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4 Steps to a Great Rental

Step 1: Define YOUR needs

Start by asking the basic questions and getting on the same page with roommates:
How many bedrooms and bathrooms are you looking for?
How much can you afford?
Do you have pets?
How long of lease do you need/want?
What kinds of amenities are MUST HAVES?
When do you plan on moving in? Summer, Fall Prelease, Mid-Semester?

Step 2: Decide on Location, Location, Location…

Get familiar with the neighborhoods and areas of town.   Don’t rely on others and their opinions, there are a lot of great places to live in Boulder– check them out!

It’s also a good idea browse listings to get an idea of the types of rental properties available out there.  It’s free to browse our properties so go ahead.

Step 3: Get professional help with your search!

We know this stuff backwards and forwards. It’s totally FREE, so save your dough for more fun stuff and call us, we are here to help! Our friendly, experienced rental agents work to find the right place for you. Call us 303-545-6000 to start your search, visit our website for more information, or STOP BY our office located at 2865 Baseline Road at Housing Helpers in Boulder, just one block down Baseline at 28th St., from the University of Colorado campus.

Step 4: You Found the perfect rental, Now What?

Deposit: Most properties will require a refundable security deposit to cover any damage to the property. Some may also require a non-refundable portion that is applied towards cleaning at the end of the lease. Apartments generally have the lowest deposits while privately owned condos and homes are typically equal to one month’s rent. However there is no “standard” required deposit, it is entirely up to each property owners discretion.

Credit History: Almost all landlords and property managers will require a credit and background check. If you don’t have perfect credit, be honest and upfront about it, many property owners will be more forgiving. Also, consider asking a parent or

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Testimonials

“ Thanks for finding us an awesome house to rent on the hill, we’re not leaving until we graduate from CU!”

“walking our daughter through the fall preleasing process right through signing a lease with their landlord was invaluable...I’d recommend your service to other parents of CU Boulder students”

“we would recommend you guys to every CU student moving off campus in Boulder!”

“they have the best student rental listings in Boulder, many of them close to the campus and on the hill, they have been a great resource for us”

“University of Colorado students need all the help they can get finding suitable off campus housing in Boulder….you guys really do make it easy”

...we found a fall prelease through you that we never would have know about, I’d recommend you”

“CU Rentals... thanks, my roommates and I were really nervous about living off campus by ourselves for the first time. You found us a great place close to campus and we’re all set”

“not like the typical Boulder property management companies that we were used to, we never felt pressured to prelease a place, we were able to see places in different parts of town”

“We had heard horror stories about property management companies in Boulder, but you guys were great! And for fall preleasing in Boulder, you had the most houses for rent for students”

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