I'm moving to Kyoto in March and am currently looking at apartments. However, I'm receiving mixed feedback on whether I should sign a lease while still in the US, or whether I should wait and view the apartments in-person.
Does anyone have a general timeline of how long it takes to view and move into an apartment? I would have around 2 weeks before school starts. Ideally, I would like to move within this 2 week timeframe so I'm not stressed during school. I know this is a popular time to move, so I'm worried all of the good apartments will be gone by the time I get to Kyoto.
I'm also unsure of whether the landlords will be willing to give me a lease before I am physically in the country+have my physical visa.
The realtor I'm working with isn't great (super slow to respond and not really helpful), so I'm nervous about renting without actually seeing the unit. However, if I found a great realtor who was willing to visit it/etc, I would be more open to it. So if anyone has realtor recs that would also be appreciated:) I've been looking at apartments on Suumo etc already.
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