Hi everyone!
Me and my partner are moving to Kyoto in August/September and staying for 1 year. We want to rent an apartment, and I’ve already been researching a bit, but it seems quite complicated (especially setting up gas/electricity/water/wifi when moving in). So my questions are:
– Has anyone here rented in Kyoto or are currently renting? What was the process like? How difficult is it to find an apartment for foreigners?
– Is it possible for a real estate company to fix everything for us, if we pay for it? By this I mean helping us find a place, viewing it, finding a guarantor, signing the contract, paying everything, setting up gas/electricity/water/wifi and so on? My Japanese knowledge is about N3, so it’ll be a bit difficult to set everything up ourselves by phone..
– A lot of the apartments I’ve looked at have a 2 year contract, is it possible to only do 1 year?
Lmk any other tips or things you think we should know!
by BassOk6026