As I've said previously, it's not that easy finding a rental agent here in Ningbo. But that's only half of the story. Even when you have caught that agent, you have to find thу apartment where you can live. And that, my friends, is not easy at all.
Well, of course part the blame goes to my employer. Only 2700 CNY (USD 400) to rent an apartment which does not look like there was a pig farm (or roach breeders) there? Agencies that specialize in apartment hunting for the expats will offer flats starting from 3500 CNY. For 2700 you can get yourself a roach-breeder's dream in old building (no elevator, of course!), or some small one-bedroom flat, or something equally unsuitable to your needs. There are a lot of two-level flats here, which may look impressive until you realise that going to the toilet at night you'll risk falling from the stairs, and there is no balcony and lots of noisy streets around...
Finally after seeing 20 or so apartments I chose the first one I've checked. So it's far enough from the center of the city, but there are trees under my window, it was "clean" (no roach breeding here, and that pig farm was small and short-lived), it was within the price range... and I was tired as hell. And so we moved in (but that's another story).
Oh, and I did find the agency that's quite good. It's called "21st Century" or something like this. They may be not efficient enough, but at least they try to meet your requirements and not make you rent something no one wants.
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