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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General

  • 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?