{"id":4622,"date":"2017-01-05T15:07:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T20:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/?p=4622"},"modified":"2023-07-24T13:51:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:51:18","slug":"7-warning-signs-of-a-bad-place-to-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/7-warning-signs-of-a-bad-place-to-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Warning Signs of a Bad Place to Rent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Renters! Please be careful<\/a> when you’re signing away a year of your life and thousands of dollars on a new apartment. Leases signed without thinking and in a hurry tend to be way worse decisions than they appear at the time. Admirable human traits like youth and wide-eyed trust in the world make inexperienced renters not ask really important questions before losing money, time, and sanity. Because we care, we’re going to give you a checklist of 7 warning signs you shouldn’t dismiss.<\/p>\n 1. They won’t let you see the actual unit you’re renting<\/strong><\/p>\n This is an incredibly sneaky thing that, unfortunately, a lot of landlords like to pull when renting out less than desirable units. They’ll tell you “Oh, this is our model apartment, the one you’re renting will look just like this!” Even if that was true, which it often isn’t, they definitely haven’t been identically <\/span>damaged<\/span><\/i> over the years.<\/span><\/p>\n 2. It’s impossible to get maintenance on the phone<\/strong><\/p>\n Before renting an apartment, call their maintenance or landlord number and see if it’s possible to get connected to an actual human. Some landlords are sweet to your face\u00a0but are <\/span>literally<\/span><\/i> impossible to reach by phone. Some\u00a0people might be unfortunate enough to land in a situation without once getting through to the landlord over the phone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n