Currently in California and moving to NYC in July. Looking for an apartment to rent in Manhattan. Will have only 2 weeks in July to look for it. Whats the best way to go about it without using a broker (expensive!)?
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Do searches for "no fee" apartments\n\nGo through the classifieds of the villagevoice.com and nytimes.com\n\nBe careful about using "apartment share" services where a company will find you a roommate, many times you can be paired with complete psychos or convicted criminals. Many apartment sharing services do not do any sort of background check whatsoever.
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Get on Madison Avenue and ride, there are tons of "For Rent" signs up everywhere. There is a nice apartment complex off of the South Blvd called "The Meadows." Also check out "Rent.net" they have listings for the Montgomery area.
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move to brooklyn then. Anything in the city will be a fortune and very small. Apartments are very hard to find in the city. it's not like on TV. Lear the train systems cause owning a car in the city is extremely expensive car port rents are almost as much as an apartment. Good luck.
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Ask now. Why wait? Get your name in first. I did the same thing in my old building (went from a studio to a one bedroom). The circumstances were slightly different, but it was no big deal. Call them today and set it up. If you've been a good tenant, there should be no problem and they'll be glad to rent it to someone already there.
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section 8 vouchers.\n\nThis is a federal program that funds state and local govts. So your city will have a housing authority of some sort set up. They may even add more money than the federal govt gives them.\n\nYou have to get on a list most likely and they will interview you and see if you qualify. Then at some point they will give you the voucher.\n\nNext problem is to find a landlord willing to do it. Many think you wont take care of the place and don't want to rent to you. The program usually doesnt pay everything they just pay a lot, whatever you qualify for. You pay your portion to the landlord and the govt sends them a check for the rest. They also may not want to cause there is a limit on what can be charged. If the house is worth more you can forget it, so plan on not getting the best part of town or the nicest place. \n\nSome landlords will want to do it because the house isn't worth more, these are the houses you will want to stay away from. It would be better to have a landlord asking you what section 8 is and playing to their compasionate side if you are looking for a decent place to live than to find one hunting section 8 prospects down.\n\nYou will need to find housing that will accept you once you have been approved. The process may take some time as there may be a waiting list. Ask them how long it is.\n\nAt least you will be on the road to getting out, showing your parents that you are moving toward it may help the relationship while you wait.\n\nGood luck
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I help people in your situation. Contact me via e-mail and I'll ask you some questions and send you properties that match your requirements. There is no charge for this service and I will negotiate on your behalf. \n\nYou can also search for available leases in Newport Beach by visiting my website and clicking on "Search MLS Homes" and then on "Advanced Search".  Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn't allow me to publish my website but if you look at my e-mail, it might give you a clue. ;)\n\nGood luck.\n\nRegards
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housing is very tight right now. you may want to consider the surrounding parishes (counties), like jefferson, st. charles, st. tammany, st. john. best bet - come down before you move and drive around. lots of people put signs up on houses to rent, because they will rent in hours that way. some of the large apartments were estroyed but are being rebuilt. some of the corporates are tonti and first lake.
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www.rent.com\n\nhope this helps!!
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All you have to do is write a letter to the landlord (and send it Certified Mail) stating the DATE you will be out of the apartment. Also state that this is your "30-day Notice" in the letter. It really is that simple.
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In California, if the landlord finds another to rent the property right away, you would be responsible for any days that it wasn't rented.  If you have one yr. lease that could be a problem, if it is a slow rental market.  You could save money by moving in, but if there is a problem, tell the landlord.  They might have a heart!
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Contact a mortgage broker in your area first.  They'll set you up with a loan and preapproval.  Then you'll know what you can afford and then hook up with a realtor.  Don't go to the realtor first.  That's putting the cart before the horse.  If you're in California, I'd be glad to help you.  E-mail me at tom4loans@sbcglobal.net
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Look in the newspaper.  Dont go with the big appartment complexes or anything like that, they all do checks.  Find instead something like house for rent.   They are nicer biger and the landlord will take most anyone.  It cost them some money to do a check  on you.  If they do just explain why and offer to pay a bigger deposit.   Rent to own is very hard to find.   But possible.  Just search the papers and go online.\n\nYour best bet I think is to just rent, then look for homes for sale with seller financing.  They do not do checks and you dont have to get a loan from the bank, the seller does and you just pay what the seller is supposed to pay on the loan.  Those places are usally less expensive and many require some fixing up.\n\nTake your time though.  Look in  Chesapeak.  It is a nice area better than the beach cause that is too touristy in the summer traffic will make you insain.  Norfolk sucks.  Chesapeak is great though.  I lived there for a year.
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It depends quite a bit on where, in each city or state, you want to live, and what kind of apartment you're looking for. You can get a nice (not spectactular, but nice--clean, big enough, etc.) 1-bedroom apartment on the North side of Chicago for $800 or so. I don't know what rents are like on the South side. Manhattanis a nightmare--a closet-sized, cockroach-infested studio apartment will easily run you $1200 at least, and on top of that you will probably have to hire a broker to GET you that rat trap, so there's another grand or so out the window. San Francisco is also quite expensive, although the apartments I've seen seem nicer than the ones I've seen in New York. A decent 1-bedroom in Los Angeles will run in the neighborhood of $1000. I don't know about other areas in California. Of all the places mentioned here, Chicago is the cheapest.
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When my famiy relocated several states away from our home in Washington, we used www.rent.com.  They list the rent ranges right on the website and they even give a $100 check when you sign a lease with one of the properties on their site and they confirm it with the property manager.  \n\nI'd use that site again in a heart beat.  It worked really well for our family.
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It is relatively expensive to rent in San Diego, I know a lot of people living with roommates who are paying more than $750 each.\n\nI do not see how buying property in Chicago could help you out.  I would invest the money and look for an opportunity to purchase a property in San Diego, but you will be shocked at how much property costs here.  You might want to find a roomate as soon as you can upon moving here, try Craigslist for San Diego as a start.\n\nIf you attend church, you can often find rooms for rent on a bulletin board there.\n\nGood Luck.
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First, I'm from Pa. S I dont know the intracacies of Cal law.  But from what I've read and know from experience, I would definitely NOT rent to them.  Let me see!  you're looking for an apt, a $1000 one at that, and you dont have the $$ for the deposit?  Believe me, they won't have the $$ for anything else either.  It seems to me they cant afford tit in the first place.  The fact that you took a partial deposit has no bearing on whether to accept them or not.  BTW, did they fill out a rental ap?  I'll bet any references they gave if any are sketchy at best.  CALL to verify employment or where ever the $$ is coming from. If they cant pass the application phase, they cant afford it.  DO NOT RENT TO THEM UNTIL YOU ARE SURE THEY CAN PAY THE RENT.Better yet, tell them that until you receive the full deposit, you HAVE to keep showing the apt.  If they dont move on that, then consider it a excellent sign that they never had the $$ to begin with.\nI just ask me cousin who lives in LA about this.  She's never heard of such a law and they have rented apts in the past.  Tell them to hit the bricks.
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just go to the apartment you want to rent from and if they do based on income, they can tell you exactly what it would be