Explanation of Dwelling Types

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1 Property Code Descriptions Use the codes below to help you understand everything a particular property has to offer $: OFFERS MOVE IN DISCOUNT A: AIR CONDITIONER IN UNIT B: BASEMENT C: CARPET D: DECK E: ELECTRIC HEAT F: FIREPLACE G: GARAGE H: HEAT PAID I: NO DOGS J: DEN K: POOL L: LEASE M: GAS HEAT N: NEWLY RENOVATED O: OIL HEAT P: PORCH, PATIO, BALCONY Q: HISTORIC/UNIQUE R: RECREATION ROOM S: SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED T: NEAR TRANSPORTATION U: ALL UTILITIES PAID V: OFF-STREET PARKING W: WASHER/DRYER X: WALK-IN CLOSETS Y: YARD Z: CREDIT CHECK REQUIRED 1F: LOCATED ON THE 1ST FLOOR 2F: LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR 3F: LOCATED ON THE 3RD FLOOR ACR: ACREAGE AT: CA: CC: CH: CI: CF: CG: CL: CP: DA: DR: DT: DW: EK: EP: EV: FB: FC: FF: FN: F?: FY: GD: HP: HT: HW: JA: KP: LF: LO: LP: APT: APARTMENT IN A PRIVATE HOUSE BARN: APARTMENT IN A CONVERTED BARN BLDG: MULTI-UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING BUNG: BUNGALOW STYLE HOUSE CAB: CABIN (TYPICALLY SINGLE HOUSE) CARR: CARRIAGE HOUSE (TYPICALLY SINGLE) COND: CONDOMINIUM APARTMENT COTT: COTTAGE HOUSE CPX: MULTI-BUILDING APT COMPLEX DBL: SEMI-DETACHED (SIDE BY SIDE) DUP: SEMI-DETACHED (SIDE BY SIDE) E/1 EFFICIENCY SIZE APARTMENT FARM: FARMHOUSE (CAN ALSO BE AN APARTMENT) GAR: GARAGE APARTMENT (SIMILAR TO CARRIAGE HSE) H/S: HOUSE SHARE (ROOMMATE WANTED) HTL: HOTEL ROOM (TYPICALLY WEEKLY RATE) HSE: SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE ATTIC CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONED CATHEDRAL CEILINGS WIRED FOR CABLE TV CABLE INCLUDED IN RENT CEILING FAN COOKING GAS INCLUDED PUBLIC CLUB HOUSE CARPORT DINING AREA DINING ROOM CALL BETWEEN 9AM-5PM DISHWASHER INCLUDED EAT-IN KITCHEN ELECTRIC PAID ELEVATOR IN BUILDING FINISHED BASEMENT COMMON FITNESS CENTER FURNISHED NOT FURNISHED FURNITURE OPTIONAL FENCED YARD GARBAGE DISPOSAL HEAT PUMP CENTRAL AIR HOT WATER INCLUDED HARDWOOD FLOORS JACUZZI KITCHEN PRIVILEGES LAUNDRY FACILITIES LOFT LEASE PURCHASE Explanation of Dwelling Types LR: LIVING ROOM LPO: LEASE PURCHASE ONLY L?: LEASE NEGOTIABLE MM: MONTH TO MONTH (NO LEASE) MW: MICROWAVE INCLUDED NC: NO CATS NS: NO SMOKING ALLOWED NT: CALL BETWEEN 5PM-9PM NZ: NO CREDIT CHECK DONE OF: SPACE FOR OFFICE OWS: ON-SITE WATER/SEPTIC PE: PRIVATE ENTRANCE PF: PET FEE PL: PARK NEAR PN: PETS NOT ALLOWED PY: PETS ACCEPTABLE P?: PETS NEGOTIABLE RF: REFRIGERATOR RR: REFERENCES REQUIRED S8: SECTION 8 APPROVED SH: OUTDOOR STORAGE SR: SUN ROOM SS: SECURITY/ALARM SYSTEM ST: STORAGE AVAILABLE TC: TENNIS COURT TF: TILED FLOOR TP: TRASH INCLUDED IN RENT WA: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE WE: WORK EXCHANGE WH: WASHER/DRYER HOOK-UPS WP: WATER PAID MAN: A MANSION CONVERTED INTO MANY APARTMENTS MBH: MOBILE HOME (SINGLE & DOUBLE WIDE) MILL: CONVERTED MILL (HISTORIC AND RENOVATED) QUAD: QUADRAPLEX APARTMENT (4-UNITS. 2 TOP, 2 BOTTOM) RNCH: SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE (SINGLE STORY) ROW: ROW HOUSE RMS: ROOMS (JUST A ROOM IN A HOUSE) R/1: ROOM w/ PRIVATE BATH R/S: ROOM w/ SHARED BATH SEMI: SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE (SIDE BY SIDE) S/1: STUDIO SIZE APARTMENT (BIGGER THAN EFFICIENCY) TEN: TENANT HOUSE (SIMILAR TO RMS ) THS: TOWNHOUSE TRI: TRIPLEX APT (3 APARTMENTS IN 1 BUILDING) TRIN: TRINITY (HOUSE RENOVATED INTO 3 SEPARATE UNITS) TWIN: SEMI-DETACHED (SIDE BY SIDE) WRHS: A WAREHOUSE CONVERTED INTO AN APT BUILDING IF YOU PICK UP NEW LISTINGS FROM AN OFFICE, YOU MUST PRESENT A COPY OF YOUR SIGNED CONTRACT TO IDENTIFY YOU AS A CLIENT. NO INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT IT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR CONTRACT, THERE WILL BE A REPLACEMENT FEE OF $49.95 ALL INFORMATION IS DEEMED RELIABLE ERRORS OR OMISSIONS WILL BE CORRECT IF BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. ALL INFORMATION REGARDING COMPLEXES AND BUILDINGS ARE APPROXIMATE AND ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SERVICE AT NO COST. PROPERTY INFORMATION CHANGES RAPIDLY AND CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. A FEE OF $ % WILL BE CHARGED FOR ANY CHANGES TO YOUR SEARCH PROFILE ALL MATERIAL PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

