How to rent an apartment - how to rent a house

Find ads for people looking for lodgers, it's not difficult at all - it's more difficult not to be mistaken, that is not to fall into the hands of swindlers who successfully deceive honest tenants. However, it happens that the problems arise and not at all through the fault of the owners of the apartment: when choosing a rental housing you need to take into account many factors. Let's talk about how to properly rent an apartment and how to protect yourself from deceivers. This should be known in advance, and not complain after a while that the money "thrown to the wind."

Study of the offer market

You should never grab the first advertisement you got and rush to make a deal. Find half an hour-hour in order to see offers, estimate the average price of a rented apartment in the area that suits you. Fortunately, on certain sites today you can find not only information about the apartment itself, which offers for delivery to its owner, but also photos confirming that all the claimed is true. Approximately presenting the amount that you are asked for a rental apartment based on your requirements for the latter, you can take the next step - to contact the owners of those apartments that you find comfortable, or to contact the real estate company directly, asking you to choose the appropriate option for you.

"Horror stories" about deceivers

On the "black" realtors and crooks - the owners of apartments, there are many stories. Whatever they seem ridiculous, far-fetched, unrealistic - believe me: many of them took place in reality. Just in case, it's not unhealthy to know the schemes of work of scammers. They can be as follows:

1. The owner( or his representative) shows an apartment, takes a deposit, after a day or two changes his mind - the money is not returned back.
2. Money is taken for half a year - after 2-3 months the owner of the apartment has a need to return home urgently: according to his rights as a landlord, he easily evicts strangers who allegedly "hung out" from him - the tenants for his part, if the contract for renting the apartment was notformalized, no rights have not only to stay there longer, but also to claim their money.
3. The apartment is rented for a certain period, during which the landlord does not make any claims to the tenants, but at the end of the agreed time it turns out that, for example, something was lost from household appliances, it is required to repair certain sections of the apartment, which, according to the apartment owner,were before in perfect condition.
4. Another variant of deception: a two-room or three-room apartment is rented, after some time unforeseen circumstances force the owner to return to his native walls, more precisely - to one of the rooms. It turns out that tenants take only one or two rooms for the price of a whole separate apartment. Money back does not return. If the owner also turns out to be a person abusing alcohol or possessing other harmful habits, lodgers are ready to escape and without the "surrender" due to them.
5. The most insidious scenario: a beautiful apartment, absolutely respectable owner, who gives an apartment, because he has another "house" - no risk! Lodgers, without hesitation, pay for living for several months and settle in full confidence that in the next six months, comfort and comfort are provided to them. After a week or two, the real owner of the apartment appears who, of course, knows nothing about his double - he was on vacation, on a business trip, etc. To share his living space with any lodgers he is not going to: the law is on his side!

Want to avoid cheating, think seriously about how to properly rent an apartment and what to do in order not to be in a very unpleasant situation for you.

Excessive credulity and decency

Many of us are very familiar with the feeling of "inconvenient!" It is inconvenient to ask the realtor with whom you contacted by phone, ask to present the identity card of the employee of the company at a personal meeting, the more inconvenient it is to call in the realtor's firm and to clarify whether the person working for them. It is inconvenient at a meeting with the owner of an apartment to ask him for a passport and all documents for an apartment to verify the data. And even more uncomfortable to require the conclusion of an official contract for the rental of an apartment from a nice old woman, a retired or a pleasant person, honestly ready to turn in his apartment on a very favorable terms for you. Observe the following rules:

1. Do not give any money in the deposit without the relevant papers being issued.
2. Check the documentation for the apartment, enter into an official rental contract, providing all the nuances that may arise during the operation of the premises.
3. Apply only to trusted real estate companies with experience in this market, rather than "one-day": let the first services be more expensive, but you will be sure that the company will not disappear.
4. Do not be shy about making inquiries about neighbors: the neighborhood with people who lead an immoral lifestyle, does not bode well.

Take care of your money and nerves, remember that the miser pays twice: do not rush to the cheapest options, do not spare money to formalize the transaction.