Yes we booked the Airbnb pretty far in advance, but we were able to find a place a week before looking. We did a video walkthrough with the realtor remotely, and I was able to confirm the landlord’s name matched online both which led us confident enough to move forward in renting.

I’d say make sure you have money and documents ready to go (bank statements or salary stubs to meet the income requirement) so if you get to see a place (and you feel confident it’s not a scam) you can move forward ASAP- I think that’s the only way we were able to land what we got.

Hope that helps you! I just copied and pasted the same message for every listing (websites like Funda etc) and avoided any paid application sources.

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Not too bad honestly, I just applied to places anyways and saved mentioning having a dog until the last step- current landlord didn’t care.

I hear you, I was reassured by the fact that they limit travel to certain planes as they all have to be climate controlled. I’ve never heard any stories of pets dying or getting injured in travel, and in the end it felt like just a more extreme version of a long car trip- but yeah you know your dog best and it is a good consideration to avoid flying when possible

Wow you are right! I remember scheduling this with the vet and I guess the rules changed or they didn’t know that detail, editing the post

Yes I agree! Not to be ignorant on it, it just made the transition a lot easier