Promo Review: Why You Should Zumper Your Way To An Apartment
You know you are getting older when you go from looking up clothing you can’t afford to looking up houses. Sure, you may laugh, but what you seek to buy does measure your age or, at least, what you define as stability: cute outfits or cute apartments? Just last week, my mother got incredibly excited because I bought her a sponge known for its ability to scrub pots clean. The moment shook me because it made me wonder …. will I ever get to that place? Moreover, what does it mean, now, that I am looking for new apartments? This existential crisis led me to find Zumper, and use its rent calculator to decipher my next best abode.
So, what’s Zumper?
Zumper is used by millions of renters to find houses, rooms, condos, or apartments for rent in cities across Canada and the US. You can apply and pay your rent online with new homes constantly being updated in real time.
Why is it different from any other website doing the same?
Well, this is where I can make a laundry list of reasons. It’s easy to use interface allows you to highlight your preferences in an apartment, your timeline to get one, and even connect you with rent professionals and landlords in trying to make your move as smooth and as affordable as possible. It is clear cut and extensive on the information you need to decide on an apartment, and even explore and experiment of what and where you would like to move. Zumper has all you need to make a choice on your new oasis and even auto-pay the rent for it, but, unlike other websites, it has the most helpful tool of all: a rent calculator.
If there is one thing this pandemic has taught everyone is that your home is your safe space. It is your oasis, and no matter the size or price of it, you have to make a place you love so you can rest. I know so MANY friends that did not like their apartment; assuming it was too small or poorly located, which the pandemic has either made them appreciate their space or finally pushed them to find one where they belong. For those latter friends, I recommended Zumper because it has a rent calculator, which enables them to get both a financial reality check while being surprised at what and where they can afford.
Listen, I don’t know ONE person that doesn’t wish to live like the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. With so many tv shows about wealthy people, it is hard not feel poorer with each change of a channel. Yet, Zumper’s rent calculator feels like a financial, spirit guide. First, it helps you organize your monthly expenses while guiding you on how to make a “sweet spot” in your budget for rent. In essence, how to determine and define 30%, or 43%, of your income as rent-pay. Now, if you are a minimum wage worker that can be rough, and, unlike other rent websites, Zumper does not discount that most people cannot afford mansions and must live with a roommate, which is why they are so helpful and kind in guiding its users to deciphering what home best fits their budget: from a room to a condo or a house.
Here are 3 tips for when looking up your future home location:
- Balance is key! I’m a city gal. My livelihood in every way is in the city, but I am not. I live at least 20- 30 minutes away from work and all the “good stuff” like cool bars and niche restaurants. It is a nice, cheaper balance because I was lucky to find a spot that not many know is affordable, fun, and warm.
- Don’t narrow your search to the location you want as much as what you want in a location. Of course, I want the penthouse on the top of the Chrysler building, but I want that because I would like to walk into city life while feeling nooked away. Zumper is EXCELLENT in helping its users find what they are specifically looking for in neighborhoods as much as apartments. They really do understand you want to leave one oasis to walk into another.
- Be realistic but not rigid. You deserve the best even if you can’t afford the world. Again, thanks to its interface and rent calculator, Zumper allows you to push and pull where you need to to get an apartment that can become your dream.
To find potential rentals click HERE for zumper.com
