THE NEST (APARTMENTS)
Every building giving away free months, the fees they don’t put on the sign, when to sign, and what to do when a listing smells wrong. Updated weekly. Call before you sign.
WHO’S HANDING OUT FREE MONTHS THIS WEEK
Westerly House
The Hamilton and Hume House
The Reservoir
🐔 Touring or applying? Tell the leasing office “the Chicken sent me” or that you found them on thedailyflock.com. That’s how buildings learn locals find them here, and it’s how the Flock grows and stays free for you. Nobody pays to get listed.
WHAT YOU’LL ACTUALLY PAY
“Two months free” means nothing until the admin fee, parking, pet rent, valet trash and amenity fee are on the same line. Type the numbers off the quote sheet.
WHO CHANGED THEIR OFFER
We re-check every building each week and keep the old number. A special that keeps climbing is a building that needs to fill units — that is where you push.
| Building | Hood | Now | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terra House | Downtown / SoBro | 3 MONTHS FREE | New to the tracker this week |
| Elliston 23 | Midtown / Music Row | 3 MONTHS FREE | New to the tracker this week |
| Artisan on 18th | Midtown / Music Row | 3 MONTHS FREE | New to the tracker this week |
| The Wayward | East Nashville | 3 MONTHS FREE | New to the tracker this week |
| Rutledge Flats | Downtown / SoBro | 2 MONTHS FREE | New to the tracker this week |
| Camden Gulch | The Gulch | 2 MONTHS FREE | New to the tracker this week |
YOUR LEVERAGE, BY MONTH
Start looking ~90 days out. Pricing lands ~45 days before move-in. Leases of 6 months or less rarely get specials.
SIX RED FLAGS, NASHVILLE EDITION
Metro police counted about 200 victims this year. Most of them paid a “hold fee” on a real listing that someone else cloned.
“FREE” LOCATORS, EXPLAINED
They’re useful. They’re also paid by the building, and only by buildings that pay.
START WITH THE NUMBER, NOT THE VIBE
Half of every “moving to Nashville” thread opens with a budget. This is not a guess at what a neighborhood costs — it is where the specials we are tracking right now actually land once the free months are spread across the lease.
| Effective rent | Buildings | Where they are |
|---|---|---|
| Under $1,300 | 68 | Antioch (12), Nolensville Pike / Woodbine (11), Midtown / Music Row (10), East Nashville (8), Madison / Rivergate (6), Wedgewood-Houston (5), Downtown / SoBro (4), 12South / Edgehill (3), The Gulch (3), Bellevue (2), Germantown (2), North Nashville / Buchanan (2) |
| $1,300 – $1,700 | 30 | The Gulch (6), Midtown / Music Row (5), Germantown (4), Wedgewood-Houston (4), 12South / Edgehill (2), Antioch (2), Downtown / SoBro (2), East Nashville (2), Bellevue (1), Nolensville Pike / Woodbine (1), North Nashville / Buchanan (1) |
| $1,700 – $2,200 | 5 | Antioch (2), Downtown / SoBro (1), East Nashville (1), Midtown / Music Row (1) |
| $2,200 and up | 1 | 12South / Edgehill (1) |
THE SIX THINGS TO KNOW
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A board for locals handing off a lease, run through The Coop. Real people, verified by phone, no marketplace feel.