far as daygame is concerned; memorial park tops the list. On any given day, you will find hotties by themselves or in groups of girls jogging the trail. Some serious eye candy here and most are friendly and open to being approached, as they are decked out in their finest lulu lemon workout gear for a reason! Also, check out the jogging trail around Rice University. Tons of hot Rice girls jogging around, as well as random hot girls in the area or hot west u moms. Any of the local Starbucks inside the loop will be crawling with hotties as well, I prefer the midtown one.

Any other specific questions about Houston, let me know. I know the downtown/midtown/Washington/heights/galleria areas very well and can give you great recommendations.

Excellent info. I will revisit this thread later and read all your posts in depth instead of skimming.

Thank you!

[redbeard]

(06-12-2017 10:35 AM)Oilrig Wrote:  

Also, what car you drive doesn't really matter here. What matters is where you live, and what you do for a living. If you want to attract the older gold digging types, then yes purchasing a brand new benz or BMW might help you out with those types. However, location is most important. You could have the best job in the world and drive a Ferrari, but if you tell a girl you live in sugarland or cypress and she lives inside the loop, chances are she won't date you because it's practically a long distance relationship for her as it can be an hour to get to those locations from central houston. I know I've turned down several girls because they lived out in the Burbs and it was too much of a hassle to see them.

If you want to attract young professional hotties in their mid to late 20's, saying you work in oil and gas and live in a loft or high rise apt in downtown/midtown works a lot better, doesn't matter what car you drive. This has gotten me laid so many times, and I've driven some pretty crappy cars.

Houston girls are more low key and not as flashy as girls in other major cities. They're not impressed by guys throwing their money around. They're more impressed with education, looks, career etc.

Good posts oilrig, thanks.

Having a nice car is unnecessary in most places...UNLESS you need it to be congruent with your lifestyle.

Guys in their twenties don't need shit unless you work for Goldman Sachs and are clearing multiple $100k/YR

Sending an uber sends a better message to girls and is much cheaper.

[Oilrig]

Dark wing no problem. I just read through your posts and as a late 20's professional your search for apartments should start and end in midtown or downtown. This is where the majority of young professional girls live and go out without a doubt.

Also i forgot to mention, if latina girls are your thing you will love Houston. There is a HUGE population of girls from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil etc. A lot of rich foreigners move here for business or oil jobs, and of course bring their hot daughters along the way. Find the bars that have a Latin/Salsa night and there you will find where all the hot Latinas are. Gloria's in midtown is a prime spot for these girls just FYI. If you can get in with one of them, then you will get in with all of them as they will introduce you to their friends, family etc. I've dated several hot venezuelan girls recently, they all know each other!

[Cattle Rustler]

(06-12-2017 12:27 PM)Oilrig Wrote:  

Dark wing no problem. I just read through your posts and as a late 20's professional your search for apartments should start and end in midtown or downtown. This is where the majority of young professional girls live and go out without a doubt.

Also i forgot to mention, if latina girls are your thing you will love Houston. There is a HUGE population of girls from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil etc. A lot of rich foreigners move here for business or oil jobs, and of course bring their hot daughters along the way. Find the bars that have a Latin/Salsa night and there you will find where all the hot Latinas are. Gloria's in midtown is a prime spot for these girls just FYI. If you can get in with one of them, then you will get in with all of them as they will introduce you to their friends, family etc. I've dated several hot venezuelan girls recently, they all know each other!

The Venezuelans live in the west side of town, in Katy. Some folks call that shit Katyzuela. There's a bunch of Venezuelan businesses over there. 92.5 is their radio station, there's an authentic South American club that's like Glorias called Carruseles. It's been around for a while but I've been hearing about it more and more lately.

Here's the address:
4055 Hwy 6 N #102, Houston, TX 77084

Also, join the local Au Pair groups on FB. Some mad talent on there. In addition to Gloria's there's Sambuca in Downtown which attracts an older fine MILF crowd. Amazon on Kirby by 59 is another great spot as well for all ages.

Edit: Telling a girl you live inside the loop gets her more wet than telling her you drive a ferrari.

[Darkwing Buck]

(06-12-2017 12:27 PM)Oilrig Wrote:  

Dark wing no problem. I just read through your posts and as a late 20's professional your search for apartments should start and end in midtown or downtown. This is where the majority of young professional girls live and go out without a doubt.

