7 Things You MUST DO BEFORE Leasing Your First Apartment | Tips We've Learned from Years of Renting

Apartment shopping? PLEASE watch this first. We've made a lot of mistakes when it's come to leasing an apartment or condo. Here are some things to look for and some questions to ask before renting your first apartment.

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[marselijaneredford]

- See the place before you sign the contract
- Schedule an afternoon or evening time to see apartment, then you can see what the neighbors are like when they are home, and what outside is like in the evening
- Smell around kitchen cabinets, laundry room for weird smells
- Determine if you’re a light or heavy sleeper, if you’re a light sleeper move to a top floor for less noise
- Check reviews
- Get copy of lease agreement
- Ask about complaints of previous tenant
- Treat management with respect

[basharalali]

0:35 tour the apartment
2:56 See apartment at a good time
6:00 smell everything
7:20 choose right floor
7:51 read the online reviews
9:07 ask for copy of lease agreement
10:10 inquire about previous tenant complaints
11:23 Respect those around you

[mowglig]

I’m at the point where I don’t care what it looks like, I just need a place to accept me!

[DavidSmith-egle]

Here's another thing you guys might want to consider make sure the property is not going to be sold out from under you after a couple of years this has happened to me and they changed the rent everything luckily I was able to make a deal and everything was okay but you could be in a situation where you may not be allowed to renew your lease and your homeless so I would take a look how old is the landlord and doesn't look like it's not going to be sold out from under you

[emimcdonald]

i’ve grown up in apartment complexes my whole life - ALL OF THESE ARE TRUE!!!

[richpeacock]

This video is so helpful! I’m 71 years old and have owned houses and lived in a lot of apartments, yet I still learned so much from this video!

[ikkin]

I feel like an apartment can still change the unit on you. For example, they show you apartment A, then write your lease up for apartment B, with apartment B having a bunch of issues and apartment A being a "show apartment"

[feeq]

My neighbor fight and scream at each other all the time. It’s terrifying and I’m moving out☹️

[KathyHasRamen]

Having worked in property management, I would definitely agree - it's so important to visit the home before you decide to rent. Folks would be surprised how the online photos differ from real life.

[Starsofneon]

The place my husband just looked at was advertised as brand new ... He went to view it and he said it was like they played jigsaw puzzle with the carpet and the mirrors were shattered in both bathrooms. Haha lesson learned...do not trust the advertisement!!!

[johnkeithracho]

Thank you for sharing this information! Not only looking at things before you sign the contract, keeping up with your bills already because if you are late then it doubles. If you are making car payments that is another bill too. It might be free to move in if your car is finally paid off. You can play music as long as it’s not too loud because like we said you have to respect the people around you.

[cheyenne]

This was amazing! Just got my first post-college job and need to move into my first apartment. Many thanks!

[SpiderMonkeyy]

I sign my first lease tomorrow morning. Thanks for the tips

[Tinatu]

Thinking of getting my first place. This was very helpful

[angelvaleriano_]

Subscribed! Thank you! Watched this after I signed my first lease and moved in.

[veronikae]

Thank you so much! It is very nice that you want us to avoid as many mistakes as possible. I had no one to give me advice, but I feel calmer now in this process.

[DJWoopneck]

Can't believe people would rent/buy do anything before actually seeing the place first

[chantalecherry]

That’s so smart! The afternoon visit is clever. I too am sensitive to noise and definitely will do that!

[cheesstick]

i am 17 and im moving out when i turn 18. i have a part time job and i am looking for absolutely ANY tips i can get to make sure i am as prepared as i can be. much love❤️

[davidrobinson]

Keep in mind some landlords are hustling that application fee. Not renting out because app fees run $100 per application