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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1995)
■ 1995 SPRING MOVING GUIDE Rental Resources locates housing to fit clients’ needs In the tight Eugene housing market, find ing an affordable and convenient rental can be close to impossible and definitely time consuming and frustrating That is why many people are turning to Rental Resources, a rental listing service covering Eugene. Springfield and outlying areas The service works with private owners, property management firms and real estate offices m providing up-to-date vacancy infor mation The information is kept in a data base that can be sorted by each person's requirements. "The database is extensive and kept cur rent on a daily basis, which is the real value of the service. I I tm Cutler, owner of the business "We're so proud of how cur rent our database is that we publish each rental's, listing date on the printouts we give our clients “I've never heard of another company domg that." she said "It's impossible to ’pad’ your database i< your telling your clients when you got the information." Vicki Ramirez, a client of the service, s.ud she began her search with the Yellow Pages, and called every property manage ment office 'In two hours all I had was disjointed infor mation and high level of frustration," ■ ■ ■ to Rent Resources because I heard they had all the information in one place and that they really took the lime to personally help each per son. "I told them the things I wanted to have in 'Jed those that matched what I was looking for," she said Out of 279 places they had. they gave me 12, but they all fit my criteria. I found the right place the next day and moved in two days later." Two Power Macintosh /100s, two laser printers and a high-speed modem enable the service to keep the information current and easily accessible For a S30 fee, clients receive a customized database search based on their individual requests Clients can drop in, call in or use e mail for updates Listing updates are also faxed to those who are out of the area. The service also provides relocation ser vices to people from out of state People call in and tell us they are moving to Eugene and are nervous about the hous CHECKLIST Rentai Resources has a telephone checklist they give clients to use during their search The service' staff encour ages their clients to smart consumers and ask a lot of questions about a rental Drive by the property to make sure you like it and the area Then call the contact person and ask 1 Is there an application fee? If so. is it refundable if you deny me? ? How many applications do you have before mine? (By law, they must consid er each applicant In order, and accept the first that passes their chock ! 3 Who taken care of Iho yard? 4 What kind of heat does it use? 5. What utilities are included? mg shortage." Cutter said “They're afraid they will get here and have to stay ><', a motet for weeks while looking, and then they stilt might not find anything We hav*> them hi! out a pr-of and the determine if we can help them, she said "If we c an, and 98 percent of-the time *»•, an. we sign them up over the phone, give them our 800 number and get startl'd that day on the search ” The search Rental Resources performs entails phone contact. Site vents, pictures sent to the client and constant feedback Rental Resources even makes sure the util 'tie-; an: i..n and a won .jme t> i ' wa ' ; at the client's new home Cutler said the service has many local relocators, such as students who are leaving for the summer but want to find housing for the fall. "They know they can't wait until August to find housing," Cutler said "Finding housing last year was horrendous, and this year promises to be worse We try to help them find housing before they leave, but if they don't we apply their $30 fee to the reloca tion fee. we do their house search for them while they go off and enjoy the summer " Rental Re sour k e\ Staff Roommate Resources lias answers Mos! people tend to go into roommate situations based on a tew exchanged questions and a "feeling " They have a vague idea that the situation will probably work out because the new roommate seems so nice Unfortunately, they often find they are living with a stranger A stranger with bothersome habits that were never discussed or consid ered. Roommate Resources, a screening and referral ser vice, matches 65 to 75 roommates a month. Refer rals are based on an assessment of living requirements and lifestyle The service also provides its clients with questions and topics to eaplore with poten tial roommates Methods for setting up a "roommate agreement." which covers household rules and shared responsibilities, are also suggested “As long as everyone is expecting the same thing from the relationship and each person respects the Other person's rights, things should run smoothly," said Christi Siegel, the service's manager Most of our clients have had bad roommate situa Turn to SERVICE Page 88 Lile Moving & Storage The U of 0 Student's Helping Hand Call us to learn how we can help you: / Store your belongings over the summer economically / Seif storage available at reasonable rates / Pack & ship small loads down to just one piece! 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