Housing 1 Source

We were already renting in the area and the owners decided to sell with a very little notice to us. After a failed attempt at quickly trying to buy a house (issues with appraisal) we didn’t have time to continue trying to buy so we decided to rent again. At this point we had about 1.5 weeks to find a pet friendly home.
I had tried multiple agents at various other places and they we awful. They wouldn’t return calls or send listings. I wasn’t expecting much more from Housing 1 Source. I was very wrong. Illiana was the agent we used. She immediately sent out listings and as soon as I went through them she had set up showings for all the ones I was interested in. She ALWAYS returned calls and texts. We were able to find a great house with time to spare!

This is a great service to all military families getting transferred here. They literally take care of all your utility needs (Minus trash pick up). We came in and got our water and electricity all set up in little as 30 minutes. Now let me say this, depending where you live they may not be able to set you up so probably call ahead. They also have other set ups too such as security systems, cable and phone. They also help with finding homes and rentals, but we already found housing prior too. Service is great, staff is friendly, wish they had services like this at all
military installations.

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!

Great free service for those in the military. Nice alternative to talking on the phone to set up electricity and water. They also assisted with referrals for cable and internet. Nice beverages offered. Make sure you bring your licenses, lease agreement, and patience as the electricity company took a while.

First let me start by saying that Housing 1 Source provides a totally FREE services! My husband just couldn’t believe it, that everything they did was free, but it is, I can vouch!
Housing 1 Source assist military members and families that are PCSing to the San Antonio area. They are a great one-​stop shop for tons of PCS related to-do’s. They can set you up with a realator or an apartment hunter to find your new place. Once you have a place they can help you get connected with cable, satelite, gas, water, electric, basically what ever you need. You can do these services on-​site and becacuse you go through them many of the companies wave the deposits or give additional discounts for military.
In addition they have other services such as auto-​buying, banking, home security, you name it.
Other cool features:
Really nice and fun children’s play area to keep your kids occupied
All employees are licensed real estate agents
First physical USAA ATM in their parking lot
All services are FREE!
Much more I’m sure I’m forgetting but their office managers can help you with anything!