For a June 1st move in date when do I start looking for a new place? (apartments, lease agreement)
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If your lease ends on May 31st then obviously you'd presumably rather not end up paying double rent. Sometimes that's unavoidable. If you find an apartment in March and you're in a market where rentals move quickly, a new landlord isn't going to lose a month or two's rent holding the place for you and neither is your present landlord going to lose the rent due under the lease agreement you have with him. You can't have it both ways and sometimes it's necessary to pay rent on two places.
Remember too that usually to move into a new apartment you'll need in many places to have three months rent upfront - first month, last month and one month's security deposit. You may do a little better with a private landlord than with a property management company but you need to take this into consideration.
I'm sure you've already figured moving costs into your budget; but don't forget utility, cable, internet deposits and any new installation fees associated with cable, telephone/internet. If you currently have accounts with the same providers and the new location is set up for them, you may avoid additional charges but should nevertheless take them into account when planning your move.
It depends upon your local market. If you live in a university town, the good places are already booked for next year.
If you are in my town, you start looking about 30 days before the move. No landlord is going to hold a vacancy for you for more than a few days and there is no way to know if there will be a vacancy next June.
It depends upon your local market. If you live in a university town, the good places are already booked for next year.
If you are in my town, you start looking about 30 days before the move. No landlord is going to hold a vacancy for you for more than a few days and there is no way to know if there will be a vacancy next June.
I usually look 2 months in advance, so I say late march/beginning of April.
Sometimes you find a place right away that's either vacant or will be soon and usually the managements aren't willing to wait a month or more for you to move in, but private landlords might be more lenient.
Best of luck on your apartment hunt.
I usually look 2 months in advance, so I say late march/beginning of April.
Sometimes you find a place right away that's either vacant or will be soon and usually the managements aren't willing to wait a month or more for you to move in, but private landlords might be more lenient.
Best of luck on your apartment hunt.
You should LOOK as soon as possible, to get the feel for various areas and costs. But as I private landlord I am pretty irritated when I have my place up for rent and someone who is not moving for 4 months contacts me to come see it, or to just get a feel for what places are going for and what they can expect.
Really? Do you think it will still be available in 4 months when its move in ready now? Please don't waste my time. Only call if you are in the month just before the move in date. Do the research online and don't pester people who are looking for a NOW tenant. Its one thing to contact a property manager who has several rentals and may have something open when you are ready to move, its another to expect a private person with maybe one or two rentals to leave their full time job to show you a house you have no intention of ever moving into.
In my experience, most places seem to get advertised between 15 and 45 days before the lease start date, with a bulk in the 25-30 day period before the lease start.
Private landlords rarely have a place advertised 60 days out, around here anyways.
Start looking 60 days out, but really get on it before the 30 day mark hits, hopefully find a place and give notice to your landlord. Remember to carry a check with you so you can leave a deposit.
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