 So it's Kinsey and welcome back to my channel or if you guys are new here. My name is Kinsey I'm a 24 year old lifestyle vlogger based in Dallas, Texas I also have a podcast love the podcast check it out. I have lived in Texas majority of my life I grew up in a suburb north of Dallas and that I moved to LA for four and a half years and now I'm back in Dallas Anyways, I get so many questions from you guys about Dallas living in Texas moving to Dallas all that stuff Because it's like such a popular place to move to right now. So I wanted to film an entire video on Dallas and living here. We're also gonna be touring apartments. So we're going to different apartment buildings in different areas at different price points So I'm gonna show you guys like what you can get for X amount all the places that I toured have like an Lobby and like a leasing office and things like that So obviously there are ways to cut down your rent and to get something cheaper. So that's definitely possible I'm also gonna be answering a ton of questions at the end of this vlog that you guys have been asking me about moving social life Where to go out where to live in your 20s things like that my number one tip though If you are moving to Dallas or even if you're just in Dallas looking for a new place use my realtor Melanie She took me to all these stores. She is who found my house like I love her not just it's like a realtor But also just because a friend she's the cutest best human being ever But if you are looking to move to Dallas, it doesn't matter if you're renting or if you're buying you can use a realtor It's free to you. I feel like you don't realize that you don't have to pay the realtor It's free to use even if you're renting use her because she knows where to get you to move like my area was so perfect for me And a smart investment and I honestly probably wouldn't have even known that or looked into it had she not told me She just knows the area really well. She knows we're like younger people want to live. She's really really really helpful I will link her Instagram below reach out to her. Okay. Anyways with that being said, let's get started with the tours We are starting the day off at the Victor This is by far the most expensive do not let this discourage you This is such a beautiful building. You can see right across the street. It's American Airlines This is super walkable. They have boxing places Pilates places restaurants I mean, there's just so much to do over here sports bars. You get the gist Here's an app that you can like book things through reservations events. They have 24-hour valet and concierge. They also your guests have to valet. Oh, also this area guys It's so beautiful the view is insane and you can actually rent this if you are like a resident there, which is crazy This is on a different floor. I'm just showing you kind of like the community aspects of it This is the gym. They have pelotons pretty much every building these days has pelotons I know it's a big question and those like mirror things. They had different heights or different people You know thinking ahead. They have this little golf simulator. This is just really good for entertaining. There's so many different games There's a pool table and there's just a lot of seating areas. I mean, it's just again like the best building It's literally beautiful out here. You have the pool. The pool is again beautiful. It gets Really really freaking hot in Dallas in the summer like to the point where that is honestly my least favorite thing about it Is that it gets hot but like also I only live in Dallas in LA So like I'm doing it to myself Those are cool little meeting areas and then moving on to apartment number one. This is around at $3,000 Every floor that you go up increases by about $15. So as you guys can see the unit is very Modern it's updated. You have a view of American Airlines It's honestly like pretty spacious and they have really good like built-in storage as you can see This is the bedroom, which is a really good size for a bedroom again beautiful view the bathroom is insane They are massive at the Victor like unreal truly luxury living and they just have really great closets I believe this is like a container store closet, right guys? I don't know but honestly really really nice Oh the washer and dryer at the laundry room if you will again massive I noticed that a lot touring today that there's so many massive laundry rooms again built-in storage Which you can never have enough of over here as well. It looks really really nice and sleek gas oven You can have like the trash thing pull out. Also, they have a place to wash your dogs This is insane should have included that before and that's where you dry them actually wild and then they have like a bike storage area as Well, alright moving on to apartment number two. This price point definitely goes up a bit You walk in built-in storage laundry room then over here. We're gonna go in to the first bedroom bathroom so this is again, just really sleek easy and then over here Florida ceiling windows, which I love another beautiful view another container store closet and then go out to the kitchen guys And this is where you just die How beautiful, right? So nice So this is the view more of like the Trinity Bridge definitely on the other side Which a lot of people prefer I actually like the city view better, but to each their own Here's the kitchen so nice. I hate doing the dishes, but I would do the dishes with this view You know, like I think I could actually handle it Again more built-in storage and then you go into bedroom number two The bedrooms are not massive in this unit, but again the bathroom is and the closet is Quite insane like these closets are I would have died for this when I had apartments in LA That would have just not happened unless I was spending like $12,000. So Unfortunately, it wasn't the case to me. It's not my story. Anyways moving on to the next apartment This one feels so homey. I loved the view here has that little nook so much built-in storage Here's bedroom number one and then you go out to the main living area again all floor to ceiling windows. I Love this place. So again, it's a two-bedroom has a really beautiful balcony also great view of American Airlines Gives you