Apartment Hunting Tips

[S Freud]

Anyone have any tips for someone new to apartment hunting?

I have lived on my own for a year now but was never faced with the challenge of looking for a place, I sort of just fell into this place through a friend when I moved out to start school.

Any tips, tricks, questions to ask? Any general *HELPFUL* advice is welcome.

Thanks 🙂

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Newspaper classified ads are a goldmine.

 

[PHiuR]

craigslist?

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Newspaper classified ads are a goldmine.

This is mainly where I have been looking, and just biking around town passing different complex's. I have found a few prospects that I am pursuing.

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
craigslist?

The closest city to me listed on craigslist is about 50 miles away, mine isn't on craigslist.
🙁

I wish it was

 

[montanafan]

Same way you found the first one is good. Just ask around, people living in apartments would know if there's a vacancy in their building and could give you a lot of information about the place you wouldn't get otherwise. If there's no vacancy in their buildings, they might have friends who could help you out as well.

 

[S Freud]

Originally posted by: montanafan
Same way you found the first one is good. Just ask around, people living in apartments would know if there's a vacancy in their building and could give you a lot of information about the place you wouldn't get otherwise. If there's no vacancy in their buildings, they might have friends who could help you out as well.

Thanks I'll keep that in mind, I need to really pursue every resource, the house I live in right now is going to be sold.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Originally posted by: S Freud
Anyone have any tips for someone new to apartment hunting?

Check the community swimming pool on a warm weekend afternoon.
Lots of oldies, children :thumbsdown:
Lots of coeds, recently graduated women :thumbsup:

You can thank me later.

 

[nsafreak]

Personally I used a mixture of references and websites to find my current apartment. I recommend using forrent.com and apartments.com for some searching along with the other recommendations so far.

 

[dmw16]

I used rent.com and then get the free $100 which was cool. However, I live in an area w/ a lot of apartment complexes. If you live in an area w/ fewer apartments than newspapers work. Or just drive around.

 

[Svnla]

Go to grocery stores and bookstores. They have the free apartment guides and booklets in a rack.

 

[dabuddha]

aptratings.com for any apartment you look at.