Saturday, April 22, 2006
timing is important ( rental world )
yes, the summer season is fast upon us. thus making, seeking, and finding a place to call home more competitive for all. there are several things to consider while conducting your search; making it easier and smoother for you and all around:
1) make one person in your group the point person. making it easier to have all paperwork ready at hand, and to coordinate the group in viewing places. you will need to have ready for placing the application in to process: 1) photo id 2) ssn 3) w-2's 4) last year's taxes 5) last few pay stubs 6) bank statements. there could be a guarantor form and their info too, a letter of employment, if less than a year at same job. all this should be ready to hand in, since other potential renters are looking at the same places as you.
2) advisable to have all persons in the party ready to view at the same time. otherwise trying to get varying times and days for all people to make a decision on the place to call home, will result in it being taken by some others who are more on the ball than you. because your competition is really the other folks who, too are seeking the same places as you.
3) be careful of those brokers/agents who claim you need to decide right this second, due to over 20 people have seen it, and the claim of at least 2-5 applications are in on the place. reality being we all see so many hot bodies walking the streets of the city (all those viewing the same places as you). and if there are that many applications in, walk away (too many good candidates that only one will get the place, and you're not in the running, why bother).
concluding; have your paperwork ready at hand, all see it at same time, know what you want, when you see what you want regardless of how many places-take it.
1) make one person in your group the point person. making it easier to have all paperwork ready at hand, and to coordinate the group in viewing places. you will need to have ready for placing the application in to process: 1) photo id 2) ssn 3) w-2's 4) last year's taxes 5) last few pay stubs 6) bank statements. there could be a guarantor form and their info too, a letter of employment, if less than a year at same job. all this should be ready to hand in, since other potential renters are looking at the same places as you.
2) advisable to have all persons in the party ready to view at the same time. otherwise trying to get varying times and days for all people to make a decision on the place to call home, will result in it being taken by some others who are more on the ball than you. because your competition is really the other folks who, too are seeking the same places as you.
3) be careful of those brokers/agents who claim you need to decide right this second, due to over 20 people have seen it, and the claim of at least 2-5 applications are in on the place. reality being we all see so many hot bodies walking the streets of the city (all those viewing the same places as you). and if there are that many applications in, walk away (too many good candidates that only one will get the place, and you're not in the running, why bother).
concluding; have your paperwork ready at hand, all see it at same time, know what you want, when you see what you want regardless of how many places-take it.
