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I think that 2-3 months is probably enough. If you go too early, you aren't going to be able to get a place (because they aren't going to hold an apartment for you from now until August and they can't guarantee that one will be open then).
I would start making a short list of places that you'd like to live based on internet searches, then plan for a trip to see places in more like June/July. Most apartments have a 60 day notice so they won't really know what they have available this early.
I think a lot of places won't let you reserve until 30 days prior to when you want to move there. I think maybe you could do a trip up in May or June and do some hardcore scoping. Let the apartment complexes know when you are planning to move in, and call them frequently to find out if they have any vacancies coming up that would meet your needs.
I don't know how it is in that town, but I live in a college town and for the past three years have signed my August leases in late February/ early March. In fact, last year I was asked if I was renewing my lease which ends in July 2010 in November 2009. Things fill up really fast around here. I would call a couple places and just ask generally when they start renting for August. It's different for every town.
i might do some general internet researching right now, and then do your in-person visit in june... only go see the places that you've narrowed down fits your needs, and this way you can actually sign a lease for your aug timeframe :)
It's a college town and I guarantee they force the students to do 12 month leases, so a ton of properties will likely be opening at the end of August. I definitely think you'll be able to sign a lease far in advance. I remember signing leases 6 months in advance in college.
Around here, you can't sign leases that early. We start looking about 3-4 months out, but don't sign the lease until 1 1/2 - 2 months out. We're in the middle of looking for a new place now! It's so frustrating!
@ribbons, thats true I didn't think about that. It depends if you're going to be living in a "college" apartment though or something that is further from campus.
Okay, I added a poll (which I should have done in the first place!)
I'd start looking soon, because if New Haven is like Boston, the neighborhoods your going to want to live in is relatively close to campus and in a highly desired neighborhood, and highly in demand. Might as well get a jump before other students invade New Haven during August. There's no harm in looking, good luck!
Since it's a college town, there will be a lot of people looking to rent around the same time as you. I don't think it would hurt to go there now, but you should still be fine if you wait another month, or even two. When I was in college there were always plenty of places to rent, whether I looked 9 months in advance or only a couple months in advance. When FH and I moved out of state we went apartment hunting about 2 months prior to moving, but we worked with a realtor who knew our timeline. We are moving again, back to our hometown, and weren't planning to move until the beginning of the summer. We were in town about a month ago and went to look at some potential places but quickly realized we weren't going to find anywhere that would wait for 3 months for us to move in! It was quick a shock realizing that apartments outside of the college bubble operate a lot differently than those inside the college bubble :)
I know here in a college town people start leasing in February for August leases. Places that fill up, usually fill up by May. Summer time is when all the apartments that still have vacancy rush around and offer crazy deals to try to get people to sign with them.
If it's a college town, start now! My fiance and I got our names on the waiting list for our new apartment (moving in August) about a month ago. They go pretty fast, and in college towns a lot of places will do pre-leasing!
We are dealing with this kind of decision too. We'll be moving at the end of July, and I feel like it is too soon to look for a place, because I can't imagine a landlord would hold an apartment four whole months when they could put someone in it now. I think it really depends on what kind of place you are looking for. Apartment complexes with lots of units, especially those geared toward students, lease several months out. My roommates and I signed our lease for our college apartment in March for an August move-in. If its more like a rowhome or townhome, I would say its probably too early to pick a specific place. Still, you can scope out neighborhoods and the type of place you are looking for, and get a feel for what you can get for your money. Even if you find a place the landlord won't hold for you, he might own another property that will be available when you need it. So basically, it can't hurt!
Amanda.lynn is right, college towns ALWAYS do preleasing, and cheap nice places are usually fill up quick!
haha.. then again I just realized we're both from Austin, so your area might be different... you can start looking online now, call a few nicer places and ask about preleasing if they say no way then wait a little while, if they say prleasing started in Jan. you might want to get after it now lol
I think it also depends what you are hoping to rent. Are you looking for a big complex or something that has tons of apartments, or are you hoping to just rent something from an owner?
I think most owners, if they know their tenants lease is up in August, would be more than willing to hold that apartment for you till then. That way they know they have no lapse in occupancy.
We honestly don't really even know what we're going to find up there. I've found a couple of bigger buildings that I REALLY like, but New Haven is such a sketch town that we have to make sure we feel safe in the areas where the buildings are!
@KM - I was just gonna mention the sketch factor of New Haven and how an internet search isn't going to give you any sense of the neighborhood. I used to know New Haven better but now I can't remember where the shadiest parts are. I'm pretty useless I guess, huh?
I would start now. Even if your specific unit isn't available to sign for (i.e. they may only require a 30 or 60 day notice from a current tenant), you can usually look at an 'example' of a unit (it may or may not be occupied). This is how it works in *my* college town:
---Generally I have expressed interest in starting a lease on X date.
---Then, they've invited me to look at an example unit.
---If I liked it, I would request to be put on a waiting list for available units of that type. Sometimes they'd even have me fill out an application at that point. And when some current tenant gave their notice, the landlord would give me a call.
---I would then request to see the ACTUAL unit I'd be renting, and if all looked good, I'd sign the application/lease on that unit.
I generally have done this with 2-3 apartment complexes at once -- just in case my preferred one falls through and/or no one moves out.
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Okay, so as some of you know, I'm moving up to New Haven, CT at the end of August so Mr. KM can go to Yale. Whatever, the where isn't important so much as... when do we need to start looking for a place to live? I've heard as early as now and as late as July and I just don't know which one is right. We're trying to plan a big ol' trip up there to knock out as much stuff as possible- namely getting comfortable with the area and finding a place to live (and spending a day or two in NYC) but the timeline is messing with me a bit.