While looking for an up-to-date home to rent I knew exactly what I did and did not want; I knew I needed at least 2 home offices, 2 powder rooms, a garage, and central heating and cooling.
I am surprised at the amount of homes there are for rent that still don’t have central heating or cooling; however, some will state this fact right there on the rental page, with others, you have to be more of a detective…
They don’t mention the heating and A/C system at all, and however, if you see a immense window A/C in any of the windows in the pictures, that is a pretty nice indication that the home doesn’t have central heating and cooling. And then another thing I look for is heating and A/C vents. If there are pictures of the inside of the home after that I expect to see a few vents in the pictures… Otherwise, I guess they don’t have what I am looking for. Of course, once I find a home I like I make sure to confirm that it does in fact have central heating and air and that the heating and air really work. I do this over SMS so that I have a record of this exchange. All of us do move a lot and both of us have learned a lot with our varying past moves… My wife is in the military so both of us move, on average, every 18 months. I no longer am bothered by moving so much. It is just a space of life; then besides, both of us have gotten better at it the more both of us have moved. Soon, both of us will be actual professionals.