The potholes you need to avoid when renting an apartment during graduation season

June is a season of separation, for students who are about to graduate, in addition to facing the challenge of leaving the "ivory tower" to the community, independent living is also an important start in life, and the first stop to start a new life is to rent an apartment.

According to the Ministry of Education, the 2019 college graduates reached 8.43 million, in addition to a small number of families with a high standard of living, after graduation to consider buying a home, the majority of college graduates still choose to rent. Although the current rental environment and the convenience of finding a room than before has been greatly improved, but the rental road "pit" is still quite a lot.

01 The most important thing to consider is the cost of commuting

According to the statistics of the 2019 College Graduates Employment Report released by 58 Tongcheng in conjunction with Digital 100, 83.7% graduates are currently in the state of looking for a job or have already found a job, and the proportion of graduates who are renting accounts for 70%. It can be seen that the number of rental groups is huge.

However, when it comes to renting, do individuals truly understand their needs?

The 2019 College Graduates Employment Report has data showing that: the proportion of 2019 graduates who chose employment was 35.06%, accounting for only 1/3 of all graduates; the proportion of graduates who went to graduate school to continue their education rose, accounting for 25.28%, occupying 1/4 of all graduates; the proportion of graduates who were slow to find employment was 21.72%; the proportion of graduates who took the civil service / The proportion of graduates who are employed slowly is 21.72%; the proportion of graduates who are employed in civil service/institutions is 10.04%.

With the fierce competition in the job market and the demand for talents from various organizations, it is believed that the number of people studying for graduate school and "slow employment" will continue to increase for some time. This group of people has its own special characteristics on renting.

The most important thing for students who are studying full-time or on-the-job after graduation is time! This requires them to rent a room to maximize their preparation time. Especially for the big cities in the north, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, according to statistics, the average travel radius of Beijing office workers on weekdays is 9.3 kilometers, the pressure of commuting time in the first four cities. Therefore, this kind of students preferred rental area near their work units.

At the same time, students who want to get development in the workplace, compared to the time requirements are low, so that the choice of rental area can be relaxed as appropriate. After all, the largest travel radius in Beijing is 40 kilometers! However, in order to work more efficiently and ensure rest, try to pass time should not be more than 1 hour, the second and third tier cities should not be more than half an hour.

02. Do you know what a "diablo" is?

At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Housing and Construction said that this year will vigorously rectify the "black intermediary" and "black second landlord". In fact, as early as 2017, the Ministry of Housing and Construction on the "two black" began to rectify, but "two black" is like "small strong" general vitality, rectification is not easy.

The harm of the "two blacks" is not only that they monopolize the market for rental properties, but also that they maliciously raise the prices of rental properties, and cheat and bully the renters in various ways. Problems with the housing can not find people to repair, no reason to expel the tenant; and the expiration of the rental deposit of all kinds of no reason to deduct, or even not return the deposit situation.

Currently there are more and more ways to rent a room, the most convenient is to check online, and then contact the phone to see the room. In many cases you think it is the landlord who rents the property directly, but in most cases the contact information you see is the "second black".

You can't be lazy when it comes to looking at properties, but you need to look at more, compare more and choose more. If you don't want to go through the trouble, it's more straightforward to seek out a regular agency in your neighborhood. Although you'll be charged a fee, it's worth it when compared to your own safety.

03 Listings can't just be old or new

When looking at the house in addition to the furniture in the house, home appliances various soft furnishings to pay attention to; pipelines and gas and so on whether there are problems with the homeowner or agent to confirm whether it is good to use?

Compared to homes, apartments are favored by young people because of their affordability, amenities and privacy. This has led to an increase in the number of apartment rental agencies, but in order to make a profit, the agencies will acquire a large number of properties, quickly renovate them and put them on the rental market quickly. Since there are no fixed standards for rental apartments, it is inevitable that businesses, in their eagerness to make a profit, will put non-compliant apartments on the market.

In 2018, Ali employees stayed in the "formaldehyde room", leukemia death of the news has not yet subsided, recently a brand of apartments due to "formaldehyde exceeds the standard" once again made a big fuss. So rent not only look at the house old and new, whether the equipment is complete, potential housing hazards awareness must have.

04 Additional features of rental contracts

A rental contract is more than just a piece of paper that binds two parties to a lease. In addition to defining the rent, the term of the lease, and the responsibilities and obligations of both parties, the rental contract has more important additional features in some cities.

Take Beijing as an example, before 2016, applying for a temporary residence permit can solve the baby nearby kindergarten, but since October 2016, the temporary residence permit is farewell to the stage of history, replaced by residence card and residence permit. However, the first thing you need to do to get a residence card or residence permit is to get a rental contract. The importance of the rental contract must not be ignored, especially in the current environment of equal rights for rent and sale!

05 Where is the elasticity of rents

According to data from Shell Research Institute, from January to April 2019, the pace of the rental market transactions slowed down, the occupancy rate within 7 days was only 21%, down 18% year-on-year, and the difficulty of transactions increased; 80% of the housing listings downwardly adjusted their offers. Although the rental market will pick up somewhat with the graduation season coming in June, it is difficult to see a large increase compared to 2018. In this case, there is a certain amount of "flexible space" in communication with the landlord or agent.

Renting is different from buying and selling, and the graduation season is the annual peak season for the lessor, so the landlord and the agent will try their best to facilitate the transaction, students in the guarantee of security of the housing stock, the contract is clear, a "soft words" may make the rental quite smooth, and the landlord or agent may be able to "concessions" on the costs of The landlord or agent may be able to "give you a break" on the cost. After all, a good tenant is also an important aspect of the landlord to rest assured that the room to you.

06 Sharing a room, to save money or to save money?

The Employment Report of College Graduates 2019 shows that the average salary of college graduates in 2019 is 6,423 yuan/month, but at present, even a single room for rent outside the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing is more than 2,000 yuan/month, and sharing a room is the preferred choice of many students who have just graduated.

Sharing a room is not only about saving money, but the partner you choose is even more important.

While it's true that sharing a room with a classmate makes you feel like you're still not out of school, it's important to realize that classmate sharing is the safest and most hassle-free way for you to do so. This is especially true for students who are working and preparing for further education. Another advantage of sharing a room with a fellow student is the study atmosphere. Compared to the society, students have much less social interaction, which is beneficial for their studies.

If you really can not find students to share a room, share a room before you move in must have a full understanding of the co-tenant, especially through the agency to find the co-tenant, understand each other the more detailed the better, one is for their own safety considerations, on the other hand, emergencies can be sought to help.