Apartments. Usually someone first after marriage. I can not say that they are more reliable cheap. Depending on where you live, apartments can work from you from several hundred to several thousand dollars a month.
So what to do when looking for an apartment? Believe it or not, there are many different types, styles and payment plans. We will try to cover the main types in this article and what you can expect to find with each.
Starting from a small, there is a main studio apartment. One-room apartments, as a rule, 1 room with kitchen and bathroom. First let me define what a room is when you get an apartment. A room is any room except your kitchen and bathroom. Bathrooms are not counted as rooms at all, as they are required by law. Kitchens are a little different. Most kitchen walks are considered half the room. If the kitchen is simply an area in an apartment that is not cut off from the other rooms, then it is not considered a room. Thus, a 1-room studio would have a kitchen that is included in 1 room, that is, probably, it is just a refrigerator, oven and sink. A studio of 1 1/2 rooms would have a kitchen that is actually separated from the rest of the apartment by a wall and has a doorway. Most one-bedroom apartments - 1 room.
Studio apartments, unlike most people, are not cheap. A studio in New York can cost you $ 1,000 a month. In some areas you can get a studio about 500 dollars.
Then there are your basic apartments, which are usually 3 or 4 rooms.
The three-room apartment has a living room, dining area and 1 bedroom. Again, the difference between 3 and 3 1/2 rooms is the kitchen, which is part of one of the rooms or is cut off.
The four-room apartment usually has a living room, dining area and 2 bedrooms. If the family needs a third bedroom, the dining area is usually converted. The problem with dining areas is that they usually do not have doors to separate them from other rooms. Therefore, to ensure confidentiality is usually installed some kind of sliding door. In fact, most of the 4-room apartments, because of the extra room, are really 4 1/2 rooms, because in almost all cases the kitchen is cut off from the other rooms.
The apartment has a basement staircase. Most apartments have a basement in the main basement used for the whole complex. In some cases, each apartment or group of apartments has a basement.
In addition to the number of rooms there is also a question about the layout. Most apartments are single level, that is, all rooms are located on the same floor. But in some cases there are residential complexes, which they call duplexes. These are two apartments side by side in each complex, and each apartment consists of two floors, rather than four apartment complexes, where each apartment is on the same level. In the two-level apartments there is a living and dining area, as a rule, downstairs with bedrooms upstairs. Most duplex apartments - 4 1/2 rooms.
Then the question arises, what services come with the apartment and what services need to be paid separately.
In some apartments, your gas and electricity and water costs are included in the rental price. In other apartments only water is paid, and your gas and electricity are paid by your local government service company. Some apartments do not cover any costs. Therefore, when you get an apartment, make sure that you find out what your rent covers. The reason for this is that an apartment for $ 900 a month with all paid utilities may be better than an apartment for $ 750 a month if the last apartment does not include any utilities at all.
Finally, when securing an apartment, many require a deposit equal to the rent of the apartment. Some require monthly security, and some require two months. This is paid to you when the lease expires, if you decide to leave. Interrupting a lease usually means confiscating your deposit.
This brings us to the rules of the apartment. That is why there is nothing like owning your own home. Most apartments have no pets. Playing music after a certain hour will bring complaints from your neighbors. The list goes on, but I'm sure you get the gist. Your freedom to do what you want in an apartment is limited.
Some people like the idea of not worrying about repairs, because the super usually takes care of this and lives in apartments all their lives. Others cannot wait to be able to get into their home. This is a wonderful thing in this world. The dream of one man is another nightmare.
