Moving to Houston, need help with finding apartments (West: day care, price)

[hlinus]

Hi all, I'll be moving to Houston to start a new job at the med center. I am looking for a 2 bedroom apartment for my family in the $600-800/month range. I have couple questions that I hope people here can help with.

1. Which area of Houston I should probably avoid when looking for apartments. By that I mean safety wise. I know there's niches here and there, but as whole which area are not good?

2. What's the best way to look for apartments without going to Houston first? I see a lot of apartment locator service online but I am not sure if they are trustworthy or not. And many apartments don't really have a website I can check out.

3. I hope to find a day care for my son, one of those mom's day out program, i know there are many, but anyone knows a particular good one?

Thank you!

[westres1]

St Pauls, First Presbyterian, St Lukes on Westheimer, St Marks all have good Moms day out. But you may have missed the deadline for applying for next year.
Apartment locators are fine.

[prettyinpink52]

The great thing about Houston is there are free apartment locators everywhere. They helped me find my apt. when I moved here. I told them the price type of area and they found exactly what I was looking for and saved me time from driving apt. to apt.

[prettyinpink52]

Mary Noone 281-924-9796 Great apartment locator.

[hlinus]

thank you guys. what about sections of city to avoid?