Mal wieder bin ich umgezogen, daher halte ich hier einmal fest worauf man achten sollte bei einem Umzug
- Kuendigung des oertlichen Mietervereins
- Brauche ich die Bahncard, die Car Share Mitgliedschaft noch?
- Was werde ich mir eh am neuen Standort wieder kaufen, vielleicht lohnt sich die Spedition doch
- Adressaenderungen Handy, GI, CCC, Corps
Wohnungssuche Kriterien
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- How long is the lease?
- What is the penalty for terminating the lease early?
- Who does apartment maintenance and how do they handle it? Are they on call 24/7?
The Apartment Building
- Central Air? Radiators? Electric Heat? In wall AC? AC at all?
- Elevator?
- Do windows open? Does the apt well sealed so no air comes in during the winter?
- Does the roof leak?
- What condition are the floors in? Is the hardwood splintering?
Kitchen
- How old are the appliances?
- How old are the appliances?
- Check if it has enough space for kitchen appliances and cooking
- The kitchen should have enough space so you can bake your favorite bakery items
Bathroom
- Does the bathroom vent effectively?
- Are there enough towel racks in the bathroom?
- Is there enough shelf space in the bathroom?
Home Office
- Are there enough outlets to plug stuff in?
- Is broadband/DSL available?
the hallway
- Should have enough space to leave the shoes outside or inside the house
Neighborhood
- Do you get cell phone reception?
- Near public transportation?
- Near a grocery store?
- Near a gas station?
Potential Nuisances
- How much noise comes through the walls? Are they party walls?
- Do headlights come in the windows from passing traffic?
- Do street lights shine in the bedroom windows?
- Can you hear people in the hallway?
- Can you hear the elevator?
- What are the other tenants like? (look at the cars in the lot)
- How noisy are they?
- Do they have children?
- Do kids live upstairs who will run around early in the morning on weekends and wake you up?
- Are there students living in the building?
- Can you hear traffic from nearby roads/highways?
- Do airplanes constantly fly over your roof?
- Can you hear the guy who lives below you snore all night?
- Are there bugs?
- Is the building old and require constant maintenance?
- Do the people with the balcony below/above/next to the apartment smoke? Does that smoke come into the apartment?
- Do the people with the balcony below/above/next to the apartment sit on their balcony on their phone constantly?
- Is there a bar across the street that has live music at night? Do they leave the door open so the whole neighborhood can hear the music?
- Are there dogs nearby that bark constantly?
- Are you near a park that will cause people to take your parking spot and turn around in your driveway?
- Is the apartment on a street that is a commuters' shortcut?
- Have there been mold or mildew problems in the apartment or adjacent apartments?