When you are scrounging through classified ads and real estate sites for a new apartment, you may frequently see ads tagged with "short-term rent or lease options available." You may be wondering why anyone would want an apartment for a very short time. After all, the whole point to moving into an apartment is to stay put for awhile, right? While that is certainly the primary reason for renting your living space rather than buying it, here are some reasons and/or situations where you may find it necessary to live someplace short-term.
You Are "Between Homes"
If you have recently been evicted, or if your own apartment burned down, then you need a short-term place to stay until you can find another long-term apartment. Since most short-term places are also furnished, this helps anyone who has lost everything in a fire too. Sometimes when people are "between homes" for a long time, the short-term apartments act as shelters for the city's homeless, so you will see a lot of that too. If you have fallen on especially hard times, there may be a rental assistance program that can help you transition into a new apartment sooner.
You Want to See How "the Other Half" Lives
Just like renting a luxury vehicle for a day or two, you can "try on" a much nicer apartment for a month or two to see how "the other half" lives. For this reason, you will also see several luxury apartments with short term rental agreements. Generally, these apartments operate as short-term living spaces for business executives who will only be staying in town for a while and want something nicer and more private than a hotel suite. However, the proprietors of these apartments can and will rent them out to anyone who has the cash.
You Are Vacationing and Want a More "Homey" Environment
Apartment swapping is rather common now. People trade homes as a means to get away and vacation someplace new. Others just offer up their extra space as a means to make money and provide a comfortable environment for vacationers. If you are going somewhere on vacation but you want to stay in a place that is more "homey" than a hotel or motel room, you may peruse the short term apartment rentals for that specific location. Just be aware that the closer you are to the tourist attraction you want to visit, the higher the short-term rent on the apartment, house, or townhouse will be.
For more information, contact local professionals like Corporate Habitat.
