Comments on: How to Find Your First Apartment http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/13/how-to-find-your-first-apartment/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:41:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nyc apartments http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/13/how-to-find-your-first-apartment/comment-page-1/#comment-81089 nyc apartments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:49:41 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2511#comment-81089 Great tips, I have been looking for a apartment. Great tips, I have been looking for a apartment.

]]> By: Joey Marino http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/13/how-to-find-your-first-apartment/comment-page-1/#comment-45948 Joey Marino Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:42:30 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2511#comment-45948 Except for the obvious reasons like maintenance, why rent an apartment when you can buy a house for the same cost? Except for the obvious reasons like maintenance, why rent an apartment when you can buy a house for the same cost?

]]> By: Ryan http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/13/how-to-find-your-first-apartment/comment-page-1/#comment-30345 Ryan Sun, 31 May 2009 19:01:28 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2511#comment-30345 Another thing to watch out for when renting an apartment in an apartment complex is rising payments. The apartment complex I used to live in gave me a pretty good deal on my first lease and even threw in a washer and dryer. I didn't realize that the free washer and dryer was a limited-time thing. After a while they wanted me to start paying for them. It was a much better deal to buy my own laundry machines on a one-year-same-as-cash plan. As for rent, every time I signed a new lease the price went up. Apparently, my rent amount on the first lease was a special introductory offer that was below the "market value" of the apartment. Every time I signed a new lease, they raised the rent a little more and a little more with the intention of eventually having me pay the market value for the apartment. The market value ended up being too much to pay for renting, so my wife and I got a house and put that bigger payment toward a mortgage instead. I wish I would've signed a 12-month lease and a 6-month lease instead of 3 6-month leases. So if you're renting an apartment, make sure you ask whether the cost will remain the same from lease to lease or whether they will raise it to the market value. Another thing to watch out for when renting an apartment in an apartment complex is rising payments. The apartment complex I used to live in gave me a pretty good deal on my first lease and even threw in a washer and dryer. I didn’t realize that the free washer and dryer was a limited-time thing. After a while they wanted me to start paying for them. It was a much better deal to buy my own laundry machines on a one-year-same-as-cash plan.

As for rent, every time I signed a new lease the price went up. Apparently, my rent amount on the first lease was a special introductory offer that was below the “market value” of the apartment. Every time I signed a new lease, they raised the rent a little more and a little more with the intention of eventually having me pay the market value for the apartment. The market value ended up being too much to pay for renting, so my wife and I got a house and put that bigger payment toward a mortgage instead. I wish I would’ve signed a 12-month lease and a 6-month lease instead of 3 6-month leases.

So if you’re renting an apartment, make sure you ask whether the cost will remain the same from lease to lease or whether they will raise it to the market value.

]]> By: Jackie http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/13/how-to-find-your-first-apartment/comment-page-1/#comment-27455 Jackie Thu, 14 May 2009 17:04:52 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2511#comment-27455 I’ve definitely lived in my share of apartments. I wish I’d known all of this before I moved into any of them. I would add a personal recommendation. If possible, live on the top floor of a complex. There are no neighbors above you to make noise! It’s much more peaceful. Taking the stairs to the third floor can be tiring, but it’s a fair trade to me. Although, when moving into or out of that top floor apartment, take it from me, you really don’t want to carry a washer and dryer down 3 flights of stairs. My other recommendation would be to use a professional <a href="http://www.jjmetro.com" rel="nofollow"> moving company </a>. I’ve definitely lived in my share of apartments. I wish I’d known all of this before I moved into any of them. I would add a personal recommendation. If possible, live on the top floor of a complex. There are no neighbors above you to make noise! It’s much more peaceful. Taking the stairs to the third floor can be tiring, but it’s a fair trade to me. Although, when moving into or out of that top floor apartment, take it from me, you really don’t want to carry a washer and dryer down 3 flights of stairs. My other recommendation would be to use a professional moving company .

]]> By: Tiffany http://artofmanliness.com/2009/04/13/how-to-find-your-first-apartment/comment-page-1/#comment-26133 Tiffany Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:53:18 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=2511#comment-26133 Thank you for this article, I really learned a lot. I've just started looking for my first apartment and the realization of moving out and being on my own is scary to me. I really liked how you mention that it isn't as bad as you thought it would be, that gives me hope. Thanks again! ~Tiffany Thank you for this article, I really learned a lot. I’ve just started looking for my first apartment and the realization of moving out and being on my own is scary to me. I really liked how you mention that it isn’t as bad as you thought it would be, that gives me hope. Thanks again!

~Tiffany

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