definitely like more of a city vibe and then you can go in to this bedroom, which is the master for sure It's definitely a little bit bigger. It's really cozy I don't know if it's how they decorated this apartment, but it definitely felt a lot more homey than the other two again Huge closet huge bathroom No surprise here as we know like I would have died for this. Okay on here on the view you have the view of the pool Also of the rest of the city the kitchen is beautiful The lighting in here is insane and over here a full-on like washer-dryer laundry room insane Okay, so this one is just fun. Don't worry guys. I just wanted to throw this in there because they showed me It's like one of the penthouses look at this place 17 thousand dollars a month I'm not saying that that is what any of us are looking at but I did want to show you just for fun The bedrooms in here are honestly pretty small especially when you're paying 17 thousand dollars a month But again bathroom you have like a separate shower, which is really nice Again containers for a closet. I didn't turn the light on for some reason So sorry that the lighting was bad But the views are just so pretty and also I would die for this amount of light Then you go out here again kitchens beautiful You have a full like grill out your kitchen and then a beautiful view of the W going over here another bedroom And then you go up and again, it's beautiful But this building just has so many great amenities that it's just like I don't know how to describe it It's just honestly a beautiful beautiful place wine fridge You know your fridge is covered. It just looks really sleek and modern here is a little half bath for your guest And then I mean the laundry room is basically the size of my first bedroom in Los Angeles And then here is another bedroom. So really nice Great place to be Good for like a bachelor pad. Like if you know anyone who moves in here, let me know, okay That we're not going to the Alexa and Laura Greenville. So I'm kind of showing you the lower Greenville Street It's so cute. You have Leela's h. You supply good Italian places good sushi places standard service La La Land you have Trader Joe's I mean, there's just a lot of things to do and then you have the Alexa lower Greenville So if you live there, you could walk to all of that This place is definitely a lower price point. I've had friends who lived here and they really really loved it It is I mean by lower by the way, I met lower in comparison to The victor this is the gym. They have two gyms It's definitely cozier building It feels more like you're living in a house and then they have these two tops and you can go sit out here And it's cute. You know like views always look better in person. That's the pool Number looks is good on camera. But anyways, we're going to go into the first apartment. This I believe was a one bedroom Yes, it was a one bedroom again, really cozy updated stuff Really fair price point for dollars if you're trying to get like a building with amenities and things like that Um, the things I would kill for even now for a toiletry pantry wait pantry a toiletry closet Is that even what it's called? I don't know. Um, again a nice balcony, which is super cute and here's the kitchen They have a lot of different kitchen finishes laundry room moving on to the next apartment This one is a two bedroom. Um, this is the model one So I don't believe it would come with like a purple wall or anything The bedrooms are actually pretty big closets are great Again, bathrooms are great. The places here since touring apartments are just really spacious in comparison to Like a la or new york. I just was astounded by how big all these apartments were I haven't ever lived in an apartment in dollars. By the way, that's why I'm saying that Uh, but I'm gonna go to my friends. I'm like, wow anyways big big bedroom big bathroom big closet always It's very convenient. And then they also have a big laundry room. They also have like extra closets things like that That's kind of like a little mudroom area. I love that. Um, but yeah really cozy Moving on to the next building broad stone at nox. We will get into this area more in the q&a portion I love it. This building is really new. I think it's like Uh, three fours of the way occupied. They have like a mail room And this was so cute. They have like beer on top Little games golf simulator again. I mean, this is just a really fun area to live in Moving on to the gym. This gym was really nice. They even have a cute little like Why am I forgetting on the same like a dancer? My guess I mean, you could do some like fun scope society Melissa would health workouts in there Um, this is partly outside the games moving on to the first apartment So this one this is so in right now the like blue kitchens. I don't know where it came from But it's like literally everywhere. This is a one bedroom. It's really cozy I didn't look outside at the views or anything um, but Very cozy pretty good space Definitely good storage and then what's even so nice about it is they have a washer and dryer in your closet Like you would have no excuse. I would die for that guys. Absolutely die for that So it's cute. Definitely good for just one person Moving on to apartment number two. So this one. I really liked this was a two bedroom I liked how they had a lot of like windows again. This place is like still kind of under construction They're the middle of building the pool, which should be done. I think they said like mid-november But anyways really nice good size. That's what I've been saying for all these apartments, but They really are they're spacious and I like the lighting I like the corner unit the corner units are always like typically like a little bit more, but I thought this would be a great place. I would definitely love this building, but anyways Love the storage in here. Wash your dryer Okay, let's get into the questions Favorite neighborhoods for being in your 20s. So I'm gonna go through the neighborhoods Just that I know are the most popular amongst the 20-year-olds that I know It's important to note that most neighborhoods that I'm going to talk about are literally within the span of 10 minutes from each other Like they're very close view of victory park, which is more of a city