Also i forgot to mention, if latina girls are your thing you will love Houston. There is a HUGE population of girls from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil etc. A lot of rich foreigners move here for business or oil jobs, and of course bring their hot daughters along the way. Find the bars that have a Latin/Salsa night and there you will find where all the hot Latinas are. Gloria's in midtown is a prime spot for these girls just FYI. If you can get in with one of them, then you will get in with all of them as they will introduce you to their friends, family etc. I've dated several hot venezuelan girls recently, they all know each other!

You guys make Houston sound promising. Will definitely focus on midtown/downtown.

Also when it comes time I might PM you about apartments cuz living in a building full of hotties would be ideal. That shit sounds ill.

Are most nice apartments pretty strict on credit checks in Houston? How do you guys run game in Houston?

[Cattle Rustler]

(06-12-2017 03:54 PM)Darkwing Buck Wrote:  

Are most nice apartments pretty strict on credit checks in Houston?

Nope. Some don't even verify your income.

[Oilrig]

Most of the "nice" apartments in Houston will be strict with credit checks and verify your income. The older, not so nice apartments probably won't care as much. Same with any other city.

If you live in one of the nicer apartment complexes (skyhouse, gables, Camden, metro midtown) there will be an endless supply of hot single girls living there. Houston is huge on pool parties during the summer. You can hit the pool with some beers and just chat up some girls by themselves. Most girls by themselves will be open to being gamed at the pool because their guard is down and likely new in town and want to meet new People.

[Darkwing Buck]

(06-12-2017 06:01 PM)Oilrig Wrote:  

Most of the "nice" apartments in Houston will be strict with credit checks and verify your income. The older, not so nice apartments probably won't care as much. Same with any other city.

If you live in one of the nicer apartment complexes (skyhouse, gables, Camden, metro midtown) there will be an endless supply of hot single girls living there. Houston is huge on pool parties during the summer. You can hit the pool with some beers and just chat up some girls by themselves. Most girls by themselves will be open to being gamed at the pool because their guard is down and likely new in town and want to meet new People.

Sounds like taking candy from a baby . Amazing.

Also by next year my credit should be fixed anyways I was just curious.

Love this info from the soldiers with boots on the ground. Thanks. Definitely looking more and more like I'm gonna hit H-town!! For now just gonna grind and finish this Bachelor's up while I pay off my car and a small loan.

[Comte De St. Germain]

(06-12-2017 12:35 PM)Cattle Rustler Wrote:  

Edit: Telling a girl you live inside the loop gets her more wet than telling her you drive a ferrari.

This had me rolling also completely true.


Also Oilrig is dropping some A+ info take notes. +1 from me.

Edit: forgot to put this in the thread but Clè and Spire are the two best venues in Houston. Not sure if the hype has died down since I last went but half a year ago the hottest talent in the city used to congregate there.

[StackGsMan]

Oilrig, I wasn't entirely bad mouthing Downtown and if I did I was joking. Realistically, it is the center of the city and has tons of pluses. You can get anywhere you want around Houston more quickly than other spots, you are correct that lots of bars have sprung up recently and the crowd can get very lively, it is very close to the other major bar areas like midtown, and I'm sure you can find amazing apartments.

When I was bad mouthing downtown it was because in order to live in one of those amazing high rises where your weekend pool time is like being in a vegas pool party you are easily talking $1500 a month just on rent, and I would actually assume the truth is closer to $2000. Correct me if I'm wrong because I've never rented in the area. I was giving Darkwing advice based on what I've read by him in the past couple of months. He can answer for himself, but I don't think he wants to pay $2000 a month just on rent which will build absolutely no equity and is basically money you will never see again. He is deciding where in the country to move. Personally I would much rather live anywhere I want in Manhattan with two roommates for $2000 a month rather than anywhere in Houston. I was born in Houston, lived most of my life here, have lived about 5 years in LA, and a couple of years in NYC. Houston has a lot to offer, but $2k on rent to live here? I would pass.

