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You will need

• - money from the calculation of at least three times the estimated monthly rent: for making payments for the first month of residence, deposit and payment of the commission of the intermediary;
• - up-to-date information on the offer on the market (advertisements on the Internet and print media, real estate agencies);
• - passport data for the conclusion of the contract.

Instructions

1

Define a set of mandatory requirements for housing,which would like to remove: how many rooms you need, which area is preferable, how important is the proximity to the metro, is it necessary to have furniture and a minimum set of home appliances.

2

Explore the offers of apartments offered inRent and most meet your requirements. When analyzing the ads, note that in some cases the cost of housing may be understated by scammers to attract gullible victims, while in others it is overstated because of the excessive appetite of the owner. To get an objective picture, call several well-known St. Petersburg real estate agencies and specify the price to be calculated based on your requirements for housing. Another option is possible: voice the monthly budget limit, which you can afford, and find out what to really expect for this money. The call and even a visit to the agency do not oblige you yet, and you will have the necessary information. With an independent search, it will allow us to weed out deliberately unsuitable sentences.

3

Contact the selected real estate agency andvoice your requirements for the apartment. Inform the agent as well about the information about yourself, which may matter to the owner: what is your citizenship, whether you are registered in St. Petersburg or another city, who you work for, whether you have a family, children, animals, rent for what period you are interested, whether registration at the place of stay, etc. You can apply at the same time to several agencies: a fee for their services serious realtors take only after you enter the apartment found with their help, you also can not prohibit if necessary to inform the agent that he decided and his problem without his participation.

4

Keep track of thethe Internet and print media, contact the contacts that were left in interested ads. Please note that over 90 percent of the ads in these sources are provided by the intermediaries. Therefore, pay attention to those where it is explicitly said that the offer from the owner, and stipulated the request to the intermediaries not to bother.

5

Agree with the landlord or agent aboutview the proposed options, leave for the appointed time for meetings. Be ready to make a decision right on the spot: the demand for apartments in St. Petersburg is great, so the good options go away quickly. At the same time, especially when searching for yourself, before paying, make sure that you are dealing with the owner of the home or his representative acting lawfully. Ideal - if you immediately give the keys to the apartment. But do not forget to check if they fit the lock.

6

Make payment also only after signingcontract, and the owners ask for a receipt on the receipt of money. Make sure that the contract contains everything that concerns the deposit and the conditions for its return. Carefully study also the section of the contract about your obligations. If you are categorically not satisfied with something, better give up the option, however tempting it may seem.

7

Talk to the owner about everything that concerns your accommodation in the apartment, and with mutual consent, enter it at the agreed time.