when to look for apts in nY

[coolbabe76]

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whats the correct time to start looking for apartments in NY, Queens?
for residency beginning july 2006?

generally whats the waiting period? and whats a good website for ads?( have heard about craigslist)

Thanks.

 

[roja]

ASAP. Housing in NYC is complex. deposits, rents etc. You can probably find sublets on craigs list, which can be shorter term.

Craigs list also probably has normal lease apts. Plan to pay first and last months rent up front plus a deposit (usually the rent amount) so about 3 months rent up front.

You may want to try a broker as well (not sure if this is necessary in queens or not).

If you are coming for residency, try your residency coordinator. They may have good referrals.

 

[new_avatar]

Some programs like Cornell have subsidized housing. Call the program coordinator! as mentioned.

 

[coolbabe76]

thank u for your responses....

 

[Danger Man]

thank u for your responses....

From a good source, "do not start your search earlier than four weeks before your desired move-in date since tenants are not required to give landlords more than 30 days' notice of their move-out dates. Make apartment hunting your life for two or three weeks--that should be enough time to get familiar with the market and what you are looking for."

For apartments in Manhattan expect to pay 12-15% of the year's rent as a broker's fee when you sign a lease. So a 1000/month apartment will cost 1200-1500 in excess of first month's rent and security deposit. Most landlord's require that your salary be 40-45x the monthly rent and that your credit history is good. Some apartments can be found w/o a required broker's fee. Sites such as craigslist and listing square have such listings.

Good sources for classifieds are NYT, The Village Voice, LOOT, Brooklyn Papers, Courier Life, The Daily News, The Journal News, Newsday and Times-Ledger. No broker's fee searches include Abington Properties, AJ Clark Real Estate, Applied Development Company, Argo Corporation, ATA Enterprises, Avalon Communities, and Keane Homes Inc among others.

Best wishes!

 

[Koko]

Who's Al Gallagher?

 

[Danger Man]

Who's Al Gallagher?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gallaal01.shtml

 

[coolbabe76]

wow!!!!!!!!!
that was very informative...

its nice to know about the 4 week thing...i can enjoy life for a few days more 🙂

 

[Retinamark]

... Most landlord's require that your salary be 40-45x the monthly rent and that your credit history is good....

This makes it very hard on a resident's salary to rent a reasonable apartment. Is it possible to get around this? Is it possible to maybe pay a few months up front, or show them that you have enough money in the bank?

 

[roja]

This makes it very hard on a resident's salary to rent a reasonable apartment. Is it possible to get around this? Is it possible to maybe pay a few months up front, or show them that you have enough money in the bank?

It is vital that you contact your program coordinator. Even for programs that don't have subsidized housing, they often have brokers and associations to get around the 'usual' NYC issues. So again, make sure you contact your program director (once you have your match).

 

[Koko]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gallaal01.shtml

Hmmmm. So it looks like he was thought to have great potential, but was a light-hitting, fleeting player. Why do you know of him? Big SF fan? If so, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on BB and the book flap. But wouldn't want to be accused of hijacking this thread. 😉