5 Benefits Professional Apartment Hunters Offer

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5 Benefits Professional Apartment Hunters Offer

Staff Writer · Jul 29, 2010

You could spend a lot of time trying to track down an apartment on your own, or you could hire apartment hunters. If the apartments you’re looking for are local, and there isn’t much of a demand for rentals, then it would be a waste of money to hire apartment hunters. They probably couldn’t do much for you anyway. If you’re moving to a large metro area though, or are planning a long distance move, then you should take advantage of the benefits professional apartment hunters offer.

1.  Sublet Rentals

It’s sometimes hard to find sublet rentals. The person who wants to sublease may not want to announce that they are looking to sublease for a number of reasons. They may only list privately with an apartment hunter, who can then connect you to them. If you need to sublet, then apartment hunters can uncover those hard to find sublease arrangements.

2. Last Minute Moves

Apartment hunters specialize in last minute moves. They hit the ground on your behave, uncovering as many rental opportunities that meet your criteria as possible. It’s their job to do that on a daily basis. When you call them, they will most likely already have some leads. When you’re not in the city where you’re moving to yet, they can meet with a landlord on your behalf, and negotiate a lease at the last minute. It’s a huge benefit when apartment rentals are competitive, and vanish as soon as it’s listed in classifieds.

3. Save You Time

Searching for an apartment eats up a lot of your time. It’s time that you may not have if you’re finishing up school, running a business or selling a home and preparing for a big move. Apartment hunters exist to save you time. You delegate the entire search process to them, and they handle it all. When they find apartments that match your specifications, you’ll get all the details, pictures and maps you need.

4. No Costs to You

Apartment communities pay apartment hunters to recommend their apartments. You might say that they’re not working for you and have your best interests in mind, because they’re paid by the property owners. That’s true in on respect. However, if you get a great match on an apartment, within your price range, and you’re happy with the service, then that’s a moot point. You didn’t spend any money, and you had someone doing the work for you. There aren’t many instances in life when that happens.  Some apartment hunters don’t work that way, but require a fee or a percent of rent that you pay. Find out the specifics before you sign any agreement, and when possible, find apartment hunters that don’t charge you a fee.

5.  Move in Deals

You can save on security deposit and first month’s  rent costs with apartment hunters. They are privy to deals that apartment communities and landlords are willing to make to increase the number of tenants renting. For example, apartment hunters may know of move-in specials that require a low security deposit, and waive the cost of renting for the first month.

Apartment hunters are a big help if you could use these benefits.

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