2 HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL RENTING TIPS: LEASE: Not every property requires a 1-year lease! Some may be rent to own, and others can be month to month. Also, some landlords may reduce the rent amount if you offer a long term (2 years or more) lease! RENT: Work exchange can be a great tool for reducing rent. Many landlords are willing to reduce the rent if you are willing to do some work such as Lawn care, child care or other small jobs around the house. An example would be a built in baby sitter or perhaps you are a bookkeeper who can perform accounting services There may be many opportunities. PETS: Though we let you know on every property which landlords are pet friendly, look at ALL good properties. If you really love a property, perhaps with the right pet references or a pet security deposit the right landlord may allow your wonderful companion. BE PREPARED: Make a phone call and set up an appointment BEFORE you drive by. This way, you ll already have an appointment before you see it. If you drive by first, someone else could be sweet talking the landlord! BRING A CHECK: Bring your checkbook with you when you see a place. This way if you like it, you ll be prepared to give the security deposit. If you don t have a checking account, get some money orders and bring them with you. (Be careful! A blank money order is like cash! DON T LOSE IT!) REFERENCES: Get all your references together and ready TODAY! We strongly recommend that you prepare at least 5 separate packs of references. EACH pack should include the following: o Current Landlord Reference o Current Job Reference o Personal reference (Try to get at least 3) (School, Church, Community, etc) o Proof of Income. (Copies of Paycheck, Bank Statement, Social Security Check stub or any way that you can prove income.) o Credit Card or Installment payment history. (If you have them and they re good!) Now Place copies of those documents in a big flat brown envelope. Don t just push them on the landlord; wait until they ask for references. Then you can say As a matter of fact, I have them right here. Then the landlord will see how prepared you are, plus, tell them you re a customer of our company and you ll have a better chance to rent the BEST property, not the NEXT one! You ll be surprised to see how a good set of references can make some landlords forget about credit checks! It certainly can t hurt! MOVE IN DISCOUNT: Here s some fantastic news! When you see a $ in the codes, it means that the landlord has agreed to reduce the first month s rent just for being one of our customers. Just show them your registration form and they will reduce your first month s rent! Some do the whole amount, while others may deduct a different amount. Some do a little, some do a lot. Each landlord is different. Either way, when you see the $ make sure to ask them about it!

