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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Affordable Apartments For Rent

Whether you are searching for your first place or if you are moving to a new city affordable apartments for rent are probably really important to you. There are many options available to you in your search. The right rental property may be closer than you think and it may be easier to find than you ever dreamed possible.

The first thing that you want to consider is your income. If you fall within a certain yearly income you may be able to seek help from organizations like HUD. These groups offer low income tenants affordable apartments for rent. The great thing about these organizations is they work with your specific level of income. You only pay what you actually can afford.

Many individuals will not fall within the state guidelines to qualify for programs like HUD but if you do, make sure that you take advantage of the opportunity to find affordable apartments for rent according to your income. Those who don’t qualify for low income housing have other options to consider.

The first thing I did when looking for affordable apartments for rent was to start asking people I knew. I found this to be one of the most valuable resources available. Many friends and family members were eager to help me find a place that I could afford on my meager waitress income and I was shocked to discover how many unadvertised affordable apartments for rent there actually were in my area.

One of the nicest options available to me was an unadvertised rental that was behind a private home. The small building offered a cozy one bedroom suite that was perfect for me. This wasn’t one of the affordable apartments for rent that I put on my list but I really loved the place. It was just too far out of the way for me.

There were, however, plenty of other affordable apartments for rent and I had my eye on just the one that I wanted. It was in the perfect location and I already knew the landlord. The current tenant was about to move so I talked to the owner and asked to be put on a waiting list. If I hadn’t networked with friends and family I would have never known that the apartment was going to be available.

Of course, you can always find affordable apartments for rent by searching the newspaper but it is always a good idea to shop around. You want to become familiar with the neighborhood and consider how far you want to drive to work each day. Don’t forget to ask around. You never know what affordable apartments for rent will be available in the near future.

Beach House Rentals

Living and working in a beach front summer town is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you can make a killing on beach house rentals during the summer. One the other hand, it gets pretty overcrowded during the summer and pretty deserted during the rest of the year. Most of all, it can be hard to watch your whole town bought up by rich out-of-state folks who do not even live there for 9 or 10 months of the year. Still, in the end I like running a beach house rental service. It lets me take it easy most of the year, and who doesn't like to take it easy?

I didn't start out as a real estate guy. I was just someone with a little bit of money to fix up a house. The idea of a beach house rental hadn't even entered my mind in the beginning. I just wanted somewhere to live that was close to the water. I found a fixer-upper that fit the bill admirably. It was just what I was looking for. I had thought about selling it and buying another one to work on, but then I saw how much money people were paying for beach house rentals. The area was going up and up. I didn't want to sell my house, and I really enjoyed living in it for most of the year, but I was alright with staying somewhere else for the summer. I decided to rent it out.

At first, the beach house rentals was just a side thing. It gave me money to travel during the summer, and supplemented my living for the rest of the year. People like beach rental houses by owner. Business was always good, because I would give them the personal touch that they wanted. I would make sure that the place was fully stocked with food, and that it was in good repair. I would even show them around the town when they first came for the summer. All in all, running the beach house rentals was a good deal. Soon, I had made more money than I knew what to do with. I'm pretty frugal by nature, you see, even when I'm traveling. I decided to open up more beach house rentals. Now I own a dozen beach house rentals. All I have to do is fix them up during the off-season, make sure that people pay rent, and that is that. Life doesn't get any better than this!