Blog: Renters Struggle To Find The Perfect Apartment

Added July 2, 2009 by Jennifer A. Freeman

I always seem to move at the worst time of the year (like August in South Carolina and January in Chicago) just to get the apartment I want in the off season, but Rent.com reports that some people will do some pretty strange things for a the ideal apartment.

In exchange for the perfect apartment:
* 23% of adults said they would be willing to eat only ramen noodles for a full month, in exchange for the perfect apartment
* 15% would stand in a public place holding an “Apartment Wanted” sign
* 12% would dye their hair blue for a month
* 9% would endure a 2-hour commute to work each way
* 5% would sleep on a park bench for a week

What would you do for the perfect apartment? What would be included in your perfect apartment?

Read the full story on changing rental behavior here.

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