Also I was not wrong at all about the homeless in downtown. I was there two days ago and I saw a white guy walking down the street and three homeless guys ran up to him, then the guy jogged away from them. I am 6'2'' and 250+ and I have had homeless people aggressively or incessantly ask me for money in a high percentage of times I've been downtown. Yes there are definitely nice areas and it can certainly be a DHV, but that doesn't mean it is ideal for every given situation. It is also a DHV to live in a "house" in River Oaks and I certainly would if I could. It is central, I could meet the Saudi royal family, and if I had some great social skills it wouldn't be hard to throw some epic parties, but is it realistic for me to suggest that to everyone considering moving to Houston? Again that was hyperbole, but not everyone can live the high life.

About the car thing and what Oilrig said about what girls in Houston find valuable, I totally agree. Location is a huge deal for inner loop girls, but there are millions outside the loop as well that are just as hot. I would even bet that a large percentage of people partying in the inner loop on any given weekend live outside 610, me being one of them. You mentioned career being important to girls in Houston, I completely second this. They don't care about career in the gold digger type way, it's just that Houston girls tend to be in the what can I do long term with this guy type mindset so they want a stable job for their man.

For anyone that is considering Houston, including Darkwing, downtown Houston is VERY similar to downtown LA. The major difference is that DTLA has more to do, but downtown Houston is more geographically desirable.

Comte posted about Spire and Cle. I was at Spire a few weeks ago. Totally packed and tons of hot girls, many of which were top notch. At one point I saw a group of three girls in the back, one of which was a Latina. As far as I could tell she literally had a perfect body as far as I'm concerned. Big, round, perfectly shaped ass, big tits probably D's, about 5'6'', and just basically like something you'd see out of a magazine.

No one can really win an argument for living outside the inner loop or near it, but there is a ton of potential as far as women go outside of 610. I plan to do a Houston report of my own if I ever get off my ass and do 60 days of straight night game in addition to my current day game and online game, but as far as day game goes the Westside/Southwest Houston (and I define that basically starting at 610 and Westheimer and going West) is a better option for me than the inner loop. In less than 200 approaches I have met women from several different countries on every continent excluding Antarctica. I'll write out the specific countries in my report. I am not so sure that could be done to anywhere near the same extent just in the inner loop. This is of course taking my definition to include the Galleria as being on my side, and not in the inner loop. The trade off is that the inner loop has more young and professional girls that are single and/or want to party. Also there really isn't any nightlife worth mentioning the further West you go.

If I wasn't from Houston but had the same information that I do having lived here and I cared more about day game, getting flags, and spending less on rent I would take the Westside/Southwest over the inner loop any day.

[Oilrig]

Stacks no offense taken at all my man. Just trying to give an accurate representation of Houston. By the way most of the apartments downtown are in the $1200/month range: Skyhouse, Block 334, Houston House. Same goes for the apartments in midtown.

I'm not hating on the west side or southwest side of town at all. I love the area and know there's tons of girls all over Houston. But the OP asked what is the best area to live as a late 20's professional. I think if you asked 99/100 houstonians they would all say to live inside the loop as close to midtown/downtown as possible.

[Darkwing Buck]

Oh shit got the Houston boys out in full force in this thread! I'm lovin it.

I'll be watchin this thread closely... And yeah stacks is right I ain't tryna break the bank for a luxury apartment. I ain't in a rush though I'll be doin my research over the next year.

Interesting perspective though Stacks Westside/Southwest better than the inner loop? Bold move cotton I'd like to see how this plays out.

[StackGsMan]

(06-12-2017 10:39 PM)Oilrig Wrote:  

Stacks no offense taken at all my man. Just trying to give an accurate representation of Houston. By the way most of the apartments downtown are in the $1200/month range: Skyhouse, Block 334, Houston House. Same goes for the apartments in midtown.

I'm not hating on the west side or southwest side of town at all. I love the area and know there's tons of girls all over Houston. But the OP asked what is the best area to live as a late 20's professional. I think if you asked 99/100 houstonians they would all say to live inside the loop as close to midtown/downtown as possible.

Oh man, that changes everything. I had no idea you could get a place downtown or in midtown for $1200. Honestly if I knew that I might have moved there years ago. My intel on rents was based on what I've heard from friends and acquaintances. A friend of mine lived in some really old apartments in a one bedroom near San Felipe and Fountain View and he said he was paying $1000. Another lived in a high rise right by the Galleria with a free valet right off post oak and said she paid $1800 for her one bedroom. I am in no way doubting you, I just was oblivious that you could get anything downtown for less than 1k that wasn't a crackhouse. Hell, to get a one bedroom in a new complex on the Westside you are still talking 1k give or take $100-150. Again, had I known it was that affordable to live in the loop I probably would have done so.

