If you are thinking about moving to an apartment, you better have a digital camera handy. It can really simplify your apartment search and move-in processes, by instantly capturing every crucial space and its condition.
Once you really get going, you will visit dozens of apartments, and it will be very hard to remember all of the details for each one of them, unless you have an out-of-this-world memory. Through the pictures, us mere mortals will have no way of forgetting about the interesting or not so practical details regarding the design, style and colors. These are research photos that will be very useful when making a final decision.
The pictures will help you move in too, as they will help you buy appliances and furniture that will truly fit and enhance the space.
Once you have chosen the perfect place, and before you call the movers in Seattle to help you, take a walk through the apartment and take photos to record its condition. This will be very useful once you decide to move out, because you will only get your security deposit back if the apartment is in the exact same state. Take pictures of problem areas, like stained carpets, so that you have a way to prove that it was not you who damaged it. Make sure you talk to the landlord about any concern or damages you see before you move in.
When moving to a new apartment it is fundamental that you get rental insurance and be prepared in case of a burglary. For this, you must take pictures of your belongings and the electronics’ serial numbers, and save the receipts for expensive appliances like TV’s, furniture, computers, china, and stereos, so that you can file an insurance claim with enough proof in hand.
And since they say that thinking ahead is thinking wise, when the time comes to leave the place, do not forget to take pictures of the condition you are leaving the apartment in. The same as before you moved in, clear the space and take some ‘after’ pictures as a back up, just in case you have trouble when getting your deposit back.
The set of pictures you take must last several years in good condition, at least while you are living at the place, thus, file them in a safe place where you can find them easily, and also store them online as a back up. And of course, make sure you take good care of your digital camera!
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