3 Two Ways to get new listings: 1) PICK THEM UP FROM OUR OFFICES: ALL CUSTOMERS PICKING UP PROPERTIES FROM OUR OFFICES ARE REQUIRED TO SHOW A COPY OF THEIR SIGNED POLICY. *IF YOU DO NOT HAVE OR IF YOU LOSE YOUR POLICY, A FEE OF $49.95 WILL BE CHARGED TO REPLACE IT.* IF YOU DON T HAVE YOUR POLICY, WE WILL NOT GIVE YOU LISTINGS! NO POLICY NO LISTINGS. WHITEHALL, PA WILMINGTON, DE. PHILADELPHIA, PA rd Street Suite 101 Whitehall, PA Silverside Road Quillen Building ~ Suite 2-D Wilmington, DE Option Walnut Street Second Floor Suite 204 Philadelphia, PA ) LOG INTO OUR WEB SITE! The best and most effective way to obtain the NEWEST property listings is to simply go online to Just log in It s the BEST way! There, the listings are updated in Real Time! When we know You ll know. A*T*T*E*N*T*I*O*N BECAUSE OF ADVERTISING DEADLINES AND OR THE CONSTANT REVISION OF THE LISTINGS, (PROPERTIES BEING ADDED OR RENTED) ADVERTISED PROPERTIES MAY OR MAY NOT APPEAR IN YOUR LISTINGS. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN RENTED OR REMOVED FROM OUR DATABASE, OR THEY DON T MATCH YOUR SEARCH CRITERIA. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE A PROPERTY IS ADVERTISED IN PRINT OR ONLINE, THERE IS NO WAY TO TRACK WHETHER IT IS STILL AVAILABLE. ACCORDINGLY, WE WILL NOT DISCUSS ANY ADVERTISED PROPERTY. RATHER, ALL CLIENTS ARE DIRECTED TO RELY ON THE MOST CURRENT LISTINGS ONLY. A*T*T*E*N*T*I*O*N

4 As stated in your Policy Agreement, we cannot give out information about any properties that appear in any advertisements because there is no accurate real time way to check whether any advertised properties are still available. Accordingly, because we simply can discuss advertised properties, you must refer to your current listings only. Here s what you need to know If the advertised property in question IS still available AND meets the features you chose, (such as County, Price, Bedroom and Dwelling Type) it will appear in your listings. If it does not then the property has either become rented; we have deleted it from our database or it does not match your search choices. You may wish to expand your search to a higher price, more counties or lower bedroom range so as to include ALL rental options, to give you more and better choices. The nature of rental properties is that they become rented or available on a rapid basis. Therefore, many of the properties that you may see in the newspaper or on Craigslist, may have been rented by the time you view them. We are not the landlord and cannot hold any particular property that may appear in advertising print. Since we do not show or manage the properties, we cannot guarantee the availability of any advertised property. The current and up to date properties that we offer will appear in your listings. Your Best Bet for Suc

5 90-Day Refund Policy Our Company offers all clients a (90) ninety-day period of our services. This (90) ninety-day term allows our customers to use the property search services with minimum risk. Rental listings may be acquired by either visiting any of our office locations or by viewing and printing them from our customer support website at If at the conclusion of your (90) ninety-day service, you were unable to obtain a rental property and move, you may submit your request for a refund. Refund requests must be submitted in writing and mailed to: REFUND PROCESSING DEPT CONCORD PIKE PMB 102 WILMINGTON, DE Absolutely no refunds will be considered before (90) ninety-days. Phone calls pertaining to a refund application will be directed to a recorded, detailed explanation of our refund policy. Our representatives will not discuss our refund policy. Refunds are processed each month and are handled in writing only. You can mail in your request to the address above with the listings or drop them off at one of our offices, but we will not be able to accept refund requests via facsimile or . ADDITIONALLY, REFUNDS ARE NOT PROCESSED AT OUR OFFICE. REFUNDS ARE HANDLED THROUGH THE MAIL ONLY! If you have any questions regarding refunds and procedures, please read the details on your signed policy agreement. Call to hear a detailed recording regarding refund procedures. Make sure you have something to write with. Though you may obtain and print listings by visiting our website, the reception of information made available by our company is the sole responsibility of the customer. This means, the rental information is waiting for you; whether you access the listings is up to you, but if you don t, you will not be eligible for a refund. Non-reception of the listings regardless of circumstance precludes you from obtaining a refund. Refunds are only given, subject to the terms in the signed contract. It is solely your responsibility to access the listings. We take affirmative steps to determine the accuracy of the distributed information. Our service department strives to make sure that our customers receive updated and accurate information. We verify properties on a regular basis; however, we cannot guarantee the availability of any particular property at the time you purchase the service or view the listings. Nevertheless, because rental properties can become occupied quickly and may already be rented when you contact the landlord.

6 The quickest and most effective way to obtain your listings in REAL TIME, is to visit our Customer Support Web Site at: WWW. E EED O OVE.COM Just enter your 8-digit Policy Number from the upper right hand corner of your policy. Enter your first name EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR POLICY. (right or wrong!) Enter your Last Name EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR POLICY. (right or wrong!) Enter your Phone number EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR POLICY. (right or wrong!) The first time you log in, you must use 1234 change it. l have to call us to reset it!