Apartments.com Reveals The Best Time to Find a New Apartment
ATLANTA, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With temperatures dropping and the leaves transitioning, it's the perfect time to consider making a change. If you have flexibility, choosing the right time to move could have a significant impact on getting the best price on a new apartment or being able to find the perfect fit. Whether you are tightening your budget to save money or seeking new surroundings and want to have a lot of options to choose from, take advantage of the below Apartments.com rental search tips to determine the ideal time to search for the perfect rental.
1. Black Friday Dream Deals: Not only is Black Friday a day of bargain-crazed shopping for retailers, it's also one of the best days of the year to sign a new lease on an apartment. Deals are plentiful this time of year because the busy summer season has past. It's also a good time to get ahead of the potential January rent increases. If you don't mind a move in cooler weather, you could find yourself settled into a new home by Christmas.
2. Waiting for Warmer Weather: If you are hoping to avoid a damp and chilly move, summertime may be the best time for a transition particularly if you have children and want to involve them in the process. Kids can join in by helping to organize a garage sale and packing their own belongings. Saving on packing and moving expenses can help offset potentially higher rental rates that sometimes occur in summer months. Lower availability can be a bit of a hurdle, but Apartments.com is here to help ease and expand your search offering renters the largest inventory available and an unsurpassed selection of rental properties spanning apartment buildings, single-family homes, condos and town homes. Customized search tools help ensure renters are served with listings that meet their criteria which makes finding a new home easy and painless.
3. When Rental Season is Lower: Since the summer months typically see the most rental traffic, renters may find better luck in pinning down their top apartment choices during the fall months when there is less demand, hence less competition. Rental communities tend to offer more concessions and deals during off-season as well. Having options means the budget-wise renter has a greater likelihood of finding a new home that fits both their lifestyle and pocket.
4. Before Back to School Season: If you are living in an area close to colleges or schools, you may want to plan your move well ahead of your desired move-in date. In college towns, it may be next to impossible to find your dream apartment during the back to school peak season from late June through August. Smart shoppers will begin the search in April as the spring semester winds down. On Apartments.com, renters are able to search through listings surrounding a school simply by typing the desired school into the search bar. Students can also use the Plan Commute tool to find apartments based on commute times to school whether they walk or drive. Additionally, students can see if a property has a per person pricing option, indicated by the bed icon on the placecard and in the pricing grid.
5. When Your Job Leads to Change: When your job requires that you move to a new town, you may not be familiar with the new neighborhood so it is best to start looking for your apartment 30 to 40 days before your planned move-in date. Doing your research online is now almost as good as being there. Things like the local neighborhood guides on Apartments.com are a great place to start, where you can learn more about popular points of interest, top apartment complexes, rent trends, a Walk Score® and a variety of information on what it's like to live in that area. Additionally, perusing listings with 3D interactive tours, videos and hundreds of thousands of consumer reviews on Apartments.com will help you get a lifelike experience of the apartment, so even if you can't visit the unit in person or have limited time to visit your options, you can get a good idea of whether it fits your preferences and needs.
To search for your next apartment, visit Apartments.com.
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Apartments.com is the leading online apartment listing website, offering renters access to information on more than 1,000,000 available units for rent. Powered by CoStar, the Apartments.com network of sites includes Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, Apartamentos.com, WestsideRentals.com, ForRent.com, ForRentUniversity.com, After55.com and CorporateHousing.com. Apartments.com is supported by the industry's largest professional research team, which has visited and photographed over 400,000 properties nationwide. The team makes over one million calls each month to apartment owners and property managers, collecting and verifying current availabilities, rental rates, pet policies, fees, leasing incentives, concessions, and more. Apartments.com offers more rental listings than any other apartments website, and innovative features including a Polygon™ tool that allows users to define their own search areas on a map, and a "Plan Commute" feature that lets users search for rentals in proximity to a specific address. Apartments.com creates easy access to its listings through a responsive website and iOS and Android apps, and provides unmatched exposure for its advertisers through an intuitive name, strategic search engine placements and innovative emerging media. The Apartments.com network reaches millions of renters nationwide, driving both qualified traffic and highly engaged renters to leasing offices. For more information: www.Apartments.com
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