{"id":20102,"date":"2022-06-20T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=20102"},"modified":"2022-06-20T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T20:40:07","slug":"tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Relocating to college and hunting for an apartment can be daunting, particularly if relocating to a new state or country. However, you can easily find your preferred off-campus apartment with the right tips. It will help if you remember the following Dos and Don&#8217;ts when searching for an apartment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Do&#8217;s of Apartment Hunting in College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Determine Your Needs<br \/>\nBefore you embark on a hunting journey to find the right apartment, figure out your needs. Start by answering these questions: What proximity do you prefer to live in from your campus? What is the amount you can afford to pay as rent? Do you intend to stay with a roommate (s)? Planning your needs will assist you when searching for the perfect place that suits your needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Start Your Hunt Early Enough<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re searching for off-campus apartments in Waterloo or any other location, understand that many fellow students are doing the same. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesrealestatecouncil\/2018\/04\/02\/three-essential-strategies-for-smart-student-housing-development\/?sh=74043f7166d9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes<\/a>, thousands of new students enroll in four-year college institutions in the U.S annually.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whereas a certain percentage of these students may stay at home and attend part-time college classes, close to 61.8% of all U.S. college-going students are registered full-time. Therefore, it&#8217;ll be wise for you to start hunting for an off-campus apartment early enough to book one before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Prioritize Vicinity to College<br \/>\nStaying in college hostels might not be for you, but you should at least search for an apartment within your college&#8217;s proximity. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accommod8u.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waterloo student housing<\/a> is the perfect choice if you intend to join the University of Waterloo or Wilfrid Laurier University. That way, you&#8217;ll have no trouble attending your classes while taking advantage of the services and social activities taking place at college.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Study the Lease Agreement Carefully<br \/>\nA lease agreement is a legally actionable contract that sets the terms of engagement between you and your landlord. Therefore, it&#8217;s crucial to read it before putting down your signature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, if you&#8217;re leasing a fully furnished apartment, ensure the furniture and appliances are recorded on the lease agreement. Also, don&#8217;t forget to try them out to ensure they&#8217;re working as they should. Furthermore, it&#8217;ll be prudent for you to create a comprehensive list of any defects in the apartment, including carpet stains, dings, and scratches, among other flaws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Don&#8217;ts of Apartment Hunting in College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Avoid Leasing from Individuals Online<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t become a victim of online scammers who pretend to possess apartments for leasing to students. If you have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/05\/smart-upgrades-for-your-rental-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rent an apartment<\/a> from an individual, ensure you visit prospective apartments personally before considering paying for yours.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can&#8217;t visit in person, ensure you at least research or engage a trusted agency instead of leasing from a random landlord you found online. Beware that there are several housing scams targeting innocent students hunting for the right apartment when joining college.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Be Careful Not to Forget Assessing the Neighborhood<br \/>\nWhile on a hunting mission for an off-campus apartment, take note of the overall safety outlook of the prospective neighborhood. Don&#8217;t get overtaken by the need to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/03\/be-mindful-when-investing-in-your-first-rental-property\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-quality apartment<\/a> and forget about safety, hygiene conditions, and other important aspects. Be sure to investigate such issues for you to rent an apartment in a safe neighborhood. Additionally, enquire if your college or apartment provides escorts for walking at night and any other security benefits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf Avoid Renting an Apartment Alone<br \/>\nWhile joining college, you may not be for the idea of living with a roommate. However, you might need one to help share the burden of expenses, particularly if your college is located in a high-end city or operating on tight budget constraints. Don&#8217;t forget; it&#8217;s not just rent expenses you share but also the cost of furnishing your apartment, utilities, and other costs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides the monetary benefits of sharing an apartment, staying with a roommate can offer an additional sense of security. However, when looking for a roommate, ensure you get a trustworthy person who you can peacefully live with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Final Word<\/strong><br \/>\nRelocating to college and finding the perfect place to live can be challenging, especially if coming from another state or country. However, by taking these Dos and Don&#8217;ts into account, you can easily find the right apartment to stay in for a while in college.<\/p>\n<p>Do&#8217;s and Don&#8217;t When Apartment Hunting in College by McKenzie Jones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relocating to college and hunting for an apartment can be daunting, particularly if relocating to a new state or country. However, you can easily find your preferred off-campus apartment with &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real-estate"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tips for Apartment Hunting in College &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Relocating to college and hunting for an apartment can be daunting, particularly if relocating to a new state or country. However, you can easily find your preferred off-campus apartment with &hellip; [read more]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@RoryClipsham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@RoryClipsham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rory Clipsham\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rory Clipsham\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\"},\"headline\":\"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-20T22:15:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":749,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Real Estate\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/\",\"name\":\"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-20T22:15:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty\",\"description\":\"Rory C Real Estate Updates | Home Selling &amp; Buying\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\",\"name\":\"Rory Clipsham\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\",\"width\":504,\"height\":504,\"caption\":\"Rory Clipsham\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pg\\\/BurnabyandCoquitlamHomes\\\/about\\\/?ref=page_internal\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/roryclipshamhomes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/RoryClipsham\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","twitter_description":"Relocating to college and hunting for an apartment can be daunting, particularly if relocating to a new state or country. However, you can easily find your preferred off-campus apartment with &hellip; [read more]","twitter_creator":"@RoryClipsham","twitter_site":"@RoryClipsham","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rory Clipsham","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/"},"author":{"name":"Rory Clipsham","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7"},"headline":"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College","datePublished":"2022-06-20T22:15:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/"},"wordCount":749,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7"},"articleSection":["Real Estate"],"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/","url":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/","name":"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-06-20T22:15:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2022\/06\/tips-for-apartment-hunting-in-college\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tips for Apartment Hunting in College"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/","name":"Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","description":"Rory C Real Estate Updates | Home Selling &amp; Buying","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7","name":"Rory Clipsham","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg","width":504,"height":504,"caption":"Rory Clipsham"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/BurnabyandCoquitlamHomes\/about\/?ref=page_internal","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roryclipshamhomes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/RoryClipsham"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20103,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20102\/revisions\/20103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}