Renting Apt. in Ft. Collins... (Fort Collins: extended stay, rental, motel)

[basham68]

I will be moving to Fort Collins in early August and am still looking for an apt. I am coming from Iowa and it has made it a little more difficult finding a place. Can anybody offer some actual Apt. names that are relatively nice? Just a relatively safe place that I don't have to worry about my vehicle getting jacked or anything....not too picky. Any suggestions would help, thanks for any input.

[Marce970]

Why apt? you can find small houses in the south part of the town, It's pretty new and has everything around, I'm thinking Harmony and Timberline.

[pdfsmail]

WEll i would like a small Apt bc they are generally cheaper than a house... every penny counts on a tight economy.... i have always wondered the cost of a decent rental (apt, home, cabin, studio, etc..0 in this area and where the safe areas are...

[bproven]

Originally Posted by pdfsmail

WEll i would like a small Apt bc they are generally cheaper than a house... every penny counts on a tight economy.... i have always wondered the cost of a decent rental (apt, home, cabin, studio, etc..0 in this area and where the safe areas are...

My estimates after renting a bit in FC and house shopping (per month rates):

Apt = $600 and up (studio/ 1 bedroom and up)
House = $1000 and up

The place I currently stay in is $650 for 1 bedroom and $720 for 2 bedroom and it is a decent place. Older 70s built apts with single pane windows, centralized laundry, but right next to a local park and fairly quiet. There are better places with better amenities like garages, fireplace, in-unit laundry, newer interior, but you would have to add about $200 per month extra to get it.

I think any place in FC is pretty safe - your call on what type of area you want to be in (yuppie-ville/south FC, downtown, college area, north FC).

[rjs]

My recomendation would be
1 - line a few up that do have vacancies
2 - get there, get in an extended stay type motel so your now local.
3 - drive around the area and visit the ones you've identified.

I made the mistake of wanting to save on the motel money above by renting over the phone from across the country. Nightmare.