We have two weeks to get a list together of housing options to visit. Son will be a grad student, but he is looking for non student housing. He is moving from a southern to northern climate, so things like proximity to public transportation, grocery stores, pharmacy, are important to us. He won't be the typical undergrad who just walks to class and eats in the cafeteria. He will take classes on campus and work in the lab, but the school, University of Minnesota, is in a city, Minneapolis. He will be on the east bank, in Minneapolis, but the west bank may be a better option for proximity to shopping, etc. Because of our time crunch, and husband and I are involved in big projects right now so can't help son look, so we're thinking of hiring a real estate agent that would help us in finding apartments and narrow down a list for us to visit when we go up in two weeks. We only have three days to find a place, so I'm thinking it would be worth our while to get professional help. Can you guys recommend where we can look for such a place? Son has been working with the housing office, grad student help, but we're fearing some of these places will be filthy and geared more toward poor grad students just looking for a place to lay their head for a couple of years. Son is hoping to relocate to this area, so we'd like something near the university, but geared more for a working adult. Thanks for any input!
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