5 Myths About Apartment Hunting

Whether you’re looking for apartments for rent in Bangalore, or studio apartments in Hyderabad, there are loads of age-old myths that come between you and your dream apartment. All thanks to uninformed uncles, misleading brokers, and just common beliefs that seniors have carelessly passed down from generation to generation without even bothering to stop and check. Though, since we know what it’s like to be in your shoes, we’re here with all guns blazing to bust the top 5 myths you encounter while hunting for a rental apartment.

And don’t worry, we’re not uninformed uncles talking about things that we don’t know. In fact, we, at Stanza Living, happen to be the top managed accommodation ecosystem in the country. We’ve got more than 200+ managed flats across all top tier 1 city and 200+ co-living spaces in 24 + cities. Also given a hundred percent of our residents are young folks like you, we know exactly the kind of obstacles that might come in your way. And that’s also how we’ve managed to curate our Stanza Living managed apartments in the best way possible. They’re fully furnished, and come with a fully loaded kitchen, and tons of amenities including professional housekeeping and a super speedy wifi connection. Plus, all our house-renting formalities are done via our Stanza Living – Resident App. So you don’t have to run around the whims of annoying landlords. And now that you know we’re pretty legit, read these top 5 myths written below and bookmark this page. Or else, given the Jugaadu nature of Indians, you never know when you stumble onto a misleading broker or an uninformed uncle. Or even realize which one’s which lol.

Common Myths About Apartment Hunting

5 most common myths about apartment hunting for y’all:

• You Just Get to Choose One – Price or Quality
• Apartments in Good Areas are Always Better
• You Cant Rent an Apartment with a Bad Credit Score
• You Must Look for An Apartment in Person
• Moving in With a Roommate is Always a Hassle

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You Just Get to Choose One – Price or Quality

Unlike what most people would have you believe, the quality or the number of amenities isn’t the only factor affecting the rent. For example, a bad apartment for rent in a posh area might be more expensive than an amazeballs apartment in a dingy area. But like all things in the world, there’s always a fine area where you can find the perfect balance. Sure, it’s tough to find. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Imagine how your roomie may be totally annoying and pandas may be objectively cute, but the common venn diagram would tell you that they have something in common – they’re incredibly lazy. Ok, ok, bad example but you get the point.

Apartments in Good Areas are Always Better

Nope, that’s also not something which is 100% true. Real estate prices are often dictated by the amount of good repo the neighboring area has been showered with. And that doesn’t necessarily translate to, well, that all the rental apartments in that area are super nice. Some of them have just got borrowed fame. They’re often in a side alley. Or they have plumbing issues. Or the view from the balcony is of a pile of garbage. That’s exactly how when your cool friend invites his friend to your house party, they don’t always end up being cool too. Sometimes they’re just, well, giant walking red flags.

You Cant Rent an Apartment with a Bad Credit Score

Nobody checks – or should check – your credit score while renting out an apartment. And sure, that might sound like a no-brainer for most people. But we’ve included that in our list because apparently, that’s a common question people put up while Googling ‘apartments for rent near me. So just to repeat it again, a bad credit score is as irrelevant to apartment hunting as Man United is to Premier League title challenges.

You Must Look for An Apartment in Person

In the age of metaverses and artificial intelligence, say what? No, no, no, it’s not mandatory to look for an apartment in person. But that doesn’t mean we’re saying you directly move into a random one. We’re saying, thanks to the internet and smartphones, you can now search for more apartments in more areas in the time it takes you to visit one. Just follow three simple steps, talk to the landlord to verify the rental listing, ask for as many photos/videos as you need, and finally only visit the ones you’ve shortlisted. Or simpler, you could just head to Stanza Living and take a video tour of any of our residences by tapping a few buttons.

Moving in With a Roommate is Always a Hassle

We get that you might be hesitant about moving in with a roomie for privacy issues, but with a prior vibe check and a few ground rules, you can sail through with no problems whatsoever. Because clearly, there are loads of benefits such as all the rent and the household chores getting shared, and you get the bonus of having some company too. Just take Joey Tribbiani and the gang for proof.

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