Residential Real Estate

The problem of rental housing in Moscow is in front of each guests. Did not pass it, and many young Muscovites. Are not privy to trade secrets neophyte very difficult to understand the rental market in Moscow, where the hapless tenants waiting for unscrupulous media outlets, cunning and calculating, realtors crooks. This material – how to find reliable information about the apartments handed over, choose a realtor, to avoid the pitfalls and unexpected plot twists, to conclude a lease contract a competent and successful in bargaining with the owner.

Availability and the risk of information sources

Reliable and absolutely trustworthy sources of information open in Moscow today did not exist. Accessible and popular resources abound in inadequate supply, as well as advertisements from private brokers, who are not responsible for the quality of information and services. Therefore, as a primary information public databases are not bad, but for the contract to draw reliable market professionals. From popular and promoted databases can be identified once a purely professional base Winner, which is now open to individuals, as well as sites of “Hand in Hand,” “Where is this house” and “Property and Prices.”

However, do not forget that the independent search for an apartment via the Internet poses a number of surprises – an irregular update of databases, “ad-phantoms” and frankly even fraudulent offers. And in an active market rent gambling scam and this number is only growing. The signal for increased vigilance should be the rental rate: scammers usually offer their own versions of 10-15% below market.

By about new ways to withdraw money from hapless competitors include SMS fraud. The scheme is simple – a citizen puts an “pass-furnished apartment” on a publicly accessible Internet site, and it comes with a request to send SMS message to a specific number, after which promises to provide contact details for the tenant or owner. As a result, no data, and the phone unsuspecting customer removed a certain amount.

That said, I recommend to start looking for apartments on the sites of major real estate companies. Even if he wishes to rent or own housing. The fact that databases on the websites of major real estate companies are updated quickly enough, which seriously increases the relevance of the ads placed there. In addition, spending a couple hours on the site of a professional company, except where the proposals are realistic and analyzes the current situation in the housing market, the potential tenant will not bite on the offer to rent an apartment on Tverskaya Street, for 10 thousand rubles. While the average rent one-bedroom apartment on the “cheap” south of Moscow in June 2011 is about 22-23 thousand rubles a month.

Unfortunately, people who are not oriented to the market situation or simply hoping for a miracle, regularly fall for such “announcements” and are deceived.

Unprofessional professionals Tricks

Realtors from major agencies are also using a kind of tricks to attract customers. One of the tricks – placing objects in the databases of phantoms, with a good performance at a reduced price to attract the attention of potential tenants to encourage them to make a call to the agent. Further technical matter whether the agent keep customers by offering him “exactly the same, but with pearl buttons.”

The apotheosis of this device – a list of addresses and phone numbers of owners, usually non-existent apartment or real, but at a different price, which offer large amounts of so-called news agencies (not a realtor) that they offer for pre-charge – no strings attached provide you in the end housing.

Another common trick – when an agent, wanting to complete the transaction, is silent about the shortcomings of some apartments. For example, the windows overlooking the cemetery, disguised as a bad smell from the apartment is located in the garbage and the like. But all this is fairly harmless pranks against the possibility of running into people or unscrupulous agents, who rent an apartment for rent or sublease with forged documents. When the first cases can still be attributed to the small tricks sellers of goods or services, unpleasant but not dangerous, the last case – an obvious fraud.

The contract is not empty chicane

Enter into a lease with the owner to fail, because the only agreement made in simple written or notarial form, signed by the parties is legally binding. The contract may sign the apartment owner or agent. In the notary’s attorney should be pointed out that the person has the right to enter into a lease and take the cash. The same rule applies to the co-owners apartment, which must either be notarized power of attorney to draw one owner, either attend the signing of the contract and put in a contract to sign.

