In a town with such a large military community, I'm surprised that there aren't more reviews for Housing 1 Source. Perhaps it's because Christine M. wrote such a wonderful, comprehensive review :) It was your review, Christine, that persuaded us to call Housing 1 Source. Thank you!
We were living in Marina del Rey and my husband was stationed at LA Air Force Base when we were given short orders to come to San Antonio. It was unexpected and we had a very short time to shore up everything in LA and move. PCSing is always stressful. Having to do it with just a few weeks notice adds even more pressure.
While researching real estate agents in the San Antonio area and asking for advice from other military spouses, we were directed to Housing 1 Source. I gave them a call. Told them what our needs were and was assigned a realtor.
We made arrangements to go house hunting in San Antonio. Before our trip, our realtor sent us links to hundreds of homes that met our criteria for our review. By the time we came to SA, we had a list of potentials. Dave (our realtor) drove us all over SA and educated us about the different neighborhoods - good school district vs. bad, low crime neighborhoods, easier commutes, access to conveniences, etc. We looked at both rentals and homes for sale. We looked at new developments and older homes. We covered as much ground as we could in one week. At the end of the week, we chose to buy a home and flew back to LA to pack.
There was a small period of disconnect between us, H1S, and our home builder. Things eventually worked out and we moved to SA and into our home... although a week after we had anticipated.
H1S helped us set up all of our utilities. The staff patiently answered our slew of questions. They even allowed us to use their office as our office in the week that we were "homeless" (living in a hotel). We had access to their computers...were able to print and fax...all free of charge. Water, coffee, & tea were always available.
Overall, our experience with Housing 1 Source was very good. We'd recommend them to any military members who are moving to San Antonio. And yes, their services truly are FREE! read more