# Rent Affordability & Income Multiple Calculator | FW Second Chance

> Find the rent your income reaches at 3x, 2.5x, or 2x in Fort Worth. See what a co-applicant or guarantor changes. Free calculator.

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# Income Multiple & Rent Range Calculator

See what rent your documented income reaches at a 3x, 2.5x, or 2x requirement — and what a guarantor or co-applicant changes.

Free, no signup Nothing stored on your device Fort Worth figures

Gross Monthly Income

$

Use gross, not take-home. Include VA disability, SSI, child support, and self-employment income you can document.

Co-Applicant Gross Monthly Income

$

Leave at 0 if applying alone.

Property's Income Requirement3x rent (most common)2.5x rent2x rent

Maximum Rent at This Requirement

$1,167

Combined Documented Income

$3,500

Maximum Rent at a 2x Community

$1,750

Versus the $1,438 Fort Worth Average

\-$271

Divides combined documented gross monthly income by the property's required multiple to produce a maximum searchable rent.

Estimates only. Each community sets its own income requirement and decides which income sources it will count and how it documents them. Meeting a multiple does not guarantee approval.

## Short of the multiple?

We locate 2x and 2.5x communities, and we know which properties count VA disability, SSI, child support, and self-employment income.

## Where this number matters

Apartments Accepting 2x and 2.5x Income

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## Get the number for a real address

Tell us your budget and your record. We come back with Fort Worth communities whose criteria permit it, and the actual cash each one wants at signing. Free to you.

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Free to renters. Communities pay the referral fee at lease signing. We do not guarantee approval; every screening decision belongs to the community.