Hello! Long time no see. So much has happened! I’m moving!
Just last week I signed the lease on my first-ever actual apartment. I lived away for four years while I was in college, but that was on-campus housing…so this is my first apartment with a lease and landlord and all.
I’m moving with my boyfriend (it’s his first official apartment as well) and from finalizing the choice to live together to signing the lease, it took us less than 30 days, which was a lot quicker than we anticipated!
I think part of the reason the process went so quickly is that we kept a spreadsheet and, once we figured out the area we were interested in, became very determined to take advantage of the lower rent prices happening right now amid the ongoing pandemic.
Still, there are plenty of things I’m glad I did before fully diving into the apartment hunt.
Here are the best things to do before looking for an apartment, based on my experience.
