Sizzling Summer Apartment Specials
Posted on July 17, 2008
Filed Under Apartment Living | 9 Comments
My last apartment was fantastic…beautiful hill country views; a swimming pool that looked more like a resort in the Caribbean than an apartment community’s; awesome monthly parties where I actually made friends…in essence, the perfect apartment community.
Unfortunately, I rented this apartment at the height of a booming apartment market economy…so with a teeny, tiny special. Oh well. I often thought it was worth it when I lounged by that pool.
Times Change
Well, times and markets change. In fact, each market, submarket, city, and neighborhood can yield totally different concessions and specials. So just asking a friend what special he got may not cut it.
An apartment community’s special could be totally different from up north in a suburb to down south in the heart of the city. Pricing and specials depend on surrounding apartment construction, overall occupancy, floor plan occupancy, desirability of the area, and of course, that ever increasing interest rate pushing more and more people to stay in apartments. It can make it all quite confusing.
Where can you find specials?
So where can the average joe go to find out apartment communities’ specials? How about the web?
Websites like Apartment Home Living.com are proud to showcase apartment community’s starting rates on all floor plans offered, as well as their randomly changing specials, to help each renter determine the starting specials at communities. Just look on the left side of each of our ads, underneath the main photo. There are such a variety of specials out there. You’ll find things like $0 deposits, $300 off first months rent, and free application fees.
Sometimes, these specials are on top of already great specials that individual communities offer when you call or walk-in. So you will always want to call each community that you’re most interested in to see if the floor plan you like features an individual special. You might get lucky.
Summer = specials big and small
As summertime arrives, specials will become less frequent. It’s a great idea to hop online, complete an apartment search engine’s personality matching search, then check out your matches. Most sites will list specials, so you’ll know what you are looking at.
Many properties may list “call for specials.” Don’t be aggravated by this. Accept it as up-to-the minute consistency. Many specials do change day to day and week to week, as different floor plans change in availability.
This is your best avenue to begin the discussion process as to what exactly sets this community apart and why you really may want to check it out before deciding completely on price alone. Check out our other article on what to ask when you call.
Then call. You never know—your favorite place may be priced right where you need it—and right when you need it.
For more tips on apartment hunting and living in apartments check out: Apartment Home Living.com
Watch the video related to small apartment living
amenities, such as poolside WiFi, a fitness center, a tennis court, private apartment entrances and more. Residents choose Spring Valley Apartments because of the convenient location 20 minutes from Downtown Detroit, close to great shopping, dining and located in the Farmington Hills school district. Join us at Spring Valley Apartments today to begin your own fun, convenient and comfortable living experience. … Spring Valley apartment apartments Farmington Hills rent finder live4fun rentals MI …
Help answer the question about small apartment living
What's the best dog for apartment living?I live in a small apartment and want a dog. So one that is small and doesn't bark alot.
About Author
As a Managing Partner of Apartment Home Living, Jeff wants to help you find the right apartment by getting to know you. At AHL Apartmentites have a platform to share their own stories, get great info & tips on apartment living, read Jeff’s entertaining blogs/stories, and have a ton of fun sharing their love of apartment living with others.
Comments
9 Responses to “Sizzling Summer Apartment Specials”
Leave a Reply
Go to Target and check out their chrome racks. Make sure you get the one withe zig-zag line running through it. A four shelf unit is around $40 or less.
The shelves adjust to whatever height you need. I use one and I have my photo albums on top with bookends.
My XM radio and Apple Hi-Fi on the next shelf.
My television on the next shelf.
And finally my DVR/Cable Box/DVD units on the bottom.
To hide the wires I just bundled them up along the post and held them there with zip ties (just make sure you clip the long ends off). You can't even see them. But if I need to check wires it is much easier.
Here are some of the advantages:
Cheap
You can by smaller units to hold books or DVDs.
My friend bought a flat screen and hung it on a wall, now they have a entertainment center down in their basement.
If you do the same in the future or move to a bigger house you can just use the shelves as storage in your garage or basement. No damage done.
There are some great water based gloss paints to do the paint job, but stripping may be a problem unless you can open some windows to get ventilation. If you can get a waterbased stripper, that would be best. Hand sanding after removing the old paint would work. You will need some sort of scraper to remove the stripper and paint.
Use the whole apartment!!
Paint the walls white/very light as it will bounce the light around and make it appear bigger.
Try not to use large patterns on anything as they will make everyting around them look smaller.
If you can afford it, get a flat-screen TV as it will save space and be further away from the couch. Use smaller furniture as large pieces will increase the feeling of closeness.
Avoid clutter as much as possible and populate the place with clean, crisp lines with just a few brighter pieces to liven the place up. A good bright area rug on the floor may also help.
no roommate. it would be a bit arkward to share such a small space with a friend.
i am not trying to insult you but……why would someone live in a small apartment , with no yard and in an unsafe neighborhood…….nots not LIFE!,…..move to where you can go and come with freedom and safety
Ill assume the kitchen doesnt have a built in fan… but really you might have to just use a small plug in fan when cooking.. I'm not sure what you cook but it doesnt really stay in the clothes permanently- I guess also a plug in air freshener or candle smell in the clothes would be better then food.
I live in a 4 bedroom house and my water bill runs me about 48.00 a month and my aps bill is about 60.00 in the winter and 120.00 in the summer
http://www.lakeside.com/details.asp?I=OZX&Ntt=orgnizers&N=36&Nao=0&R=550&product=Multicolored-Canvas-Organizers
I love this website, their stuff is inexpensive…this comes in primary or pastel colors. =)