Now it goes! You are already confident with your new life and you have everything on your shoulders to send you to a new city! But it’s hard to find a place to rest your precious brain. For that reason, and since we don’t want you to live under the bridge, 33realty.com will give you some tips to see if this process, which can be time-consuming, becomes easier.
- Piss Off Your Student Union
If it’s the end of September and you’re still sleeping in hostels or at friends’ houses, it’s time to lose your shame and go talk to the staff of your Student Association because they’ll surely help you find or recommend something. AEs often have an area where landlords will leave offers, so you have nothing to lose by seeing what’s on the market. Furthermore, you always have the guarantee that at least those houses/apartments are close to the college in question.
- Search: A Bit On Foot, A Bit On Foot
This is the most rudimentary way of looking for a house and Tenant Screening Services in Chicago for example. How people from the last century did this: they arrived in an area where they would like to live and started looking at the windows and balconies to see if anyone was announcing that the house/room/property was for rent or sale. It’s the one that requires the most work as it involves moving, but it can give good results! With this strategy, you can also realize how far away public transport is.
- Use Your Network Of Contacts
This is the moment when you will make the contacts you made while you were still in secondary school pay off. From your first boyfriend to the friends of your brother or older cousin that you met on your last holiday. They all probably know a friend who has a friend who has a colleague who has a spare room.
- Search For Facebook Groups
Another of the best ways you have to find out about potential opportunities or people who can help you find a room is through Facebook groups. Real battles for rooms take place there and we know very well that you have a warrior spirit. And believe me: this is a battle you won’t want to lose. Among people looking, some are also trying to help.
- Google On The Net
There is nothing easier in this world than asking the trusty Google “Where can I find houses near [insert university], please?”. Give it a try and, although a lot of uninteresting things may appear, you might be lucky enough to find that thing you need. Increasingly, digital university lease platforms are the safest, most convenient, and fastest way to search and find your future home/room.