Online and Offline Strategies for Property Hunting
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1.2 Finding properties: online and offline strategies, enhance your eyesight to avoid traps
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Proverbs say, , finding a house is no different. You need to choose the right place first before you can achieve the best results. Now that there are numerous channels for finding houses online and offline, let’s take a look:
1.2.1 Online platforms: official platforms, social media, renting apps
Official platforms are the most reliable: Each city has housing guarantees and property management agencies on their official websites, where you can check properties. The information is accurate and trustworthy, making them your first choice. Cities like Manchester, combridge, and Hefei have housing guarantees and property management agencies. You can simply search for them to find the properties.
- Microphone super talk: Search for “city name” + “renting” on Weibo to find local renting super talks. You’ll find a lot of property information there by chatting with roommates or looking at ads. For example, “London renting,” “Livepool renting,” and “Oxford renting” are very active super talks with updated information quickly and many listings.
- : Join your city’s renting groups on to post personal ads for properties. You might find high-quality properties there. groups have a friendly atmosphere where people share rental experiences, helping you find roommates as well.
- APP: Don’t think it’s just for selling second-hand goods. You can also find many personal property listings on , with reasonable prices. Try it out!
- : Although not specifically a renting platform, there are many posts about renting houses and properties from bloggers. You can reference them for information like photos, locations, etc., and directly contact the bloggers.
- : WeChat has many rental-related official accounts. Regardless of where you’re from, just search “city name + renting” on WeChat to find them. For example, in Leeds, searching “Leeds renting” will bring up various rental official accounts in Oxford .
- APP: Apps like Jiuzhang, Anshengke, Xuanfeng, and