With rental listings available in every neighborhood on Long Island, renting a new home or apartment can be dizzying at first. But, if you remain focused and diligent, it’s possible to find exactly what you are looking for.
Establish Your Criteria
It’s important to start the search process by establishing criteria for your ideal rental. It helps to create a simple list of what aspects of an apartment are most important to you. But, try to keep your expectations reasonable. Your next rental does not have to be where you live forever.
Criteria could include:
- Price
- Size
- Parking
- Location
- Public transportation
- Amenities, such as a washer and dryer
After weighing what’s important to you, try ranking your list of priorities. Keep this list as a guide as you search rental listings.
Research all Aspects of Rental Listings
Most times, great apartments don’t fall in your lap. Like anything in life, you have to work for them. Researching the ins and outs of every listing will prevent you from getting stuck with a house or apartment you don’t love.
You can use your list of criteria as a guide to your research. If price is important to you, research the average price of rental homes and apartments in different neighborhoods on Long Island. Or if public transportation is your main concern, you can research places near LIRR transit hubs in Nassau County and Suffolk County.
Be Aggressive in Your Search
New rental listings are posted every day, but the good ones don’t last long. To land the right property, renters must be proactive in their search. The more listings you can sift through, the better off you will be. You never know when you may find your diamond in the rough.
Don’t be shy or fearful when contacting real estate agents or property owners. And, don’t forget to follow up. It can open doors that lead to the rental of your dreams.
