The Dating Game: Finding the Perfect Apartment

NATION'S LEADING APARTMENT RESOURCE Dating Pinding the erfect Upartime Perfect Apartment hunting and looking for love are more alike than you think! Here's why! Navrowing it Down Dating 50% Almost 50% of people in the U.S. are single. 14 50% When people are looking for a significant other, they probably favor certain characteristics over others. Marie Claire says women rate these qualities as attractive: 15| Sense of humor Kindness Trustworthiness Intelligence VAttractiveness H Apartment Hunting I In Sept. 2011, 34% of housing HAAAAARAAA was occupied by renters. [1 FOR RENT In the fourth quarter of 2011, there were 4,058,000 vacant housing units for rent. 21 I Just like people narrow down the playing field when looking for love, the same holds true when they are looking for housing. According to ForRent.com, the top 5 amenity searches in Feb. 2012 were: 13) 1. Dishwasher 2. Pool 3. Playground 4. Garages 5. Fireplace Reponding to the Hints Dating Sometimes the first few things said can make a powerful impression. OkCupid has a guide to what to consider when making your first attempt at writing an online dating message to someone in order to get a response: 61 Use an unusual Band greeting vegetarian How's it going? What's up? Howdy Hi Нey Mention Hello specific interests Fascinating Awesome Cool Sexy Hot Keep compliments general Cutie H Apartment Hunting Certain words and compliments can pique a potential suitor's interest, and words also pack persuasive power for people looking for an apartment. Maybe it's description contains things that match up to your wish list. MSN offers the following examples for things to have on a housing checklist: Workout center / Natural light v Appliances included Furnished/unfurnished / Hardwood floors / Making the Investment Dating • Dating often involves both time and money. Women think $85 is an ample $85 amount of money to be spent on the first date, according to a 2010 ING Direct poll. 7 People tend to date longer now than was expected in the past. H Apartment Hunting 1 You generally can't move into a place and pay as you please, so the monetary investment is definitely a factor. %$4 Typical deposits include “first, last and security," which means you pay the first and last month's rent right away and also a security deposit for potential damages. First Last Security deposits can be reimbursed at the end, of the lease. B] Decide f fts Meant to Be Dating preak up • Not all relationships last forever. Some signs might indicate that it's time to break up: 9 You can't communicate v with your significant other. You don't get what you want or need v from the relationship. You realize that you don't laugh much anymore. You don't feel good about yourself. H Apartment Hunting I It's possible that after living in one place for a while, you aren't as happy as you originally were. Do you no longer like the city you're living in? V ? Do you feel like your house or apartment is too small? V Do you daydream about being somewhere else? V Apartment hunting and dating are closely related because they touch on four key components; narrowing it down, responding to hints, making the investment and deciding if it's meant to be! Sources [1] http://www.nmhc.arg/Content/ServeContent.cfm?ContentitemID=1152 [2] http://www.census gov/hhes/www/housing/hvs/qtr411/files/q411press.pdf (3] http://blog.forrent.com/property-managers-owners/what-amenities-do-residents-realy-want-in-their-ap artments#. T49GsatSRhV [4] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/fashion/America-Single-and-Loving-it.html [5] http://shine.yahoo.com/ove-sex/9-attractive-qualities-women-look-for-in-a-guy-317629.html [6) http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/online-dating-advice-exactiy-what-to-say-in-a-first-message/ [7] http://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniechristensen/2011/12/02/do-you-have-a-dating-prioe/ (8] http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13108339 [9) http://health.howstuffworks.com/relationships/advice/when-is-it-time-to-leave-the-relationship1.htm ForRent.com NATION'S LEADING APARTMENT RESOURCE TS042612FR ForRent.com Game: The