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What to Notice on an Apartment Tour

What to Notice on an Apartment Tour

What to Notice on an Apartment Tour

The unglamorous details that help you decide whether a place will work after move-in day.

The unglamorous details that help you decide whether a place will work after move-in day.

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Scout Lease Team

Denver apartment locators

A good tour asks more than whether a space photographs well. The goal is to notice what a listing cannot show.

A good tour asks more than whether a space photographs well. The goal is to notice what a listing cannot show.

Look past the finishings.

On a tour, listen for hallway noise, ask about package access, test the light at the time you will actually be home, and notice the storage you would use every day.