Apartments For Rent

Author: chuckwhite30

Apartments for Rent, the sign screams out at you. You take down the number carefully and call and ask to speak to someone who can show it to you. Depending on where in the world you are, that may be the landlord, the superintendent or even a real estate agent. But whoever shows you the apartment, it is always a good idea to pay close attention to the details.

Before you even consider where to rent that apartment, take a look at the neighborhood. Walk around, check out where the schools are, where is there a park (if you have kids or even if you think might want to have kids one day, it's a good idea to know both of these things and frankly if you're not married and not planning to have kids, the park is still good to know about since it gives you a place to go and relax on a hot day).

You should also find out where the local supermarket is. There is nothing worse than renting an apartment and then finding out that if you need to go grocery shopping it's a good twenty minute walk or a car ride (what, I don't mind a car ride you say? Good luck with that when there's a snow storm and your car can't get out of the driveway – trust me, it happens. Or if you're in a more temperate area, there are those days when you just want to pop out for the groceries and hate the thought of sitting in the car in order to get there).

You should also check if there are noisy neighbors. Come back to the neighborhood at night. See if there are people who like to play loud music. Do people hang out around the building at night who you wouldn't want to see when you come home from a night on the town? Is there adequate lighting in the area? All these things are important to consider when you're looking at apartments for rent.

Also think about where the nearest doctor and hospital are. When you're sick, you don't want a long ride to go and get better. Not to mention that you need to know where the nearest pharmacy is, after all you know you're going to need to pop over there for cold medicine or maybe even a box of condoms on that night you get lucky.

And all these things happen before you ever make that initial phone call. So the next time you see a sign, Apartments for Rent, take the time to do your homework. You'll thank me later.