Rent Guarantee · Plano, TX
Full-service rent guarantee for Plano 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.
Why it matters
Plano owners do not lose sleep over finding renters in a strong market; they lose sleep over what happens after move in. These are the specific fears a rent guarantee is built to answer.
Even a renter who passed every screen can lose a job or hit a hardship after move in. Without a backstop, you carry the mortgage on an empty Plano unit while you pursue remedies. The rent guarantee gives you a financial layer tied to that exact placed tenant.
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 sets a defined notice and filing process, and a procedural misstep can delay your remedy. MoveSmart structures Chapter 92 compliant leases from the start and guides your claim so the legal process and the guarantee move in parallel rather than against you.
Many owners assume protection means signing up for full management and monthly fees forever. MoveSmart never charges a management fee or rent collection percentage because we do not offer those services. You get placement plus a guarantee for a single one month success fee with $0 upfront.
In a hot Plano market the temptation is to fill the unit with the first applicant. That is how defaults happen. Our 18 day average comes from efficient sourcing, not loosened screening, so the tenant behind your guarantee is genuinely qualified across Eastside, Heights, and Midtown.
Vague guarantees create disputes when a claim arrives. MoveSmart documents the coverage period, limits, and conditions in your agreement and reviews them with you before any lease is signed, so you know exactly what the rent guarantee does and does not protect before you commit.
Full-service leasing in Plano
One accountable point of contact for the full leasing engine, from pricing and marketing through screening, the lease, and move-in.
In Plano
18d
Average listing to signed lease
No win, no fee
$0
Upfront — success fee only
Self-managed vs MoveSmart
Same Plano unit, same week it goes vacant. The difference is who runs the lease-up.
Yourself
Weeks of solo showings and chasing replies
MoveSmart
18-day average, showings 7 days a week
Yourself
Guesswork; overpricing costs a full month
MoveSmart
Priced to live comparables within 1 km
Yourself
One or two free listing sites
MoveSmart
MLS + 20 rental portals
Yourself
A credit check and a gut feel
MoveSmart
Credit, income, employment, references, documented
Yourself
Generic template, compliance risk
MoveSmart
Ontario Standard Lease, e-signed and filed
Yourself
$0 fee, but your time and vacancy risk
MoveSmart
One month’s rent, only when a tenant signs
Yourself
Start over and pay to re-list
MoveSmart
6-month replacement, no second fee
Market context
Plano rewards owners who lease well and punishes owners who lease in a hurry. With about 285,494 residents and a deep pool of relocating professionals, vacancy rarely lasts long here, but the cost of a single bad placement dwarfs a few extra weeks of marketing. A defaulting tenant in Texas means lost rent, a formal eviction process under the Property Code, turnover costs, and the stress of carrying a mortgage on an empty unit. That is the gap a rent guarantee closes. The landscape in Plano breaks into two owner types. The first wants speed and walks away once keys change hands. The second wants speed plus a financial backstop in case the placed tenant stops paying. MoveSmart serves the second group. We source and screen the tenant, place them in an 18 day average, and attach a guarantee that protects you if that specific resident defaults. We do not manage the property afterward, collect rent, or coordinate repairs. Our role is the placement and the protection behind it, which keeps our incentives aligned with finding a resident who actually pays.
What you get
The rent guarantee is straightforward. First, MoveSmart sources and screens a qualified tenant for your Plano property using income verification, credit review, rental history, and employment confirmation. Second, you approve the applicant and the lease is signed under Texas Property Code Chapter 92 terms. Third, the guarantee activates on that placed tenant. If that resident defaults on rent during the covered period, you file a claim and the guarantee responds according to its terms. The key point owners miss is that the guarantee is tied to the tenant we placed, not to any random person who might occupy the unit later. That is why our screening rigor matters so much. We are not selling a generic insurance product detached from the placement. We are standing behind our own vetting work. Because MoveSmart is a leasing company and not a property manager, the guarantee does not replace rent collection, since we never collect rent. You or your chosen collection process still pursue the tenant; the guarantee provides the financial protection layer described in your specific agreement. The success fee for the placement remains one month of rent with $0 due upfront.
Defensible & documented
Clarity on scope protects everyone. The rent guarantee is designed to protect the owner financially if the placed tenant defaults on rent obligations during the covered window. That is the core promise: you put a MoveSmart placed resident in your Plano unit, and if that resident stops paying, the guarantee responds per its written terms. What it does not cover is just as important to state plainly. The guarantee is not maintenance coverage, not a ongoing management service, and not rent collection. MoveSmart never collects rent or handles repairs, so those fall outside both our role and the guarantee. It also does not cover damage beyond the lease and security deposit framework set out in Texas Property Code Chapter 92, occupants who were never screened or approved by MoveSmart, or losses that fall outside the defined coverage period. Every guarantee has specific terms, limits, and conditions documented in your agreement, and we walk Plano owners through those line by line before any lease is signed. Separately, our standard 6 month replacement guarantee means if a placed tenant leaves early within that window, we find a replacement at no additional placement fee, which complements the rent guarantee rather than duplicating it.
