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When should I start this? I am getting so anxious. I wish my FH and I could live together now. I hate the fact that we still have almost 6 months to go. If we could afford it, I would move in with him NOW!

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Start looking for a place 2 months before.
We live together now and yes it does get expensive!

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Wow christy I was just wondering the same thing, we are still contemplating buying a house but i really think renting for now would be easier with the obvious stress of the wedding, but look at this prices huh

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It really depends on what kind of apartment you want(complex vs. in house rental). For a complex, you could start looking now, most place have models or at very least floor plans & prices. Usually a complex will know at least 2 if not 3 months in advance what apartments will be available for any given month. Remember you do have to submit an application & get approved which you can do early, because you could pick a place where there could be a waiting list or very few apartments opening up for your move in date & if you wait to long you won't be able to get into the complex you want. As far as an in house apartment rental or house rental, landlords tend to only advertise 1 to 2 months in advance so you may only be able to start looking that far in advice. Hope that was helpful. I have lived with my FH for 6 years in 3 different apartments so I'm pretty aware of this stuff. Personally, if you can afford it a complex is the way to go, well the right complex.

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im in this boat right now too. does anyone know of any complexes in the merrick, bellmore, wantagh area, or anwhere around there.


thanks!

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Hi,

You can try looking at www.apartments.com or www.rent.net. They list some apartment complexs. I live in a nice complex in Massapequa if your interested : ).

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arent these complexes for buy only? Not that I dont want to buy but most condos etc cost as much as a house no?

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I would def go and drive around and talk to people in the building.. give them your number.. that's the BEST way to get into the building..

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Hello again : )

If you were referring to my post....no those websites aren't just for apartments to buy. They have a bunch of rental units on the site as well. My unit is also on there. I'm a apartment search pro...I moved about 10 times in the last 7 years lol. The moving companies love me : )

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karen i sent you a forum email.

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I replied

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FYI, if you girls have any questions.. feel free to forum mail me.. I do this for a living..and there's alot of scumbags out there..

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MarcellaBella is absolutely right...there are nut jobs out there....oh the landlord stories i could tell lol.

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Well marcella what do you think is reasonable rent to expect i could find to pay? I want a house so renting is just temporary, dont want to waste away our down payment.

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how many rooms, in a house or in a complex, basement or no basement, and most importantly, location...

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marcella,

are there nice complexes in nassau. merrick, bellmore wantagh area. most of the nice ones ive seen are in suffolk. also, is it worth it to go thru a broker or is that just a waste of money, or will they find me better stuff?

thanks!

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complexes are a tough one.. there's really not that many out there.. buy chances are that people who sublet their apartments in those complexes list them with real estate offices b/c they don't want to post an ad in the local paper because they'll get calls from a whole bunch of weirdos you know..

Do you only want to rent in a complex?

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When we were looking for an apartment, we looked at a few complexes. . . .and found them completely insane rent-wise (at least for us). We refused to pay $1600 + utilities for a one bedroom apartment. We found our 2-bedroom in Massapequa Park for a heck of a lot less than what any of the complexes wanted to charge us. If you do searches through the papers, you'll be able to find something.

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I agree with Vicki 1000000000000%.. its ridiculous.. you're better off just getting a nice apt. in a house somewhere.. you can pay just the monthly rent and usually it includes the utilities..

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how do you guys feel about condos in general to buy or not?