The contract of employment implies obligations and responsibilities of the parties. In particular, in accordance with the standard contract, the owner shall monthly, in writing, notify the tenant of intent to terminate the contract early and pay recruitment agencies of a similar object. In such cases we can estimate the advantage of working with major real estate agency when dealing with any conflicts arising from the tenant with the owner of the apartment during the term of the lease contract, he can rely on the company. But the private client broker usually accompanies only at the stage of the flats and the contract, and all the problems with the property that may arise in the future, will have to decide.

Some applicants are wary of the sublease agreements, but in no danger of legally competent decorated sublease no. Natural or legal person who concluded a contract with the owner of the lease with rent this apartment for sublease, it is legal to operate.

Here, incidentally, it makes sense to pay attention to another point – rent, belonging to minor children. In this case, the contract should be signed by a guardian and body care, as if the child has attained the age of 14, he himself signed the contract.

All calculations are preferably performed only at the conclusion of the contract and confirm the transfer of money related receipts.

Interrogation

There is a core list of questions to ask the landlord before viewing the apartment. Suddenly, the apartment is not suitable to you? So why waste time.

General questions can begin with the actual location of the house, its distance from the underground, state of the house and porch, the number of storeys, number of entrances. Then go to the apartment. It is necessary to find out about the total area, number of rooms, layout, where the windows open, the quality of repair, condition of furniture, number of beds and the availability of household appliances. Then you can talk about the infrastructure area, including shops, schools, kindergartens and other community facilities. The last thing to go is to the price, the order of payment and any special conditions of the transaction, as well as an interest title documents. All that is necessary to obtain a clearer picture and not ride the views wasted.

Memo neophytes

- Do not chase the cheap. The apartment, which is offered at below market price, perhaps just a “hook”.

- Be careful when choosing a real estate agency and realtor. If the realtor, began work a month ago, from a lack of experience he can make a mistake.

- Listen to the opinion of an experienced agent. It can take you from problem object

- Do not fuss when viewing an apartment, not succumb to nervousness that some owners are building up, citing lack of time or place of potential tenants waiting outside the door. The probability of not observe significant defects in the apartment is greatly increased.

- Never pay in advance, this is usually abused by so-called media outlets that offer a list of money for non-existent apartments.

- Pay special attention to the documents provided by the owner. The absence of a passport, laminated documents of ownership and the like should alert you.

- Make sure you sign the lease.

Options in favor of economical

Gift of housing in Moscow will not give up, but a few options that can actually significantly reduce the rental payments. For example, young people, students or low-income workers have resorted to a joint lease. The owners themselves do not welcome this scheme, and if they agree to a “community”, then set a higher level of rent, and sometimes charge a daily fee to each tenant.

Periodically, there are announcements about the invitation to nurse a child with a condition of permanent residence, or to nurse a seriously ill person – in this case, free accommodation may be considered a kind of compensation for the work.

There are also proposals to rent accommodations for a nominal fee, provided assistance with the housework or caring for an older person living in a rented apartment. These proposals should be approached with caution – this “free” tenant with a high probability at any moment may be on the streets.

The situation is similar to option “in exchange for housing repair a rented apartment.” This kind of agreement should always be documented or remembered about the potential for adverse to the tenant of the story.

Save some money and make it possible to “holiday flats.” In May, the volume of supply in Moscow apartments priced from $ 750 up to a thousand dollars a month increased by 1.5 times, which is associated with the entry of proposals from leaving to give the Muscovites. However, these apartments are usually dealt in three to five months, and a standard lease term is for one year. In addition, owners are usually not willing to concede more than 10-15% of average market rates.

Whether bargaining is appropriate?

Traded on the capital market rent can be, even attacking head-on “take off, but cheaper.” But all your arguments will work in only one case – if the apartment is already idle for some time. The first two or three weeks exposure owners rarely traded, and for the past 1.5 years in the rental market demand exceeds supply confidently and effectively “push” to be the owner only if he deliberately laid a promotional price of a small delta. Actually reduce the cost of renting a flat economy class in Moscow, perhaps, will only pay the hotel for several months.