Also I agree that 99/100 Houstonians would choose the inner loop. I personally don't enjoy alcohol and night game hasn't been my go to over the years, so I never really saw the appeal. That's the only reason I don't care for the inner loop as much as I probably should, but the truth is I end up taking dates that I get from day game to the inner loop all the time anyway.

[Darkwing Buck]

(06-12-2017 10:58 PM)StackGsMan Wrote:  

(06-12-2017 10:39 PM)Oilrig Wrote:  

Stacks no offense taken at all my man. Just trying to give an accurate representation of Houston. By the way most of the apartments downtown are in the $1200/month range: Skyhouse, Block 334, Houston House. Same goes for the apartments in midtown.

I'm not hating on the west side or southwest side of town at all. I love the area and know there's tons of girls all over Houston. But the OP asked what is the best area to live as a late 20's professional. I think if you asked 99/100 houstonians they would all say to live inside the loop as close to midtown/downtown as possible.

Oh man, that changes everything. I had no idea you could get a place downtown or in midtown for $1200. Honestly if I knew that I might have moved there years ago. My intel on rents was based on what I've heard from friends and acquaintances. A friend of mine lived in some really old apartments in a one bedroom near San Felipe and Fountain View and he said he was paying $1000. Another lived in a high rise right by the Galleria with a free valet right off post oak and said she paid $1800 for her one bedroom. I am in no way doubting you, I just was oblivious that you could get anything downtown for less than 1k that wasn't a crackhouse. Hell, to get a one bedroom in a new complex on the Westside you are still talking 1k give or take $100-150. Again, had I known it was that affordable to live in the loop I probably would have done so.

Also I agree that 99/100 Houstonians would choose the inner loop. I personally don't enjoy alcohol and night game hasn't been my go to over the years, so I never really saw the appeal. That's the only reason I don't care for the inner loop as much as I probably should, but the truth is I end up taking dates that I get from day game to the inner loop all the time anyway.

From craiglist I can see apartments in midtown under 1200 though I'm not familiar enough with Houston to know if the addresses they're saying are legit legit. But they're advertising inner loop.

Downtown is advertising apartments as low as under 1000.

Seems legit to me.

[Cattle Rustler]

These were some specials during March, hit up this website and they'll find a great deal with you. I know the dude running it.

http://fancyhoustonapartments.com/

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Downtown
1) Block 334
1Bed:$1,540-1,725 Special:upto 2mo free prorated w/12mo
2) Aris Market Square
1Bed:$1,650-3,860 Special:3 mo free prorated over 6mo w/13+mo
3) Market Square Tower
1Bed:$1,858-3,616 Special:1/2 off first 6mo w/13+mo
4) The Hamilton
1Bed:$1,455-1,760 Special:2 mo free w/13+mo
5) 500 Crawford
1Bed:$1,670-2,560 Special:2 mo free w/12+mo
6) The Star
1Bed:$2,150-3,275 Special:4mo free prorated w/13+mo
7) SkyHouse Main
1Bed:$1,610-2,750 Special:2 mo free prorated w/14+mo
8) Eighteen25
1Bed:$1,394-2,327 Special:2 mo free w/12+mo
9) One Park Place
1Bed:$2,875-3,935 Special:6-8 weeks free w/12 mo select units
10) Tennison Lofts
1Bed:$1,250-2,000 Special:1 mo free w/13mo

East Downtown

1) Canal Place
1Bed:$1,045-1,210 Special:1 mo free w/6-14mo on 2br
2) Circuit
1Bed:$1,318-2,110 Special:6wks prorate on 12mo
3) The Lofts At The Ballpark
1Bed:$1,185-1,852 Special:Up to $500 off w/6+mo