vibe in american airline center So it's like every sporting event and major concert is there you have like heroes dibs like sports bars There's obviously lots of restaurants kind of in that way. I know there's also like workout places there Uptown is great. It's very walkable. It's really common people who are post-grad Like majority of my friends honestly live in uptown. It has a ton of bars You have mckinney avenue this village is in uptown Which is a cute little shopping center with lots of restaurants and they have like soul cycle berries core power Um, they have like pretty much every single trendy workout place there like victory park uptown Then we're gonna go to nox Henderson nox Henderson. It's I would say it's kind of like Maybe like in 20s to late 20s, but then there's also like SMU kids who live there You again have a trader joes lots. It's very walkable. There's like Pilates places There's salon restoration hardware with a restaurant the real real starbucks lua lemon. There's an apple store a cb2 Like here's nox Henderson. Here's hinderson street 75 is in the middle or northwest highway You would cross the highway But it's literally just one connecting street and then you have lower greenville lower greenville I would say it's kind of like your first property that you buy oftentimes like after post-grad You mean someone you move in together and then you like buy a house together So it's a lot of condos. There's a lot of townhouses. There are still apartments and there's actually a lot more apartments being built It's definitely very walkable tons of dogs. You go on lower greenville and you have like lilas hg supplies standard service Um trader joes, there's a lot of land There's a ton of restaurants Like I saw literally like seven new restaurants within this span of like a week open at one point Like it's really crazy. Okay, so those are the neighborhoods that I think are the most common finding unique and retro apartments in safe neighborhoods Okay, I would say like the more creative neighborhoods would be bishop arts for sure Which is the only neighborhood that's not within 10 minutes and it's only like 15 minutes like south really I love bishop arts. That's where like parediso is um tribal Which is like my all-time favorite coffee shop and breakfast place really russ around I guess It's a very very cute neighborhood. I don't know deep alum enough, but I would also say deep alum I know that it's a little bit sketchier there. I I don't know. I'm not like in charge I just hear about it that it's like a little bit sketchier I mean living in a city obviously regardless like we're all in Dallas proper in like the city It's obviously a little bit sketchier like much sketchier than suburbs deep alum and bishop arts I love like the neighborhoods are very cool people bar hop a lot in deep alum as well I've never gone out actually a bishop arts, but again because everything is so close That's the thing you're like five to ten minutes from everywhere. So it just makes it so much more convenient What areas do people in their 20s hang out and go out? It would be the same areas. It would be like uptown Mainly I would say uptown and Henderson right now would be like the two most common But that could also just be seeking for me and my friends But I would say uptown and Henderson and on Henderson you have Skellig, which is like my favorite bar 77 which is like a hit or miss for other people high fives or Henderson top house I personally love going out on Henderson the best. How walkable is Dallas? Would you say you need a car? I would say pretty much every neighborhood that you live in You can find a place that's walkable like it's not like New York to where like you're walking from neighborhood to neighborhood So your area for the most part could be walkable, but you need a car regardless Because you're driving all around the city. It's not like the entire city is walkable It's like your neighborhood can be walkable, but you're gonna want a car Do most places have attached parking? Is it expensive? So at the places that we toured most of them had Parking included in the rent for the first car that you own So if it's just you it would be free essentially like free or paying the rent, you know Okay, as someone who just moved you should touch on ways to get involved socially So Dallas is a very friendly city everyone just like talks to each other like you're walking down the street and you're like Hi, you know, it's very friendly a lot of people I mean there's so many different ways to make friends in general I talk about this a lot on social media Honestly going out like you meet people at bars so often and I'm not telling you you have to like go out and go crazy But just like go hang out at a bar. You're probably gonna need someone There's a lot of like social activities too Like if you follow like Dallas loveless and Dallas sites that you like bingo nights or I know There's a place on Henderson that does like trivia. It's a very social city It's very easy to start talking to someone if a random person has a full-blown conversation with me That's very normal and in other cities like people just aren't as friendly I would really recommend following Dallas loveless and Dallas sites 101 Both those instagram pages are always recommending like the latest coolest spots So you have restaurants you have events that are happening in the city like concerts Hotels just places to go. It's very much. So like this social scene Um, everyone follows those accounts and everyone talks about it So I would follow those two accounts because it gives you like really good recs to the city I was moving to Dallas without knowing anyone. So I moved to Dallas. I haven't lived in Dallas proper But I'm from the suburbs so when I moved here Obviously, I have a big family and then I have a lot of friends from my childhood who lived here So I didn't move to the city not knowing anyone But I always say it just takes like you meet one person and you meet another and then you meet another Before you know it you've met like 20 people and then you can find like your Close friends, you know fun things to do that don't require drinking. So I will say Dallas is definitely a very Restaurant and drinking heavy city not drinking in the sense of like Nashville