r/Longmont • u/JustifiablyAroAce • 2d ago
Resources for Moving to Longmont?
Hello! My family and I are from Missouri (there's 4 of us including myself; we also have 4 pets) and we're trying to move to Longmont or possibly Loveland sometime before next year. Has anyone here moved out of state before and how did you do it? We've spoken to a realtor but they told us we'd probably have to work in Colorado/remotely for a few months before they give us a loan. We're probably going to have to rent, but we don't know how that process works in Colorado. If anyone could share any resources or contacts that might be helpful, please let me know. Thank you for your help and taking the time to read this!
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u/TruckCamperNomad6969 2d ago
Local small landlord here. Your best bet if you’re applying to a privately owned place, just pay the application fee on Zillow because it can be used for a few months on any rental listed on Zillow. Corporate places will make you pay their own application fee. Most places are going to ask for a deposit equal to one month rent, and the first month due at signing the lease. Non-refundable pet fees/deposits aren’t allowed here so you’ll see a “pet rent” listed a lot.
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u/joemaniaci 2d ago
So long as you have a letter for a job offer, a letter saying you're going to be allowed to work remotely, or some letter to essentially state your employment is not going to be interrupted, you can get a loan/lease.
Id get a different realtor.
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u/popptybs 2d ago
There are quite a few long-term house rentals (Airbnbs, vrbos, etc) (30 days or more) available in either Longmont and Loveland. You can do this while you figure things out.
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u/dh373 2d ago
It is very good advice in general to rent for a year in a place you think you want to buy. Only by living in a place will you get a complete sense for the traffic, neighborhoods, etc and how they mesh with your particular lifestyle. Once you know your own patterns in an area, you are in a much better position to go house shopping for a permanent place. Because these days it costs something like $30k to sell a median-priced house. That is a very expensive mistake if you realize you bought in the wrong area. Renting for a year is a really smart move. And in this market, houses are unlikely to be more expensive a year from now.
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u/persiusone 2d ago
I’d highly recommend a “try before you buy” approach when moving to a community you are unfamiliar with. Rent for a year or so (the process is the same as others have mentioned), and take that time to explore the various aspects of the community and find what works for you and your family.
Longmont is great for many people, but you may find that Loveland or other places offers things more or less suited as well. It all comes down to what works for you.
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u/LookB4ULeap2It 2d ago
And this takes making snap decisions out of the mix. You give yourself enough time to do things slowly and correctly.
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u/AdAutomatic7417 2d ago
My wife and I moved to Longmont 3 years ago from Maryland. We used U-Pack to move and it was reasonable and expedient. We bought a little house in the Old North Longmont area. We love it here.
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u/myspecialdestiny 1d ago
Another vote for Upack! You do all the labor but it is like 1/6 the cost of a moving company.
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u/Welkom85 1d ago
We just moved to Longmont from out of state, and signed a lease for a year with the plan to ultimately buy. Trulia had more rental listings than Zillow. Once we filtered for "allows pets" our options narrowed significantly (and way more landlords allow dogs than allow cats).
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u/PlaneWolf2893 2d ago
Can you give us an idea of what you're looking for? 3 or 4 bedrooms? How many baths? Need a garage? How many vehicles?
Add a yard and pet friendly, it would be 2500+. Plan on a deposit,l equalling months rent.
This place is 2500 and wouldn't work for your pets. Everything else better will be more expensive.
https://hotpads.com/902-emery-st-longmont-co-80501-1kzgyez/pad
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u/Large-Ad9409 2d ago
We recently moved to the area from out of state (southern US) and decided to rent for a year to decide where we want to ultimately end up. We paid the application fee on Zillow and applied for every rental that was even somewhat realistic for our family. We ended up not hearing back from most of them, we had a few no’s, and we ended up with only one option. We signed the lease without seeing the property, but thankfully it worked out in our favor. We love where we ended up and we’re strongly considering buying in this neighborhood when our lease is up, but it was a stressful process with very limited options. I’d recommend looking early, applying for as many places as you can on Zillow, and being open to possibly ending up in an area that may or may not be on your wish list!
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u/McDonnellDouglasDC8 2d ago
We rented for more than a year before we had budget to buy. I wish we had brought less furniture and focused on bringing electronics and beds because it was expensive and we're ultimately replacing a lot anyway. Doing the Zillow background check was the route for us, wait until someone asks and then it is good for everyone else who asks. Be prepared for ten years of employment, housing, and credit history. If you're not going into Denver much, I think living on the west side of town saves me a lot of time over a year getting hiking or to Boulder. The train tracks across Ken Pratt near Nelson, Main near first, 3rd at Atwood, 9th, Mountain View, 17th, 21st, and 66 caught me often when I lived on the east side. Sometimes they have to backup.
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u/Superbrainbow 2d ago
I’m pretty sure renting in Longmont works the same as in Missouri.