How to Find an Apartment

Series Summary

Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings, specifically property that is stationary or fixed in location. With the development of private property ownership, real estate has become a major area of business. Purchasing real estate requires a significant investment, and each parcel of land has unique characteristics, so the real estate industry has evolved into several distinct fields. In this free video series on real estate, an experienced real estate broker discusses buying, selling and renting homes. Sellers can get information on readying a house for an appraisal, for an open house or for selling. Buyers discover how to locate homes for sale in the area, how to get seller financing and how to find foreclosure homes. Renters find out how to find inexpensive apartments and how to get back all or part of a security deposit at the expiration of their lease.

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Penny Smith, and I'm here to talk to you today, about how to find a good apartment. I'm a North Carolina real estate broker. I would highly recommend that you use the internet, to search. You could search for an apartment, through the different real estate, local real estate companies, that do property management. You could Google them, such as Century 21, or Coldwell Banker, and they will lead you to their websites, for property management. Also, a good resource is Craigslist. That's one of my personal favorites. I like to use Craigslist. You can find anything in this world, on Craigslist. Everything is sold there, but they also do property management for individuals, that want to rent their particular properties, so go take a look, see what you find, and if you need any other assistance, you could certainly go to any real estate office, that has a property management department, and they'll help you any way they can. Thank you, and I hope you have a good day."