How to rent a suitable house abroad?

It is inconvenient for many international students to stay in Tucao Campus. Here, the Overseas Migration Network has specially prepared a set of renting strategies for everyone to find a house. So how should freshmen rent a suitable house abroad? Let's talk about the pain points first.

The pain point of renting a house for freshmen

1. I don't know where to find a taxi, but I'm afraid I'll be cheated by an intermediary.

2. Even if the channel is found, it is uncertain whether the geographical location of the house is suitable.

Even if you find a suitable house, you can't determine the actual situation without personally inspecting it in China.

Even after investigating the actual situation, I am not sure whether it is suitable to live together without getting along with my roommates.

5. Even if it is confirmed that the roommate is not a murderer or a psychopath, it also involves the problem of not knowing foreign rental laws, not knowing that the contract is unreliable, and some even have no contract.

To sum up, it is really a painful thing for international students to find a rental house!

Even so, we still have to find it or rent it. To this end, we specially interviewed renters in new york, and combined with the personal experiences of many foreign students, we gave some rental suggestions to students who had just studied abroad. Let's break these pain points one by one-

1. Where can I find a rental house?

CSSA forum in our school is the first choice.

Generally speaking, China Students' Union of each school has its own forum, which will release a lot of information about classmates and nearby students. Basically, the houses will be near the school, and the roommates are all classmates at the same school. In some schools, the supervision of CSSA forum is relatively loose, and there will also be fraudulent advertisements. Be sure to ask in detail and be vigilant when consulting.

B. Search all kinds of QQ groups in our school.

In the same forum, QQ group is also a good place for classmates to publish information about renting and asking for rent. Irregular housing information is basically released by students themselves. If you are not at ease, you can apply for a QQ trumpet, which is specially used for consulting renting houses. It's safer this way

C. Find a reliable rental website

Everyone's preferred rental website is different. Generally speaking, the favorite rental websites are Craglist, zillow, North American micro-forum Moonbbs, streeteasy, Rent.com and other preferred websites in different regions. Basically, when you search for "international students renting", there will be many popular rental websites with detailed introductions. In addition, there are many official WeChat accounts dedicated to pushing rental information, so I won't go into details here to avoid advertising suspicion.

D. find an intermediary

Everyone always thinks "looking for an intermediary" is unreliable, but in fact, brokers in most parts of North China are different from those in. Every real estate agent needs to obtain a license through inspection before he has the right to provide services. As long as licensed brokers are basically trustworthy. The disadvantage of finding an intermediary is that it may cost a little more money, because if you have to pay the broker's fee, you can receive the annual rent of 15% or maybe one month's rent, depending on the housing. The advantage is convenience and peace of mind. The broker will find the right house for you according to your needs, and the local people will show you the house. The final contract is also guaranteed to be legal. After all, brokers should pay attention to their own remuneration and generally dare not mess around.

2. How to determine whether the house is suitable?