We don't get paid until your Plano unit is leased. That single line rewrites how a leasing file gets run.
The MoveSmart success-fee promise
Transparent pricing
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.
Optional add-ons
As needed
Layer on extra coverage when it fits the property.
Our promise
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.
The detail
Pricing, marketing, screening, cost, and renewals, broken down so you know exactly what we do and why it works in this market.
A rent guarantee is only as strong as the screening behind it, so this is where MoveSmart concentrates its effort in Plano. Before any applicant is presented to you, we verify income against the rent, typically looking for a comfortable income to rent ratio so the resident can absorb the monthly obligation. We pull and review credit to spot patterns of missed payments. We confirm employment directly, which matters in a corporate hub like Plano where many renters work for major employers along the Sam Rayburn Tollway and Legacy West corridor. We check prior rental history and contact previous landlords where possible to confirm the applicant paid on time and left units in good condition. We apply these standards consistently and in line with fair housing and Texas Property Code Chapter 92 requirements. Only an applicant who clears this process becomes eligible to be the tenant behind the guarantee. This is the difference between hoping a tenant pays and underwriting the risk before move in. Because our success fee is one month of rent tied to a real placement, we have every reason to present residents who will hold up, not just bodies who fill the unit fast.
Plano is not one rental market but several, and the guarantee process adapts to each. In Eastside Plano, you find established residential pockets and a mix of longtime owners and newer investors. Tenants here often value access to schools and quieter streets, so we screen for residents likely to stay through a full lease term, which strengthens the placement behind the guarantee. In the Heights area, demand skews toward professionals and families wanting newer or well maintained homes, and competition for quality units is real. Speed matters here, and our 18 day average placement keeps your Heights unit from sitting while we still hold screening standards firm before attaching the guarantee. In Midtown Plano, you see a livelier, more connected feel that draws younger professionals and commuters working nearby corporate campuses. Turnover can run higher in this profile, which is exactly where the rent guarantee and our 6 month replacement guarantee earn their keep, protecting you if a placed Midtown tenant defaults and backstopping you with a replacement if one leaves early. Across Eastside, Heights, and Midtown, the underwriting logic stays consistent even as the tenant profile shifts.
Filing a claim should be the simplest part of the process, and we structure it that way. The moment a placed tenant in your Plano property stops paying rent, you notify MoveSmart. We review the situation against the guarantee terms in your agreement, confirm the tenant in question is the resident we placed and that the default falls within the covered period, and walk you through the documentation needed. Typical documentation includes the signed lease, a payment ledger showing the missed rent, and records of communication with the tenant. Because Texas Property Code Chapter 92 governs notice and the eviction timeline, we help you understand how the legal process and the guarantee claim run in parallel. The guarantee provides the financial protection defined in your terms while you pursue the standard Texas remedies for nonpayment. We do not collect the rent for you, since MoveSmart is a leasing company and not a property manager, but we are your point of contact for the claim itself and for sourcing a replacement tenant once the unit is available again. The goal is to limit your exposure and get a new qualified resident in place quickly.
Texas Property Code Chapter 92 is the backbone of every residential tenancy in Plano, and the rent guarantee operates inside that framework rather than around it. Chapter 92 sets the rules for security deposits, including the timeline for returning a deposit and accounting for deductions, lease disclosures, the landlord duty to repair certain conditions, and the lawful process for handling nonpayment. None of that changes because you have a guarantee. What the guarantee adds is a financial layer on top of those legal protections. When a placed tenant defaults, you still follow the Texas process for notice to vacate and, if needed, the eviction filing in the appropriate Collin County justice court. MoveSmart structures leases to be compliant with Chapter 92 from the start, which reduces the chance of a procedural misstep that could delay your remedy. We also keep our screening aligned with fair housing law so your tenant selection is defensible. Owners should treat the guarantee as complementary to their legal rights under Texas law, not a substitute for them. We are not a law firm and do not give legal advice, and for complex disputes we recommend a Texas real estate attorney alongside your MoveSmart placement.
MoveSmart keeps pricing simple and front loaded with zero risk. The placement itself carries a success fee equal to one month of rent, and there is $0 due upfront. You pay only when we successfully place a qualified, approved tenant in your Plano unit. That single structure covers the sourcing, marketing, screening, and lease execution that produce the tenant standing behind your guarantee. Because MoveSmart is a leasing and tenant placement company and not a property manager, you never pay an ongoing monthly management fee, a rent collection percentage, or maintenance markups, since we do not provide those services. Every placement also includes our 6 month replacement guarantee, meaning if the placed tenant leaves within that window we source a replacement without charging another placement fee. The specific terms, coverage period, and any conditions of the rent guarantee are documented in your agreement, and we review the exact figures with you before you commit so there are no surprises. For a Plano owner, the value is clear: one transparent fee, no upfront cost, a vetted resident placed in an 18 day average, and a financial backstop if that resident defaults.
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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.
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