Apartment Hunt: Notion Template

Looking for a new apartment? Here’s all you need to plan and stay organized

Hunting for an apartment takes a lot of preparation and organization! With this Notion dashboard, you can have make apartment hunting simple with your planning and progress all in one place. Use this Notion template to...

1. Financially Plan and Decide Your Budget — Determine what you should spend on rent
   • Each household member can
     1. Set budgets for mandatory expenses like moving expenses, transportation, rent, and utilities
     2. Fill in their expected annual income
     3. Automatically see what 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% of their income is and adjust their budgets based on what they want to spend on mandatory expenses
2. Prepare your Household — Visualize each household member’s apartment criteria and work together to apartment hunt
   • Each household member can
     1. Complete a to-do list of apartment preparation tasks
     2. List their non-negotiables, neighborhoods of interest, and required documents for apartment leasing
   • The entire household can
     1. Complete a to-do list of decision-making and more
3. Keep Track of Apartment Listings — Compare the address, rent, and features of apartments
   1. Track the status of each apartment from ‘inquired’ to ‘visited’ to ‘application sent’
   2. Rate each apartment from ★ to ★★★★★
   3. View these listings by neighborhood, by rating, or by status
4. Be Ready — This template comes with resources that you can expand as you become a better apartment hunter
   • These resources include lists of
     1. Questions to Remember to Ask
     2. Utilities & Amenities to Keep in Mind
     3. Fees to Ask About