Getting your first apartment is often one of the most enjoyable, yet unnerving experiences you will ever go through. Finally, you are leaving the nest to have your own place. You visualize exactly what the apartment will look like and the parties you will give. Now you are an adult and can make decisions for yourself. This knowledge is both enabling and scary because you are in charge and you have no one to blame if you make the wrong decision. Your life won’t be over, but you will have to live in the apartment at least until your lease is up. Finding an apartment doesn’t have to be a difficult process if you plan, plan, and plan some more.
If you are looking for an apartment and you don’t seem to be having any luck with the newspaper classifieds, then you might want to give the Internet a try. You can often find listings for apartments for rent in your area online. It’s so simple, even an Internet novice can do it!
There are many great search engines you can try such as Yahoo, Google, MSN, Netscape and Ask. Any one of these search engines can lead you to apartments for rent with the right search criteria. The easiest way to find apartments quickly is simply to type the name of your city and state into the search bar followed by the words ‘apartments for rent.’ You’ll see that quite a few results come up. Here are some examples of websites you can use to find yourself lots of listings for apartments for rent.
A great free service is Rent.com where you can search for apartments for rent using criteria like location, price and number of bedrooms and baths. You can even find a roommate on this website! One great feature of Rent.com is that if you find your apartment on their site, they’ll pay you $100 in cash!
Another great site is Rentnet.com where you can find an apartment based on your specifications. This site also features information about credit and even furnishing your new place! You’ll learn about moving with pets, and there’s even an area where you can find a roommate.
I also like Apartments.com which is another fantastic site for finding apartments for rent absolutely free. There are listings for managed communities, private rentals, and more. You’ll find both a manager center and a moving center, to help both tenants and landlords with the rental process.
The above three sites are only a few of the many websites available that can help you locate the apartment of your dreams. You can even contact landlords via email. Some of them may even have Instant Messaging so you can chat in real time. Find out more about the apartment before deciding whether or not you want to go look at it.
Many of the good apartment sites give you the ability to tour the apartments virtually. Thanks to today’s computer technology, you can see the apartment on your computer before ever leaving your home!