Can I rent the second landlord's house
As the deadline for the last house approached, I began to look for a house.
House hunting
At first, I collected information about various houses around the new address online, and after integration, I pre-selected five objects.
After on-the-spot house inspection, I chose three houses in different lots,123rd.
1 room, 10 room age, nearly -5km to work, no subway, transparent north and south, old household appliances, 70 square meters, difficult to park.
Room 2, 10, it's a little far to work -7km, no subway, pure south, old household appliances, 75 square meters, difficult to park.
No.3, new house, 9km to work, subway 1km, Chunnan, brand-new furniture and appliances, 67 square meters, free parking underground.
Finally, based on my own needs, I decided to choose the community that I just handed over this year as my new home. But I didn't start booking immediately, but I have been observing. During the period, I often check the housing dynamics of this community on platforms such as Xiaohongshu, salted fish and 58 Tongcheng. With the passage of time, housing prices in residential areas have been rising, almost 20% in a month. At this time, I decided that I couldn't wait any longer, and I immediately set out to find a room and book a room.
difficulty
It became difficult to find a house after a month. At first, my goal was to find a house rented directly by the landlord, which was stable and safe. But in the process of finding a house, I found that the price rented directly by the landlord was actually higher than that rented by the intermediary. The reason is that the landlord's price has always been the standard real estate company's price. He thinks the agency fee is saved, so the rent has gone up. I'm really a question mark
Good news?
So I turned my goal to some real estate agents' houses, but the progress was not very smooth. At this moment, a house declared that "short rent has moved away for three months" appeared in my message. Of course, I went to see the house with great joy. Throughout the process, the other company showed a very accommodating appearance, and my requirements were all expressed to be fulfilled.
accident
The point is coming, just when I sigh that everything is so smooth and I want to sign the contract! Before signing, my agent said to check the official seal of Party A. After seeing that official seal, I began to hesitate. I seem to have seen the name of this agency somewhere, and it has been hacked. I immediately opened the owner's direct rent group I joined before, and more than one tenant said that the company was a liar. The company has rented a lot of houses for a long time, but at first few people came to rent the houses in this community, so they rented them out at a price lower than the purchase price. Now that the rent is high, the company will drive away the former tenants and "welcome" the next batch of guests with higher rent. More than two or three people saw the "good things" done by this company in the group. I told my agent about it, and then I stopped writing immediately and canceled my contract with this intermediary company.
Uneven
In the next half month, I was either on the way to find a house or on the way to see a house. Every suite has its advantages and disadvantages, so it is difficult to choose.
Finally one day, a very suitable house appeared in my mobile phone. I cleaned up and went out. After seeing the house, I decided this is it. But there is a problem, that is, this house is neither directly rented by the landlord nor rented by an intermediary company, but owned by the second landlord. The agent I was looking for also found this house in the first time through its own channels. It can be said that the second landlord signed in the morning and we will look at the house in the afternoon.
worry
For me as a renter, the second landlord means uncertainty. Compared with the owners and real estate companies, the second landlord has no property rights of the owners, and there is no company as a backstage and "temple". Renting the second landlord's house is a transaction between people, and it is indeed bound by national laws, but it is more difficult to implement it than the other two.
reliable
What is said here is not that the second landlord is very reliable, but that the intermediary who finds us a house is very reliable! Generally speaking, in most people's eyes, an intermediary is a group of people who master resources and collect intermediary fees. But the intermediary we are looking for is really reliable, which not only reminds me of all kinds of problems in the housing I have been looking for many times before, but also plays a great role in our signing process and future trivial matters. The contract brought by the second landlord is only two pages, the terms are vague and the binding force is pitifully small. The agent we were looking for drove more than ten kilometers directly back to their company and got a complete 13 page contract, which is an enhanced version of our local government's general rental contract. There are four places to sign, and the supplementary positions need to be clearly written from water and electricity network fees to furniture and household appliances.
It was such a contract before me that I signed it.
Second landlord's follow-up
Is there any trouble in the follow-up? Yes, the furniture and appliances that should have been prepared before I checked in didn't arrive until a week after I checked in. At the beginning, there were cases where furniture was pieced together. I almost couldn't help cursing when the furniture of several different styles and companies was sent separately. It's like a patchwork home, and the furniture version of the whole residential rental house should be found in my home.
Fortunately, under the "two-pronged" offensive of the agent and the contract, the furniture has become the style I want, and the household appliances have been arranged in place according to my requirements.
Under the constraint of the contract, even if the second landlord doesn't want to, he must act according to the rules. At this time, I am very grateful to my agent.
To sum up, whether it is the second landlord, the owner or the real estate company, they all have their own problems. Price, behavior, efficiency.
When renting a house, choose the party you can accept, sign a contract with complete legal interests, and find a reliable and conscientious intermediary. In this way, when you rent a house, you can avoid future troubles from the beginning and let you live in peace for a year or even years.