We’ve barely seen any snow on the ground and I am already asking you to think spring! It’s about that time to start thinking about housing for your next lease. Especially for B-Section Kettering University students who are starting to think about housing for the spring term (April-June). RateMystudentRental.com has some amazingly helpful tools for student’s and landlords as the fall term quickly comes to and end.
Students
Maybe your fall housing arrangements were temporary while you waited for your dear friends to return from their study abroad term, or maybe you were abroad yourself! Or, maybe you just can’t stand your roommates anymore, or you’ve just had it with who-knows-what in the apartments or in the house. Whatever the case is, RateMyStudentRental.com’s comprehensive database of rental’s is here to save you during the search. Check us out to search for housing around campus and sort through your options by evaluating the ratings and reviews left by other students. While you are there, rate your current (and past) rental(s) so that other students can benefit the same way you are benefiting from their ratings.
Tips For Students Looking For Housing:
- Cut your search time in half by looking for rentals who have been flagged as available or sublet needed. To find rentals that have been flagged as available/sublet you can search the home page to see recent availabilities or you can use the search box. When using the search box, type in your school and select the “with room availabilities only” function.
- Create a Student Watch List (must be logged in as a student to view). Let us know what your ideal student rental is by filling out the student watch list form. When a rental is flagged as available that matches your criteria, we’ll alert you and you can contact the student or landlord who flagged the rental to make arrangements to move in.
If you are looking for a replacement roommate or you are finding someone to replace your spot in a rental you can flag a rental as sublet needed. This will alert prospective students that you are looking for someone to fill a room or two in your current rental. Instead of the prospective roommate contact the landlord directly, they can contact you.
Landlords
It’s really never too early to start seeking out student tenants for the upcoming term. A survey conducted by Alfa Jango Software and Marketing helps RateMyStudentRental.com determine when student start looking for their next housing arrangements. We asked students “How long before you need to move in, do you start looking for your next student housing arrangements?” Here are the results:
With those results, it’s clear to see right now is the prime time to start seeking out your tenants. Reaching out to students can be difficult, but RateMyStudentRental.com has a feature that makes this necessary challenge, possible. The Flag For Availability feature not only tells students you have available rooms but it also alerts students who have a Student Watch List created if your rental matches their criteria (number of rooms, rent price, distance from campus…etc).
Tips When Using The Flag For Availability:
- If you are a landlord at a school that has rotating semesters/quarters (like Kettering University who rotates students every 3 months) this tip is for you. If you have available rooms for both sections/terms, purchase the longest Flag - Next term, which stays active for 5 months. You can use the description box in the flag to tell students how many rooms are avaiable during each term (and you can change this description as often as you would like during the life of the flag).
To all, good luck with house hunting and finishing and starting your next term. Don’t forget to rate your work term housing too, we do that! As always, contact us with any questions or comments. We’re always looking for the next best way to make your life easier when it comes to student housing.
