8 important facts to know before getting an apartment
Eight important factors to determine before getting an apartment.
Define your budget. Search for suitable accommodation for your budget. If you are looking for a mortgage, it would be best if your monthly income does not exceed 30% of your mortgage payment.
- How do you search? Find out if you would use the newspaper, portals, or help of friends to look for an apartment. Otherwise, you will need to contact the Agency.
- Make your wish desired in advance. It is possible to note the presence of nearby subway, school, market, pharmacy, and other catering facilities.
- Check the gas, light, water, telephone, internet lines of the apartment you selected. Small deficiencies in them can lead to a major problem.
- Try to identify the owner of the apartment. Ask the owner questions and get interested about him/her from neighbors.
- Check the water pressure on the pipes. Obsolete pipelines in old buildings can reduce water pressure. The flow of weak water can cause anxiety. If pipelines becomes obsolete, consider changing them.
- Pay attention to the equal temperature of the radiators. If you are looking for an apartment in winter, it is advisable to check the heating of the radiators. If radiator is without thermostat, there will be an uneven heat system, which create problems.
- Sign the contract, after carefully reading it.
