How quickly and painlessly to rent an apartment in Moscow

This material was written Igor Tyulkanovym practicing realtor. Questions can ask in the comments, Igor to answer them.

Beware of scammers

Fraud is gradually losing relevance, and therefore easily determine the scams, but there are still some fall for their tricks.

The most common way fraud is mainly concerned with visitors, not versed in the real estate market features, and want to save on the search of the apartment. You pay money in advance, for receiving "information" about the emerging new apartments, or, as an option of getting rooms grandmother, yielding flat apartment for 20 thousand in the center. rubles, but in the end, "the grandmother" the sick, the tired and goes to meet with you for a couple of days, and the information you no offers. When you try to return the money scammers link to the contract, which states that they do not owe anything) The easiest way to deal with such fraud - to write a statement to the police.

The second most common option is renting an apartment to several tenants. It is easy to calculate that you are asked to leave a deposit / deposit / money to prepay in advance, without clearance contract or collateral receipts motivated "people queue" behind you and waiting for opportunities to remove).

Knowing how the market of Moscow real estate, such fraud is easy to determine. For example, much too low offer without good reasons (sales, short-term rental) are crooks lure or attempt agencies to attract attention and make you call. Which brings us to the next point.

know the prices

The main resource for searching apartments in Moscow is the site of Cyan (cian.ru). With it, you can easily determine the range of prices in the region of interest.

Also, knowing the market, you can easily filter out the inadequate proposals that stand above the market, the the most a couple of hours on the internet can save you tens of thousands of rubles in the long term.

Find out the details on the phone

Knowing the price in the area of ​​your search, you can start looking for suitable offers. Be sure to check with the agents of all the details concerning the apartment, because data may become obsolete, or be inaccurate.
Do not forget to specify the price. In connection with the situation (where the owner works with 5-10 agencies, trying to pass more quickly), many agents reduce the cost to be higher in the search, and, for example, the spread may reach tens of thousands in the elite segment rubles.

Specify the size of the agency fee

Prozvoniv suited for you and making sure that the information stated in the ads are true, do not forget to specify the size of the agency fee. Many of the agents, trying to earn as much as possible put unreasonably high interest rates. If you have interest to the apartment is offered by several agencies, choose 2 the lowest percentage (if any), and focusing on what you can get away to a competitor ask for a discount. It is likely you will get it.

In the luxury segment, agents are increasingly refusing to from the commission to the customers since expensive apartments are much rarer and it is better to rent an apartment, get a commission from the owner than not pass it at all because of the unreasonably high Commission.

Working with an agent

Apartment search agent - the method is not for everyone. Tune in to the fact that the money you save will not work. The main benefits for you - saving time, access to knowledge, agent, assistance in obtaining contracts, consultations, negotiations and consultations on matters arising in the course.

There are two options - ask a friend to give you a consultation agent, and then conduct a search option, appointments, training and contract negotiations himself. Or, if you value your time and nerves, to hire a realtor. Often, at the end of the process, the value of the time spent and nerves more than the commission that agents asking for their work.

Apartment search agentless

Briefly - find flat without the agent fits into the simple scheme:

• Selection options proring suitable for the relevance of information (it is desirable to keep in mind all the important your questions - availability of parking, dishwasher, proximity to the roadway, the presence of parks, schools, and etc.).
• Appointment of views on those that you approached most.
• Views.
• Selecting the most appropriate.
• Conversation.
• Conclusion of the contract.

Features of the market of Moscow

Moscow market has a strong demand for a spread, depending on apartment prices. For an apartment on the outskirts, worth 20 thousand in the same evening after its appearance, can turn to line up 10 people, while the apartment of 80 can stay for a few months the market. This variation is due to the fact that Moscow is a very large number of visitors who need cheap housing, but with an increase in the cost of purchasing power greatly reduced.

Quality of service is growing in proportion to the value of real estate in a cheap segment often meet rudeness on the part of both the realtor and the owner, but the rising cost of apartments is coming to naught.
On cheap apartment owners there is no need to search for clients, so the owner never pays a commission to the realtor, realtor job pays client rents an apartment, bargain for the Commission in this case is much more complicated, because you can breathe in the back of 5-6 people willing to rent an apartment, pay the entire Commission. In the premium segment on the contrary - on 5-6 free apartments there is one - two customers, who can afford to be defined with a choice, and to bargain for weeks.

View apartments

When viewing should definitely pay attention to the condition of sanitary ware, household appliances, furniture. Be sure to check that the documents on the ownership of the data of the passport, find out whether there are still owners, how many people registered, if the owners of a few, if there is a power of attorney, where they are, how much they will need time to get to apartment. If the apartment is like, you should find out in advance the main conditions on which it is dealt - the cost, payment terms, additional terms, the cost of utilities in the house.

Choosing options bargaining

After reviewing all the options usually are one or two that are most relevant. Rang them make a bid that is how you feel, the owner will, at the same time, advance worth to understand that the owner can not agree to your terms, and either make a counter-proposal or full refuse. In this case, it is worth asking, what concessions it can go, and under what conditions. It is likely he will go to meet you.

Contract documents

Even in the time of viewing, you can ask the agent to provide you with a copy of the agreements to which the agent is currently operating. In general, the large agencies with a contract similar, differing only in the formatting and formulations, but it is necessary to know in advance the agent (or the owner), the special conditions that they We would like to register. Often, only at the stage of negotiations, it appears that the terms offered by the owner, absolutely not suitable for the tenant (eg payment in USD, double the deposit, visit more than once a month and etc)

Also, ask the agent about the standard terms used in their contracts - some of the default agency prescribed in the contract penalties sanctions to move down from the apartment before 6 months of contract agents know by heart and can tell you all the details of what it described.

inventory

A separate item, I would pick the inventory produced after the signing of the lease or hire.
Leaving a deposit, you will thus guarantee the preservation of furniture, transmitted to you by the owner, Therefore they are related to the inventory with all the attention and be sure to check that made all possible remarks. By agreement with the owner, you can take photos and send them to him as well.

Payment

Get your hands on the contract of employment signed by the owner, you just have to settle with him (usually paid the first month's rent and deposit). In this case, you can ask the agent beforehand to bring the form of a receipt for the money you have made to the owner.

You give money, give you a receipt, keys, instructions for household appliances, and contact staff and service.

You are now the happy owner of a rented apartment in Moscow!

This is a brief description of the rental procedure.

If you have any questions, you can always contact me, I am happy to answer them in the comments.

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