One of my friends from high school decided she wanted to move to Canada. She’s interested in all of the benefits and she found a great job. She looking for apartments for rent in Calgary. I remember how hard it was to look for a place to rent when I lived in the city. I can’t imagine how hard it must be to try and find place while you aren’t even in the same country.
I hope she is able to take a trip up there to see a few places before she has to make a decision on a place. I know a lot of websites have fancy features that offer 360 degree virtual tours, but nothing beats actually walking around in a place. I think you can get a better feel for the place when you can see it in person.
I also like to take a good look at the surrounding areas to gauge if it’s a safe neighborhood or not. An agent gave me the best advice on shopping around for safe places to live. She told me to drive around the neighborhood at night. If it’s well lit and not littered with police cars and people doing suspicious activities then you probably have a pretty good place. I’ll have to remember to share that tip with her before she goes to visit.