How to Find Cheap Apartments in San Francisco

In order to find cheap apartments near the San Francisco area, you need to know what location would best suit your lifestyle, what price range you want to find apartments in, and you must also know what amenities you're looking for. Finding a cheap apartment is never a problem, if you're a flexible person; meaning that you wouldn't mind living in the outskirts of the city, you wouldn't mind having to go to a Laundromat, and things like that. In this article I will walk you through the process of finding the less expensive San Francisco apartments out there.

The first place you will want to visit is www.ApartmentGuide.com. This website will allow you to see all of the rental properties in that area, and then you will be able to put them in order according to price. You can do this, by first selecting the city and state on the homepage, and then clicking on the "Price" link above the second to last column. This will put all of the apartments in order from lowest price to the highest allowing you to look at the cheapest apartments first. Go through each property that meets your budget needs and save the ones that you will call. If you happen to find a cheap apartment in San Francisco, California using ApartmentGuide.com and you are going to sign a lease with that property, let them know you found them at ApartmentGuide.com, and you could qualify for a significant, discount in price.

If you didn't find anything you liked at ApartmentGuide.com you should go through the listings at classifieds.sfbg.com, sf.backpage.com, and at sf.oodle.com. On these websites you will find hundreds of cheap apartment rentals in and around the San Francisco area; these are all posted by private owners or by people have a lease on an apartment and want out of it. You must beware of scammers though; use your judgment to eliminate the postings that don't look credible. Once you do find a listing that you are interested in, try emailing the poster for more information or calling them on the phone if a number was available. On these websites you will most likely encounter some decent offers, if you don't find cheap apartments go through the "Rooms For Share" sections as well, as you may find/meet a nice person whom already has an apartment that you can share with.

If you're still at a loss for cheap apartments in San Francisco after searching the above mentioned sites, you must visit www.Craigslist.com. Here you will be able to find apartments for rent, and even roommates to share the cost of an apartment or house. Although finding a cheap apartment is completely different from finding an apartment to share with a person, it's definitely something to consider if you can't find a price you can afford. On Craigslist you may also enter in your "wanted" ad for free, listing that you are looking for an apartment within a certain price range and with certain features; if someone has an apartment like this for rent they will be able to contact you by email. If you decide that to get a cheap apartment, you may need to get a roommate, you can look for roommates at www.Roommates.com.

At roommates.com you will find other people based on your preferences. You will be able to see people who have apartments, and people who are looking for a roommate to share a new apartment lease with. Try to fill out your profile as accurately and as complete as possible in order to get replies from people looking for roommates with your personal qualities and needs.

Note that in order to save time and gas, you should first contact the property that you're interested in by phone or email. Ask all of the questions you have, and ask for more information on their part. You should also be aware that almost every rental property owner will want a security deposit, and the first months rent upfront. You should also know that most of the cheap apartments will be located on the outskirts of the city, pretty far away from downtown and popular sides of town.