Living in Miami (Miami Beach: apartment complex, lease, car insurance)

[der titan]

1. Is it allowed to install your own satellite dish? (Directv, Dishnetwork, etc.)
2. Do the apartments have free parking. I am talking about Miami Beach and the Brickell area.
3. Do the buildings have a washing machine?
4. What costs can I expect to pay besides rent? Is water included? What's the cost of electricity, etc, etc.
5. What do young people pay for car insurance? And are there additional fees to use your car besides gas?
6. What kind of taxes need to be paid? I know there's no income tax in FL.
7. What can I expect to pay for a clean studio apartment in the above areas? Budget: Max $1100.
8. Do I have to hire a realtor? I only visited the area for a holiday, have no experience living there.
9. If yes, what does a realtor ask $$?
10. Is it true that apartment buildings only have cable TV with Spanish language TV?

[doggiebus]

Originally Posted by der titan

1. Is it allowed to install your own satellite dish? (Directv, Dishnetwork, etc.) Most likely no, you will need to see what each apartment buildings laws are. If you rent a house or townhouse you will be able to install your own dish most likely.
2. Do the apartments have free parking. I am talking about Miami Beach and the Brickell area. Yes some do, and some don't, so depends on the apartment complex.
3. Do the buildings have a washing machine? Depends on the apartment complex, but most do.
4. What costs can I expect to pay besides rent? Is water included? What's the cost of electricity, etc, etc.
5. What do young people pay for car insurance? And are there additional fees to use your car besides gas? Many factors go into how much someone pays for car insurance. It really depends on the person driving record, type of car, location you live, the insurance company you go with... You need to call an get an estimate yourself.
6. What kind of taxes need to be paid? I know there's no income tax in FL.
7. What can I expect to pay for a clean studio apartment in the above areas? Budget: Max $1100. You should be able to find a studio in your budget.
8. Do I have to hire a realtor? I only visited the area for a holiday, have no experience living there.
9. If yes, what does a realtor ask $$?
10. Is it true that apartment buildings only have cable TV with Spanish language TV? Not true.

Hope this helps.

[der titan]

Thank you.

If other people can answer these questions, it will be appreciated.

4. What costs can I expect to pay besides rent? Is water included? What's the cost of electricity, etc, etc.

6. What kind of taxes need to be paid? I know there's no income tax in FL.

8. Do I have to hire a realtor? I only visited the area for a holiday, have no experience living there.

9. If yes, what does a realtor ask $$?

[FlyMIA]

Originally Posted by der titan

Thank you.

If other people can answer these questions, it will be appreciated.

4. What costs can I expect to pay besides rent? Is water included? What's the cost of electricity, etc, etc. Depends on your lease

6. What kind of taxes need to be paid? I know there's no income tax in FL. Umm all the other taxes there are in living in a US State besides for state income.

8. Do I have to hire a realtor? I only visited the area for a holiday, have no experience living there. You don't have to but I HIGHLY suggest you do.

9. If yes, what does a realtor ask $$? They only get money off of commision, your not going to pay them a cent, you make a rent deal they get part of that money.

It all really depends on the lease, lots of the questions you asked depend on the building and the person.