Make Your Move Off Campus With Help From a Locally Owned Rental Company
Looking for off-campus housing in Athens can be a huge hassle if you let it become one. For starters, you need to lock down your digs about a year in advance if you want any chance of getting your top picks. And then there’s the issue that happens sometimes, where the rental home of your dreams isn’t quite like what you saw online.
Whether you’ve pulled up to a college rental that looked promising online, only to find out that the photos were being generous. Or you viewed an upscale rental on Court Street, only to realize the entire place smells of mildew. There are a lot of potential pitfalls when working on your own to find quality rental housing as a college student.
The good news is that we at Krause Rental Properties have made the OU, rental housing search very easy for you. Instead of wasting time looking through want ads or driving around seeking “for rent” signs, you can sit back and check out our wide variety of rentals. We have one of the biggest portfolios of rental properties in Athens. With spacious and affordable housing for Ohio University students, ranging from studio apartments to five-person houses. We offer affordable, well-maintained rentals in great locations, some close to campus and Uptown, and some tucked in other unique neighborhoods.
We believe that the apartment you choose to live in is just as much part of your college experience as the university, your friends, and all the memories you make over the years that you’re a Bobcat. Because your environment can contribute to your mood, energy levels, and can even impact your academic performance. Not to mention, a properly-maintained apartment can affect your daily life far more positively than a dingy shed rental would, no matter how cheap the rent is. Check our listing for each property to see what amenities are offered and other details.
The Search for Housing Made Simple
There are plenty of charming rentals for students who attend Ohio University, and lots of the buildings have been around for a while and are dripping with character.
Want to live on Court Street in the Uptown area? Or do you prefer someplace quieter where you can study and even have a porch and a yard? We’ve got both. Lots of students enjoy living in the neighborhoods pulled away from campus simply because there’s less noise.
While we primarily cater to college students, we also rent out units to families all the time—as Athens has plenty of nice neighborhoods that aren’t a block away from OU’s campus that are perfect for family life. You can search for all of our properties in one online location, with interactive maps, and make an informed, intelligent decision without leaving your couch.
Krause Rental Properties makes it easy to connect with the best homes that Athens has to offer, and to avoid wasting your time on properties that won’t meet your standards. These houses come in all sorts of different floor plans. Some make sense and will be quality apartments that serve students at OU for multiple years, and others… aren’t. So make sure you’re getting a solid pick by sticking with a reputable rental company.
Ohio University Housing Offers More Space Than the Dorms
Rental housing for OU is better than the dorm lifestyle in tons of ways. The biggest way (no puns intended here) is that they’re much more spacious than the dorms. Some rentals can be hundreds of square feet larger than the school dorms, giving you room to spread out, decorate, or even host gatherings. And if you enjoy living social living, you can get a multiple-bedroom option. This means you won’t be sharing a bathroom between 5 different people, but you still get to enjoy the camaraderie.
Rentals for OU That are Cheaper Than the Dorms
We’re all too aware of the cost of living in the dorms. Depending on what kind of room you choose, you can expect to pay around $8000 to $12000 per year just for living accommodations. That’s a lot of money that could be better used elsewhere.
Once you’re free of the one year of mandated dorm living, you can save cash by getting an affordable apartment near Ohio University. Some of our apartments start at $500 per month, but most are somewhere between $600 or $650 per month. If you’re comfortable living in a multi-bedroom rental, you can save even more by splitting the living costs with a roommate or two. And this doesn’t even factor in the potential of you subletting your student rental home over the summer and making some of that hard-earned money back.
Rentals Home Near Ohio University’s Campus Offer Independence and Convenience
Off-campus housing offers more freedom than dorms, with fewer rules and your own tenant rights. Choose a rental that fits your lifestyle and neighborhood preference, which can enhance your college experience.
Athens has a ton of neighborhoods, each with their own distinctive feel and quirks.
Living on the West Side allows you to enjoy daily walks and easy access to restaurants, medical facilities, and a small full-service grocery store.
The Near East Side and North Side offer rentals with the same perks, minus the hustle and bustle of Uptown. Speaking of Uptown, there are a lot of student rentals in this area, and they offer what would easily be one of the more sociable spots to hunker down in around Athens.
For the best of both worlds, Mill-Stewart-Palmar neighborhood rentals are a short walk from both campus and Uptown.
Finding quality student housing for rent is easy as can be with our website. Browse our list of available properties, and if one strikes your fancy, contact us to set up a viewing or get more information. If your selection doesn’t come with off-street parking and you don’t want to deal with the hassle of moving your car daily to avoid tickets, we’ve got plenty of affordable parking spots for rent around the city as well.
Great Rentals Near OSU in Columbus, Too
If you’re a Buckeye rather than a Bobcat, Krause Rental Properties also has some quality rental apartments in Columbus, within a short walk of the Ohio State campus and the commercial district on North High Street. Our Columbus apartments, located off-campus in desirable locations, can be searched and reviewed on the same website where you can view apartments and houses near OU in Athens, with an easy-to-use map to help you get your bearings.
These apartments are located in sectioned houses or small buildings, so if a big apartment block doesn’t suit you, you’re in luck. Most of our units comprise rental apartments perfect for one person or two-bedroom units in close distance from Ohio State’s campus. You’ll get all of the convenience of downtown Columbus living while being incredibly close to school and academic buildings, as well as free rein of the Short North Arts District. Plus, if you’ve got a car, our upscale Columbus rental homes are situated in the middle of the central Ohio area, and you can get around to nearly anywhere in 20 minutes tops.