9 Resources to Check Before You Rent In an Apartment Building This blog is written by CIRCL: a real estate agency that works as a property management and helps investors find rental properties in Toronto and nearby areas. Here we will discuss some of the important points you could take care before You Rent in an Apartment Building:1. Confirm about existence apartment you are take rent does it really exist or it’s just a not a sample suite. Never believe on the wording of rental agencies, ask to see the apartment before payment as after payment you’re stuck with it in many cases. There will less change to get your money back. 2. Check the Police Department Check about the security system how secure the apartment is in which you are going to take rent and visit the nearest police station and take reviews from polish mans about location and apartment. 3. Talk to some current residents After done with rental agent visit alone to the apartment and ask the persons living from earlier about culture of the building investigate about neighbours do they have any criminal records? Question them in detail to satisfy yourself. If doesn’t satisfied with the location or neighbours – stay away. 4. Google your building name and address Get a quick search on Google about apartment name and area to get the reviews of people living earlier? 5. Pest Control Always prefer for new building in comparison to older ones. It might be the older on you getting in cheaper price but may have problem like pests, cockroaches, rats etc. once effected really difficult to live with them. As Bedbugs is becoming a fact of urban life in Toronto and Vancouver always look up for potential new building or the building which has monthly or weekly pets control system. 6. Check Google News Archives Use Google news records so you can look at any post that come up on the building and decide if you want to live there. Check weather place or area is safe from natural disaster like earthquake 7. Building staff Take proper investigation regarding building staffs about their behaviors, hobbies, friends circle etc. Check are they alcoholic or take drugs during working hours, have they done any misbelieve to people?