Finding a long-term rental for a non-billionaire

merce · 2014-07-31T00:49:21Z

I've gotten a lot of great info here. THanks a bunch. I'm confused by the rental market. I had my interview on St. Croix about a month ago. It went well so I started looking at apartment listings on craigslist and on realtor websites: coldwell banker sea glass coral beach realty and a few others. The same dozen places are available. There are few in my price range. In places I've lived before the market runs differently, very differently. So each day one finds a few new ads and the ads you saw a few days ago are no longer listed since they've rented. Well, not so on the realtor websites I listed above. Nor on craigslist. In the past I've found apartments long distance via craigslist. This just doesn't seem to be working for the VI. Is it really that slow a market? Is this just something best handled upon arrival. I don't have extra cash to take up residency in one place for a week while I look and then move to a new place. This is expensive! The moving expenses from my employer don't cover even half the cost of moving my books and clothes to the island. I did contact a realtor who sent me suggested places. They are ok but nothing I'd really want to move into. But it's been weeks and she added maybe 2 new places last week. That's it! I guess when so many can afford thousands for a 2-bedroom the offerings for someone looking for a place at $1,000 or below are really going to be hard to find. Any suggestions? (I have a mattress and bookshelves but not much else in the way of furniture)

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mtdoramike

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I would just rent a car upon arrival and drive around and look for "For Rent" signs along side the road, this is the way most locals advertise. They rarely put ads in the paper because of cost and the frequency of their apartments coming available. Well if you were going to St. Thomas, I know of a few good places.

Posted : August 11, 2014 5:09 pm

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