finding an apartment when you cannot visit (update!)

[meep95]

So I posted this a bit ago: 

I thought I would give an update for how things worked out! I 100% recommend emailing your future professor/advisor and asking them to put you in contact with some grad students.  I did this, even though I didn't want to because I felt uncomfortable asking people I don't know to help me find apartments.  However, one of the students I spoke to lived in the complex I was looking at previously and could tell me about it in great detail. Another student who is graduating told me about her apartment that will be available in Fall which is way cheaper and better quality than anything I was finding, and I never would have learned about this place if I had not reached out.  If you don't do this, you will probably miss out on some great places. How is everyone else's apartment hunt going?

[Bernardo Ribeiro]

Nice to hear that meep! What university are you going to?

[nikkimx]

Awesome! That's super helpful advice. Thanks!