500 Off First Month Reduced Rent

📍 3519 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311

📋 Property Overview

At 500 Off First Month Reduced Rent you get 2 bd, 1 ba. Interior space is 900 sq ft. Rent is $820 a month. The unit features recently renovated. On site there is on-site laundry, dogs allowed, cats allowed and 24hr maintenance. Pets are allowed (cats and dogs). The standard lease term is 12 months. Availability: Available Sep 3, 2026. With a Walk Score of 65, some errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 37. That is 29% below the local median of $1,150.

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score65/100

  Somewhat Walkable

• Transit Score37/100

  Some Transit

💵 Costs & Lease

Deposit

$450

Lease length

12 months

Units available

1 unit

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 2BR/1BA2 bd · 1 ba · 900 sq ft$8201 unit available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Security deposit

$450

Lease length

12 months

Available

Available Sep 3, 2026

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what Iowa renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 200,819 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 3x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Types

Cats, Dogs

Limit

1 pet

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• On-site laundry
• 24hr maintenance
• Recently renovated
• Cats allowed
• Dogs allowed
• 900 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

65 · Somewhat Walkable

Transit Score

37 · Some Transit

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Callanan Middle School · 6-83/10 · 0.8 mi
• Hubbell Elementary School · K-55/10 · 0.8 mi
• Perkins Elementary School · PK-55/10 · 0.8 mi
• Ruby Van Meter School · 6-121/10 · 0.8 mi
• Roosevelt High School · 9-121/10 · 0.9 mi
• Greenwood Elementary School · PK-54/10 · 1.3 mi
• Edmunds Fine Arts Academy · PK-54/10 · 1.4 mi
• Downtown School · K-68/10 · 1.7 mi
• Merrill Middle School · 6-86/10 · 1.7 mi
• Windsor Elementary School · PK-55/10 · 1.8 mi

🏡 Floor Plans