Galleria
1) Tate Tanglewood
1Bed:$1,231-2,367 Special:2months free prorated 13mo
2) WaterWall Place
1Bed:$1,575-2,659 Special:6-8 weeks free w/12+mo
3) Camden Post Oak
1Bed:$1,829-3,939 Special:1 mo free w/12+mo
4) Hanover Post Oak
1Bed:$1,706-3,289 Special:2 mo free w/13+mo
5) I M T Uptown Post Oak
1Bed:$1,360-2,050 Special:2mo free on 2br w12+mo
6) 1900 Yorktown
1Bed:$1,600-2,590 Special:8-10 weeks free w/12+mo
7) High Point Uptown
1Bed:$1,733-1,993 Special:8 weeks free w/12mo
8) Broadstone Post Oak
1Bed:$1,460-2,575 Special:Up to 2months free w/12mo on select
9) The Fairmont San Felipe
1Bed:$1,255-1,595 Special:up to 2mo free w/12mo
10) Creole On Yorktown
1Bed:$925-1,385 Special:Up 2mo free w/12mo on sel units
11) The Bordeaux
1Bed:$1,025-1,485 Special:Up to 2 mo free prorated w/12
12) Briarwest
1Bed:$799-979 Special:$199 Total move-in w/12mo
13) Post Oak At Woodway
1Bed:$2,050 Special:$500 off 1st full mo w/12 mo if L-N-L
14) Establishment
1Bed:$819-979 Special:1st mo free w/12 mo
15) Montebello Gardens
1Bed:$695-1,150 Special:1 mo free w/13+mo
16) Tanglewood at Voss
1Bed:$1,030-1,245 Special:$700-1000off 1st mo w/12+mo sel L & L
17) Phoenician
1Bed:$1,239-1,419 3Bed:$2,012-2,174
18) Montecito
1Bed:$1,139-1,320 Special:$750 off w/12+ mo on vacants
19) Park At Voss
1Bed:$879-1,029 Special:2 mo free w/12-14mo
20) Galleria Oaks
1Bed:$925 Special:$400 off 1st mo w/10+
21) Marquee Uptown
1Bed:$1,200-1,395 Special:up to 2 months free w/12+mo 2bdr only
22) The Heritage
1Bed:$1,220-1,675 Special:1/2 off 1st mo w/12mo
23) The Palms On Westheimer
1Bed:$685-865 Special:$99 total move-in w/7+mo
24) Winsom Court
1Bed:$880-1,100 Special:1mo free w/12mo Townhomes
25) Constitution Square
1Bed:$850-925 Special:$25/mo off w/12mo
26) The Water Mill
1Bed:$750 Special:$199 1st mo w/12mo
27) Beverly Palms
1Bed:$730-790 Special:$399 1st mo w/12mo
28) Mirabella at the Galleria
1Bed:$770-950 Special:$199 1st mo w/12mo
29) The Augusta
1Bed:$1,101-1,600 Special:Up to 6 weeks free w/12mo on select

Midtown
1) Dolce Midtown
1Bed:$1,695-1,825 Special:2mo free w/12mo
2) City Place Midtown
1Bed:$1,355-1,685 Special:6-10wks free w/13mo
3) Mid Main Lofts
1Bed:$1,542-2,093 Special:1-2 mo free prorated w/12+
4) 3800 Main
1Bed:$1,473-1,908 Special:2mo free w/13mo on vacants
5) Pearl At The Mix
1Bed:$1,710-2,160 Special:2mo free Prorated
6) Pearl Midtown
1Bed:$1,556-2,225 Special:$300-952/mo off w/13+mo on select units
7) Midtown Arbor Place
1Bed:$1,404-2,665 Special:2wks -1mo free w/12+mo
8) 230 West Alabama 230 W Alabama St, Houston, TX 77006 Phone:713/529-8707 Fax:713/523-5012 Map#:493T Eff:$985 1Bed:$1,300-1,600 2Bed:$1,700-2,100 Special:$300-1000 off 1st mo w/9+mo
9) Ventana At Midtown
1Bed:$980-1,300 Special:1-2mo free w/13mo
10) Alexan Midtown
1Bed:$1,509-2,250 Special:3 mo free prorated w/14+mo
11) 220 West Alabama
1Bed:$950 Special:4300 off 1st mo w/12 mo

During the oil bust a lot of these places became affordable. Skyhouse was throwing in 3 months early 2016. Prices are about to start going up again, so better move in now.

[Oilrig]

The chevelle near Washington has reasonable rent too. $1000/month and you're inside the loop near Washington.