| East coast living has been a dream of mine | | | | decided to take a look at the place for |
| for a lifetime. However, the cost of living | | | | myself. |
| is steadily increasing and in order to afford | | | | |
| an apartment on my own in New York City, I | | | | As a native Midwesterner, it was also helpful |
| needed to find the cheapest way to find the | | | | that detailed neighborhood information was |
| perfect one from 650 miles away. As a young | | | | given, seeing as I had no NYC experience |
| adult, moving costs are not easy to | | | | within my decision-making process. This |
| accommodate. | | | | unfamiliarity discouraged the process because |
| | | | of my unawareness of the cost of living. A |
| When beginning my search for an apartment, I | | | | website that effectively described the value |
| used the help of the World Wide Web to find | | | | within the apartments listed helped me to |
| an effective website to help in my search | | | | organize what each place could give me |
| process. Because of the living expenses, I | | | | compared to the others in surrounding areas. |
| wanted to find a service that could help me | | | | Variety is also important; a website that |
| find the best place for the least amount of | | | | offered a range of types of living areas was |
| money. This included finding a website that | | | | more encouraging to me because the website |
| didn't include a broker fee to add to my | | | | had taken the time to present a range for |
| already soaring moving costs. The | | | | their users. |
| accessibility of a website with this feature | | | | |
| was very effective for my needs. | | | | The importance of direct correspondence when |
| | | | moving long-distance is vital. This website |
| As a new renter, I needed to seek out a | | | | allowed me to get detailed, personal |
| resource that helped me to quickly and | | | | attention with answers to my questions about |
| cost-effectively rent my apartment. In a city | | | | neighborhoods, how to deal with landlords, |
| as large as New York, I needed a simple way | | | | etc. The site effectively helped my difficult |
| to organize myself in finding a place. A | | | | move much more of a pleasant experience. With |
| website that made the search simple helped to | | | | their help, I found the best place I could |
| make the hunt for a place less stressful. It | | | | from out of state and received answers to all |
| was also helpful that new listings were sent | | | | the questions I had in order to feel that I |
| directly to my email and all postings had | | | | had made the best decision with my |
| photos, maps and even directions when I | | | | long-distance move. |