Studying abroad is inseparable from food, clothing, housing and transportation. Especially, living costs a lot. In a strange environment, with no friends and different languages, renting a house becomes extremely difficult, and you may fall into the trap of renting a house if you are not careful.

the best advice is to get in touch at home in advance, so as not to be trampled upon by others after going abroad and waiting to stay.

Today, I sorted out and summarized the strategies for overseas students to rent a house. You only need to read it carefully, and you can avoid stepping on the pit ~

Types of housing

Generally speaking, there are the following options for renting a house for studying abroad.

1. Dorm

First of all, it is the dormitory provided by the school, which makes people feel more at ease in living, just on or near the campus. But generally speaking, the number of dormitory places in the school is limited, and there are many foreign students besides local students, so you must apply in advance. Although living in schools in many areas is expensive, it is safe and convenient.

Campus dormitories are generally the first choice for international students, but there are few houses and a large number of applicants. Therefore, international students have to rent a house off campus.

2. Off-campus

If you can't apply for a campus dormitory or you have to live off-campus, there are generally the following types of off-campus renting.

(1) Shared apartment

The housing provided by the rental platform, the shared apartment is generally a big house rented by a group of students, and everyone shares the expenses and daily chores. Residents take turns cooking, cleaning the house together and doing outdoor maintenance of the house together. Because shared apartments are generally cheaper, it may be difficult to find rooms in shared apartments.

(2) Private houses

are similar to those in China. Landlords rent their own houses, post their listings on the rental website, and rent out single rooms or the whole house, but the whole rent is definitely very expensive, so they usually share it with others. This is similar to sharing an apartment.

(3) Living with the landlord

There will be some families in the local community who want international students to live in their homes, and the school usually has a list of these families. Or the landlord rents out his spare room, and you can do some housework, such as babysitting or housework. In exchange, the family provides the student with free housing or reduces the rent. However, if you live with the landlord, the differences in living habits and culture are likely to cause friction, and it is still quite difficult to get along with the landlord.

rental channels

1. Application for school dormitory

It is safe and worry-free to apply for the dormitory provided by the school, but it is difficult to apply.

2. In the school forum, or in contact with seniors and seniors

There will be people posting to seek sharing. It is the easiest place to find information about renting houses for international students in China. You may also meet like-minded roommates, and a large number of students will post sharing information on the forum during holidays. If possible, it is the most effective and accurate way to find a house by contacting the seniors and sisters of the school. They have field experience and can tell you a lot about their experience. More importantly, although finding a house is a common problem faced by every student, the fastest way to get these minority information is to find them because the situation in each place is different. In the QQ group of some school students, there may be authoritative experience of finding a house written by previous students. Many freshmen will also hide some China intermediaries, so it is the most unobstructed and practical to communicate with China people. Although their houses are not much cheaper, at least they can guarantee that the deposit you paid can be returned in time, and they will find someone to repair it in time if there are any problems at home. At the same time, the inconvenience may be that there are more people sharing the family, and it is easy to produce contradictions when using public facilities.

3. Rental websites

There are two main types of rental websites

(1) Domestic student rental websites

are mainly for overseas students to rent houses, and there are cooperative houses overseas. Contact in advance before you go abroad, and you will choose the housing according to your situation. Awehome website provides customized services, and will screen the houses for you according to your rental budget, environment, location and other factors. Moreover, it will provide you with a house inspection report, and a special person will personally inspect the house and provide you with a house inspection report in the form of pictures and videos, which is more intuitive. And can provide pick-up service, more worry-free.

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(2) foreign rental platform

foreign professional rental websites are not only for students, but also for the society. However, Xiao Bian does not recommend that children's shoes rented abroad for the first time choose this way to find a house for two reasons. First, compared with student housing, this kind of housing search is more risky, and it is more likely to be cheated or suffer losses. Second, even if you find a house, you may be far away from your classmates. When you are new here, you can act alone, which is not convenient for mutual care and communication.

Precautions for renting a house

1. Location of the house

Pay attention to whether the location of the house is close to the place where you study, how the surrounding environment is, and whether it is convenient to travel

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2. Room equipment

Whether the room is fully equipped, if all kinds of household appliances are fully equipped, life will be very cheap and it will be convenient to cook by yourself. On the contrary, if the household appliances are really needed by themselves, it will be very expensive to buy.

3. About roommates

There are three kinds of roommates. One is to rent a house with friends you know, which is no big deal, and there is nothing to worry about. Another is to live with the owner, and the last is to fight for a house with a strange friend. In the latter two cases, we must pay attention to their behavior and habits in advance. If you live with the owner, you should pay attention to the details of his behavior when looking at the house.

generally speaking, if you share a room with other strangers, you will leave your contact information online. You can add a contact information, so that you can get a general understanding of each other's quality from each other's tone in the process of chatting. It is important to lay out some requirements of both parties clearly and see if they can get along peacefully, such as whether you can have a pet, what pets are unacceptable, and whether there will be more noisy situations (playing the piano, etc.). Only by talking clearly can we avoid disputes with roommates to the greatest extent. If you feel that you can't get along, find other houses as early as possible!

4. About signing a contract

A contract is absolutely necessary, and most of the holes in renting a house are in the contract. First of all, the contract must be signed! No matter long-term rental in short rent! In addition, even if the contract is in English, it seems a bit difficult, please be sure to dig it out word by word! Don't rush to sign, or there will be no place to cry when you die! Generally speaking, the lease contract should at least have the address of Party A and Party B and the house, how long the lease period is, and in what form the rental deposit is paid. Moreover, before moving in, it is best to take pictures of the house for record, so as to produce evidence when there is a dispute in the future (for example, the landlord may blame you for damaging something). Otherwise, you will be badly pitted.