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Apartment Hunting 101 Your Leasing Agent



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Looking for an apartment        find tenants. When the leasing    
can be a time-consuming and     agent successfully finds a tenant 
sometimes overwhelming          for the landlord, he or she       
experience. Trying to sort            receives a commission. The        
through all of the different          leasing agent also takes care of  
apartment listings can be quite       finalizing the leases. As such,   
tedious and deciding which ones       the landlord relies upon the      
are truly worth your while can be     leasing agent to find good        
difficult. Since so many of us        tenants that are willing to pay a 
are dealing with busy schedules,      fair price for the apartment.     
it is difficult to find the time                                        
to look at different apartment        What Should I Expect from a       
listings and to try to coordinate     Leasing Agent?                    
your schedule with the schedules                                        
of various landlords. Therefore,      Just as a real estate agent is    
if you are looking to simplify        hired to represent the person     
the process while also increasing     selling the home, a leasing agent 
your chances of finding your          is hired to represent the         
dream apartment, it is a good         landlord. Therefore, you are      
idea to enlist in the services of     responsible for trying to         
a leasing agent.                      negotiate the best deal possible. 
                                      After all, the leasing agent is   
What is a Leasing Agent?              going to try to get the best deal 
                                      for his or her client as possible 
A leasing agent is a person that      because this will result in a     
actually works for the landlords      larger commission. In order to    
of apartment complexes, shipping      guarantee that you are properly   
centers, and office buildings.        represented, you might want to    
The primary job of a leasing          higher an agent to represent you. 
agent is to help the landlord                                           



How Can I Be Sure to Get the          In some cases, the agent will     
Apartment I am Looking For?           only provide you with the         
                                      apartment information and you     
In order to make sure you find        will be left to look into the     
the apartment you are looking         apartments on your own. In other  
for, you need to have a clear         cases, the leasing agent will     
idea of what you are looking for      actually take you to view the     
when you approach the leasing         various apartment rentals on the  
agent. This includes knowing how      list. If this is important to     
much you are willing to pay, the      you, be sure to deal with an      
size you are looking to rent,         agent that will take this extra   
where you prefer the apartment to     step for you."                    
be located, and the amenities you                                       
want to be included. If you are a                                  
pet owner, you will also need to                                        
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About the Author:

Kinan Beck is the Broker and co-owner of One Source Realty in Austin Texas. Visit Kinan’s Austin Apartment Locator Guide, visit his Austin Apartment company’s website.

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