Thursday, October 18, 2007

Items to Check Before You Move Into New Apartment

Few days ago I moved to one of the Orlando Apartments for some business purposes. I found some important and basic apartment checklist that should be done before you move into new one. I want to share them for those who need help .All of these things should be taken care of by the landlord, with no cost to you.

  • Door Locks and Latches need to work smoothly with and without the key. If they don’t, request that they be lubed or replaced.
  • Check every ceiling for water spots, particularly in bathrooms. Water spots mean that something is leaking, and anything leaking is a bad thing.
  • Closet door and patio door sliders need to work smoothly and glide easily. Make sure to check the patio door locking mechanism. This needs to work flawlessly and hold securely.
  • All windows and screens should slide with little effort, and all screens should be in place and not have any holes.
  • Check faucets for dripping, but more importantly, check beneath the sink for drain pipe leakage.
  • No matter what time of year it is, turn on the heat, and you will hear creaking coming from the baseboard heaters as the metal expands. Check in all rooms to make sure the heaters are warming up. Do the same with the air conditioning.
  • Check the walls for marks and holes. Be diligent about this, and write down any blemish that you see. Most apartments will charge the renter to repair or paint over holes or marks in the walls when they leave, so you want to be thorough and point out anything that you see.
  • Check every outlet to make sure it works, by plugging a small electrical appliance like a hairdryer or a fan into each one. Make sure you know where the breaker box is, and check to see if they are all turned on.

Taking time to do these basic checks can save you a lot of time, hassle, and money, later, if you do it before.


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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Tips on Hunting for an Apartment

The housing market is competitive, especially for affordable Miami apartments. Prioritize your needs, wants and requirements in your new apartment before you start your search. Be prepared to make decisions quickly and be flexible by a week or two with your plans. If it is an expensive housing market and you will likely be forced to make compromises in your choice. So be focused on your budget. Monthly rents will vary depending on several factors; the most important of which is location, followed by apartment size and then amenities.

Decide if you are willing to share your apartment – you can cut costs by sharing a large one bedroom. Select your roommates those who are roughly as clean or as messy as you are. Choose some one who can also discuss with you in financial matters.

If you can afford to pay a broker's fee, searching with a broker is highly recommended for convenience. Brokers can give you an overview of the market, guide you in your search, and facilitate the paperwork for you. Leases are important for clarification of the responsibilities of the landlord and tenant. If you don't have a lease, the landlord could ask you to leave or raise your rent on short notice.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Quality bed linens

I love checking out the linen department whenever I go to the shopping malls. I can spend a long time there walking from all over the store. It is important that I get a good sleep so that I can work better during the day. My kids sleep with me too. They are very particular about bright colors. I buy bed linens for my family. I always love to have a beautiful bedroom with lovely matching bed linen and used to always be on the lookout for nice bed linen every time there was a sale. At present I have Dublin bed linen in my bed room and in my children bed rooms as well. I call Irish bed linen because I bought them in one of the famous stores in the Ireland pretty good at providing a unique range of high quality furnishing store for beds.