is a drinking city Like it's definitely not like that But I think like the social things that I do the most are definitely like I always go to eat with my friends And we always go out but when I first moved here, I really wasn't drinking at all. Yes, it was COVID But I mean you can do like a picnic like roasted picnic. I just did something with them Honestly really really good shopping here. Like it's my favorite city to shop in it doesn't like even over like LA and New York Um, there's very good shopping here. There's very good like designer vintage like resale stores Oh, there's katie trail, which is really great. So the katie trail is a trail that everyone walks. Everyone loves It's very cute. It's really big. There's white rock lake. I love love love white rock And that's just like kind of off mockingbird. So that's not far at all And also I will say like oh my god, there's nothing to do It's like those are typically the people who have like never made enough for it, you know But I will say it's not a very outdoorsy city like Texas is pretty flat at least like Dallas is And there's not like crazy hikes or anything, but we do have katie trail also lake life is a really big thing here So find a friend who has a boat honestly like that is a very good pro tip in Dallas But there's a lot of lakes all around Dallas and that's like a really really big thing as far as like little like weekend vacations Um, there's a lot to do in texas the wine country is like further. I mean, it's not like a two-hour drive But you can do wine country obviously austin There's a lot of cabins because there's a lot of lakes Also dfw just being so central flights are like really not crazy And they're never really that long like I do not miss flying from la to new york The flight was horrible and my flights from la to la and to new york are just three hours And I will say like prices are very good in dallas dfw is obviously like a really big international airport So traveling that's great. Also the two airports in Dallas dfw and love field so love field is but it's really small and it's like hassle free It's just when you fly love field like it is just so nice dfw is massive But I fly dfw more often than not because it's cheaper and also more flights drug flights things like that How easy is it to get around walking driving public transit? So I've said this before we don't really have I mean we have public transit, but it's not common. It's not like taking the subway in new york Um and like la doesn't really have like great public transportation either I mean we have obviously we do have public transportation, but it's not very common You can definitely walk in the neighborhoods, but you need a car like you drive around Do you have to be yee yee to move there? So dallas itself is not yee yee I like cowboy boots. I like country music like I like that stuff There are definitely neighborhoods and just places in general. It's not super country by any means It's honestly like a bunch of like we're I'm like literally I grew up in the suburbs Like I didn't grow up on a farm or anything like that. Um, but the city itself is not super yee yee That's a lot more fort worth So you have like billy bobs there which is so fun if you're in dallas you need to go to billy bobs Um, and they have the stockyards and stuff dallas itself is a lot more like modern has a lot of really cute restaurants and like trendy things It's not very yee yee. It can be but like it's really not at all. Is it expensive I mean compared to other cities. No, what locations are the most walkable? I would say uptown in victory park. What are your favorite things of dallas? I Love the people here. People are so down to earth and just like normal. I really love that It's obviously it depends. You can always find like a pretentious one of the bunch, whatever But um overall speaking it is very down to earth people Don't just like shoot and ask like what you do You're always gonna find that the 30k millionaires wherever you are. It doesn't matter But i'm talking to someone who spent a lot of time in other cities like it is just Very down to earth, which I love. I love the people. I love how I love the actual city like I love the farmers market. That's another thing to do that doesn't require Alcohol I love the shopping. I love the restaurant scenes. I love that. It's central so flights are easy Um, I mean I honestly love so much about it Like the only thing I could say is that there just isn't a ton of like outdoor things besides the katie trail And like that's good enough for me at this time. I love that we're so close to so many lakes. No, it's like lake life here I'm much more of a lake person over an ocean. It's really easy to make friends and to meet people You just have to put yourself in the position to do that As far as meeting friends too, like if you go to church and stuff like go to a church You'll make a bunch of friends common churches here too would be like I know like watermark in the porch is big social dallas shoreline Um, yeah, like those are like bigger churches best way since to go for walks I would say katie trail or round white rock. Okay, so I answered a lot of questions If you guys have any more let me know and maybe I'll do like a series on tiktok That's probably what I'll do. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy. Let me know if any of you guys are moving here How exciting? Oh, also, I cannot believe I didn't mention this and my janeva app on the janeva app Which is basically like a big group chat. It's like the kensiel is with home And there's a room of dallas people So we have an entire like group of girls and guys who live in dallas who have just made friends hang out I had like a happy hour for everyone at toller patio. Like it's super super fun You guys want like my favorite bars restaurants coffee shop wrecks and stuff They're on a guide on my instagram. So just follow me on there But yeah, I hope you guys enjoyed and I love you guys so much and I'll talk to you soon Bye And what's funny about the guy with navy sheets is that you know that the guy with navy sheets only has them Because his mom bought them for him Because they know as a mother that their son is not going to wash their sheets that often And you can't see dirt on navy sheets