Coming back from the hard path of seeking lodging in Florence, welcome to the easy path book quickly and securely!
Wise students will simply search online for their two, six, nine months stay online through numerous channels, hopefully some will use our service and realize booking online is the easiest way to get your apartment secured and ready by the time you arrive.
Here some tips to succeed in renting & getting good offers!
- Give your self a budget.
- Understand the market, read blogs online, ask groups on facebook about more info, prices, recommendation.
- Do not send enquiries like a fire hose you will only get frustrated by way too many offers of the same properties.
- If you will be sharing an apartment with other people identify a reliable group, to avoid people dropping out before booking and leaving you alone.
Preliminary checks to do on rental listings!
- Choose maximum two or three sites and agencies to work with the properties repeat among the various sites.
- Make sure the listing rental has pictures of the outside, inside building, stairs, every room, common parts.
- Check for flaws in the description, it’s better to read there is noise from the street and be ok with it then finding out upon arrival.
- What is the neighbourhood like, what services does it have nearby.
- Check the availability of the property owner or agency during your stay in Florence.
- Choose properties from licensed real estate agencies.
Check what kind of paperwork is required & further tips!
- What is the security deposit asked to confirm the rental, usually is one month or less depending on Terms & Co of the property and owners sometimes is not refundable simply because the flat will be kept for you and cancellation is a great loss.
- How can you sign off the contract when in Florence, usually with a 30-60 days prior notice and loss of the deposit is common practice.
- How much is the security deposit against breakages, when do you get it back? Is there an inventory you have signed of the furnishing of the property? How much cost what you break?
- Utilities will be prices per unit or by invoice? Sometimes there is a surcharge for reading / accounting service from agencies. Utilities will be billed by the month, every two months or at the end of your stay?
- Can you invite / host people over for a few days, what is the maximum occupancy of the property you rent?
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