Comments on: 10 Red Flags To Watch Out For When Apartment Hunting https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: MeMe R https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-357242 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:10:54 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-357242 This is a good quick article and I am pretty used to renting so I know all the basics. I would like to see one about buying a home for first timers. I am really nervous about this.

]]> By: Lauryn R https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-354109 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:24:49 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-354109 These are great tips, thank you so much for sharing! I have definitely lived in my fair share of apartments so I know how it is. I have never personally lived in one with mildew/mold, but I had a friend who did. She ended up having to get let out of her lease, but I am sure that it is something that she wishes she had noticed before she moved in.

]]> By: ellen beck https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353952 Sat, 03 Feb 2018 04:26:18 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353952 I would also add to take before you move in pictures . That way he damage if there is some will be o noted not to be yours. I havent rented for 40 years, so I agree with being careful. Ask lots of questions. Oh and also visit the neighborhood at a few different times of the day/night.What you see during the day may be fine, but night time could be a whole different ball game!

]]> By: Emily https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353929 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:20:07 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353929 In reply to Dana Rodriguez.

Lol! I meant 12-month lease. I just fixed the error. Thanks for catching it.

]]> By: Dana Rodriguez https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353923 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:34:55 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353923 These are great tips. WOW! A 12 year lease? We rent a house but our landlord is great. I have had some bad ones in the past though.

]]> By: Rosie https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353909 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:25:49 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353909 This is good information. I never heard of a 12-year lease. I guess if they can’t go up on the rent that long, it would be great. I think some states have rules about leases, and security deposits, find out about your rights before you give more in a security deposit than you need to. Also, see if you can sleuth around and find out if there is a big turnover, why do people leave and not stay. Happy tenants often don’t want to move as soon as they can. Take pictures of any damage in hallway, etc., before you move in, and have the landlord sign the photos. You can get blamed later and you won’t have any way to prove you didn’t cause the damage. Many landlords are unscrupulous and will try to get YOU to pay for their former tenants’ damage that they managed to skip out on.

]]> By: Peggy Nunn https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353908 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 13:20:48 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353908 These are excellent points. We bought a home 3 years ago and thought we had inspected all it with an inspector. But he did not think it was wrong to have the shower dripping in the tub. See if they can see the utilities from the past year. The place may not be well insulated or the system is really inefficient. Those $300-$400 bills are big to swallow in the winter or summer.

]]> By: Jeanine Carlson https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353893 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:04:06 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353893 Wow, the last point floored me! $4,000 late fee is pretty steep!

]]> By: John Smith https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353869 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 02:46:36 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353869 Landlords try to put in as many abusive, exploitative provisions in leases as they can, even if they’re not legally enforceable because they’re so obviously extreme and wrong. But if you don’t know your rights they’ll walk all over you!

]]> By: Sarah L https://www.emilyreviews.com/2018/01/10-red-flags-to-watch-out-for-when-apartment-hunting.html/comment-page-1#comment-353746 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 03:02:48 +0000 https://www.emilyreviews.com/?p=98697#comment-353746 Those are excellent points. Water damage is dangerous to the structure and for the mold that is bad for your health.

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