Now a days, people are coming to city and town to live a better life because they get almost all the modern facilities that they need here. While coming to a new city the most important thing is to buy or rent a suitable apartment or a flat. One need to consider certain things while buying an apartment.

Affordable
Consider an apartment within your range of affordability. Make a budget and stick to it. You might not get the perfect place, but you won’t get the one that will send you to the poor house, either.

Pay after you are sure about it
There are many ways to be scammed, and apartment hunting is one of them. If someone wants to charge you to see an apartment then that is a negative point. If they want to rent you the apartment sight unseen that is a fraud. Basically, do not exchange any money until you are sure this is a legit transaction on a place you want to live in.

Know the landlord properly
This is something you should really think about even though it seems sort of weird. Things to consider: Do they live on-site? How close is their apartment to yours? Do they seem like they’ll be all up in your business? Many a great apartment has been ruined by an awful landlord, so try and get a good feeling for yours before it’s too late.

Meet and greet potential neighbors
Like your landlord, your neighbors can make or break an apartment, so try your best to see what you are getting yourself into. You don’t want to be surprised your first night there.

Consider the commute
Look for a good place from where it is easy to commute to your workplace.

Go over exactly what utilities are covered
Having utilities included is awesome and another headache you don’t have to deal with, but be crystal clear on what you are getting and what you aren’t. Water, gas, and power? Internet? These can be defining factors when choosing an apartment, so do your due diligence.

Check all the faucets and flush all the toilets
This is something a lot of people never think to do, but trust me and do it. If there is any issue you can bring it up now and hopefully it can be addressed by the landlord. There is nothing worst than turning on the tap for the first time and being surprised by barely-dripping brown water while the toilet floods.

Scope out your power outlets
There is nothing more infuriating than getting the keys to a new place only to find out that where you thought the TV was going to go can’t because there isn’t an power outlet on that wall. Not only that, but there’s only two outlets in the whole room, and only one of them works. Look for this before you sign the agreement.