<prompt> Human: Hi everyone. First off, I apologize if this is the wrong sub to ask this question. I just know its very active and everyone here gives great advice. Anyways, my girlfriend and I are going to be looking at our possible first place tomorrow. The price and size is perfect for us and its in a great location in terms of distance from her college and town. Neither too far away or too close to either. Were both relatively young and since this will be the first place we check out Im wondering what type of stuff I should be looking for.The only things I can think of are the obvious. Cleanliness, obvious damagesstains, water pressure and the other renters in the complex. I really want to come off as an intelligent renter and give myself an upper hand on the property manager. I dont want to get roped into something that will be bad for myself and my girlfriend. Im open to every tip you guys and gals have so please give me a hand. Thank you all in advance!Edit: Thank you all so much for the replies! Myself and my girlfriend sat down and read every single one before meeting with multiple property managers today and did just about every tip and trick you all had to offer. So many of them were so helpful. Two that really saved us from what we thought was our favorite place were the cell service and testing the outlets. The location was great and the apartment was amazing, but one outlet in the spare bedroom was faulty. Also cell reception was not ideal. We talked this over with the property manager and he was shocked to see that two younger, first time renters had found an issue like this. As for the service I already have a cell booster due to having terrible service at home but its still good to know well need it in the hopefully new place!We filled out an application and hopefully well know by Monday if the place is ours!  <response>: Good luck! Apartment hunting is fun, but can be stressful. In addition to everyone else, heres what I suggest. Locate the breakerfuse box. See if theyre labeled, is it accessible to you only or other people ie in the unit or common area. Shared? I always ask about the water heater too. Im not sure of the terms, but are the utilities per unit or pooled together than evenly split amongst other units. Bring a notebook, keep track of any issues. Have the landlord initial them. Youll want to do this before signing a lease too, in case its something that isnt going to be fixed prior moving in ie nail holes or paint issue. If the water is on, turn on the faucets then look under the sinks. Check tubs and showers. Open every cabinet, kitchen bathroom closet and otherwise. Open and shut windows, they should work smoothly - make sure they arent damaged or painted over. Ive had a friend being in a phone charger and check every outfit for a current; theyve found duds before. Ask about maintenance; does someone live on site, do they have their own handyman, whats the turn around on getting back pertaining issuesdefects. Any kids love next door, upstairs, etc. Families or college students or mix community. Like mentioned, focus of where the sun rises and sets in relation to bedroom windows. Iunno about you, but I dont want the bright sun in my face at 730a. Open the appliances and check the conditions, esp before a lease signingyour last walk through. During the last walk through before moving in, having the landlord initial in agreement what damage is already there along with photos helps you from losing out on your deposit. So many things. I have more, just blanking and mobile is terribly annoying. 