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Renting an apartment as a retiree offers a variety of perks. If you decide to rent upon selling your home, you’ll enjoy equity that puts money where it belongs: in your bank account. An apartment rental also means leaving maintenance, including yard work, to your landlord, and exploring what your new community has to offer. Here, review a few apartment hunting tips to secure your dream space.

A Guide for Retirees Looking at Apartment Rentals

1. Learn About the Building’s Security

Find out what security features the building includes, such as video surveillance and bars on ground floor windows. Ask about the crime rate in the area and confirm the landlord’s answer with online research. You should feel safe and comfortable in the new space.

2. Consider Location

rentalDetermine how close the apartment is to essentials such as grocery stores, pharmacies, retail stores, libraries, senior centers, and doctor’s offices. Also, learn whether public transportation comes through the area or is within reasonable walking distance if you don’t have a car.

3. Look for Age-Friendly Amenities

Inspect the rental and the building for age-friendly features such as entrance ramps, shower grab bars, elevators, and nonslip bathroom tile. If you or your partner use a wheelchair, ensure the entrances, elevators, and hallways are wide enough.

4. Research Community Attractions

Learn what the community provides in addition to grocery stores and other essentials, such as accessibility to wooded areas and river walks, movie theaters, restaurants, historic landmarks, and other attractions that appeal to you. Your chosen community should provide plenty of ways to fill your days.

5. Speak With Current Residents

Talk to the current residents to get a sense of what living at the apartment rental complex entails and to gauge the average age of the renters. If you’re looking for a quiet place where you can relax and enjoy your retirement, a complex full of 20-somethings or families with small children isn’t ideal. Stick to apartment communities with fellow retirees for peaceful days and nights.

 

Murphy Properties offers rentals for residents 55 and up, including furnished apartments for reasonable rates. All of the company’s apartment communities in New London County, CT, and Washington County, RI, include 24/7 maintenance. Call (860) 599-1980 to discuss your apartment needs or learn more about their complexes online.

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