Boston Pads Real Estate | Boston Apartments For Rent

We strive to fulfil your housing needs, whether you are looking to buy a South Boston condo or house, an occupant trying to find an apartment or house to rent, or you’re a landlord try to get your place rented or sold, we’ve got you covered. We rent apartments in South Boston.

Boston Pads, Boston Pads Apartment Finder, provides cutting edge tool that’s innovating the way people in Boston: buy, sell, rent and market real estate. By combining the latest software technologies with marketplace style social networking, we’ve created a website that helps everyone in the real estate process get what they want.

Here are some tips that will help you find the perfect room for you.

1.  Have a realistic budget

Despite being a smaller city, a recent study shows that Boston has the third highest average rent prices in the country. Rooms for rent in Boston can still be very expensive, especially if you plan to live close to the centre of the city.  When looking for room rental, you’ll want to calculate all of your living expenses and make sure it doesn’t exceed 1/3 of your total income.  We provide a free rent calculator so you can figure out a comfortable range of rent prices you are able to pay and still maintain a good quality of life.

2.  Consider All Expenses Aside from Rent

A common mistake renters make is failing to calculate all expenses aside from rent when determining a budget.  Make sure to tally up all other expenses in your budgets such as cell phone, utilities, debt payments and transportation costs when looking for a room for rent.  If your planning on renting further from the city, be sure to calculate your transportation costs into the equation as well.

3.  Start Early

Once you’ve identified a few areas you’d like to live in, you’ll want to get started on your apartment hunt right away.  Rooms for rent in Boston are in very high demand, thus, they quickly get snatched.  You’ll want to give yourself a 4-6 week cushion to find an apartment so you’ll have plenty of time to find the right place. There’s no such thing as starting too early!

4.  Finding the Right Roommates

We can help you take a lot of the guesswork out of the equation with our Roommate Matching Service.  When you fill out our room rental form, we can identify the criteria that are most important to you for a potential roommate, and help match you with someone that will be well-suited.  Who knows, you may like your new roommate so much, you end starting your own wolf pack!

5.  Come Prepared

When you go to visit a potential room rental, it is important to be ready to fill out an application form.  Write down a list of screening questions to ask your prospective roommate, and don’t be shy to ask about their lifestyle and expectations.  Have your employment history, references, credit score, and deposit money ready to go.  If everything goes well, you should be ready to sign the lease on the spot.  In Boston, room rentals do not stay available for long, so you’ll want to be ahead of the competition!

As you can see, a lot goes into finding the perfect room rental.  While it may seem overwhelming and tedious, if you follow these 6 steps, you’ll be well on your way to finding an ideal living arrangement.  Our room for a rent search tool is the perfect place to start if you’re looking for rooms for rent in Boston.