{"id":856,"date":"2024-08-13T18:59:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/?p=856"},"modified":"2024-08-13T18:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:59:55","slug":"renters-guide-to-greater-lafayette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stacygrove.com\/blog\/renters-guide-to-greater-lafayette\/","title":{"rendered":"Renter\u2019s Guide to Greater Lafayette"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Outsider&#039;s Guide to Renting in Greater Lafayette\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8lZ29TT_f0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renting in Greater Lafayette comes with its own share of headaches\u2014namely, a large research institution on the west side of the river. (#boilerup) Enrollment is up 34% since 2014, and I can tell you rental&nbsp;options&nbsp;are NOT up that much. In fact, housing studies show that West Lafayette is 6000 units short of the demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, if you want to rent in Greater Lafayette, what do you do? I asked some local friends and here were their suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RV at the KOA campground<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Russell Property Management (Disclaimer: I\u2019m related to the owner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trulia or local management companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hope you have triple income to rent, double deposit, and great credit. Everyone else is out of luck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My daughter moved to Indy because she couldn\u2019t afford to live here<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019d tell them \u201cI\u2019m so sorry\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a nutshell, the struggle is REAL! (As you can tell from these responses.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A glance at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/lafayette\/comments\/15cdb2f\/looking_for_rental\/\">Reddit thread suggested Zillow<\/a>, too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A student rental thread on Reddit had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/lafayette\/comments\/14zt49k\/rent_for_students\/had\">some other suggestions<\/a>, like Purdue\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/offcampushousing.purdue.edu\/housing\">off-campus housing website<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something to keep in mind is whether you\u2019re looking to rent an entire property or just a room. Many of the student housing rental companies rent by the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some local property management companies include: Granite, Hunter, BK, Weidia, SmartDigs, Titan, Evergreen, Shook, Sorola Property Management, Sweet Home Management. I don\u2019t work for or endorse any of these companies, for the record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ultimate suggestion, however, is that even if you can\u2019t find something now, get on a waitlist! Take what you can for now and be ready to roll for next year. Most of the time, rentals for August are filled up by the December prior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renting in Greater Lafayette comes with its own share of headaches\u2014namely, a large research institution on the west side of the river. (#boilerup) Enrollment is up 34% since 2014, and I can tell you rental&nbsp;options&nbsp;are NOT up that much. In fact, housing studies show that West Lafayette is 6000 units short of the demand. 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