renting property
Dec 3rd 2004 | 1:41 am
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renting property
Hi,
I know this is an old one - but my question is more on a time than cost basis.
How long does it take to rent a property?
I have never rented property before and have no idea. I know buying a house can take 2 months from start to finish. I will be looking for unfurnished and need the property for at least 6 months while I look for the ideal property/location to buy a house.
I have 4 cats and a dog so from reading on here feel I will stand a better chance with unfurnished (nothing for cats to scratch) than renting furnished and it solves my storage issue for house contents.
Anything else people can tell me about renting property? I am 40 years old and no nothing about this area of life. The first time I rent will be when contracts exchange on my house and I work my 2 months notice in UK then at least 6 months in Canada or maybe a year.
I know this is an old one - but my question is more on a time than cost basis.
How long does it take to rent a property?
I have never rented property before and have no idea. I know buying a house can take 2 months from start to finish. I will be looking for unfurnished and need the property for at least 6 months while I look for the ideal property/location to buy a house.
I have 4 cats and a dog so from reading on here feel I will stand a better chance with unfurnished (nothing for cats to scratch) than renting furnished and it solves my storage issue for house contents.
Anything else people can tell me about renting property? I am 40 years old and no nothing about this area of life. The first time I rent will be when contracts exchange on my house and I work my 2 months notice in UK then at least 6 months in Canada or maybe a year.
Dec 3rd 2004 | 2:00 am
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From: Upstate South Carolina
Re: renting property
I rented (unfurnished) when I first landed.
Moving in is a faster process if you are doing it near month end, as that seems to be when most contracts start and end. IIRC I moved in about a week after looking at the place for the first time, and that was basically so there was time for them to throw a new lick of paint on the walls and clean the carpets.
Many places (in Ontario) have a no pet policy, but it is unenforcable in law. My building was "no pets" but in practice One neigbour had 2 Boxers and a cat, I had 2 cats (later to become 4 cats) and nearly everone else had at least a cat or dog.
I think the law forbids landlords taking more than a first and last months rent as a security deposit as well.
One thing you may want to arrange in advance is that landlords will want references, which if you have your own house now may be a problem. This was excacerbated by the fact I didnt have a SIN number or credit record for them to check out, which will probably be the case for any just landed immigrant.
In the end for me, proof that I had a reasonable job was enough to satisfy them i wouldnt skip the rent payments, but I was surprised to be asked as it wasnt soemthing I had thought about.
Good luck
Iain
Moving in is a faster process if you are doing it near month end, as that seems to be when most contracts start and end. IIRC I moved in about a week after looking at the place for the first time, and that was basically so there was time for them to throw a new lick of paint on the walls and clean the carpets.
Many places (in Ontario) have a no pet policy, but it is unenforcable in law. My building was "no pets" but in practice One neigbour had 2 Boxers and a cat, I had 2 cats (later to become 4 cats) and nearly everone else had at least a cat or dog.
I think the law forbids landlords taking more than a first and last months rent as a security deposit as well.
One thing you may want to arrange in advance is that landlords will want references, which if you have your own house now may be a problem. This was excacerbated by the fact I didnt have a SIN number or credit record for them to check out, which will probably be the case for any just landed immigrant.
In the end for me, proof that I had a reasonable job was enough to satisfy them i wouldnt skip the rent payments, but I was surprised to be asked as it wasnt soemthing I had thought about.
Good luck
Iain
