German Vlog: Wohnungssuche & Real-Life Language | Moving in Germany Ep. 02

I've moved around a lot in my life. I've lived in many different places. I've often been looking for an apartment and I've also often been looking for an apartment in Germany. But as difficult as it is this time, it has never been for me. I actually have an appointment today for a tenant which is limited to four weeks. Maybe you remember from the last video. Yes, but I just got a notice. So, not a notice, but a cancellation. I'll read it to you. Just a moment. Here. Dear Elio, Unfortunately, I have to cancel the appointment for this morning because I have already found another tenant in the meantime. I wish you good luck with the search. Greetings, Hanna. That's a nice message, but still a cancellation. I'm a little disappointed and at the same time this tenant would only have been one month. I can't change it anyway and I'm just trying to take it positively. The housing market is really extremely tense. That means there are many more people looking for an apartment than there are free apartments. There is not enough living space in general. The housing market is very tense and when there is enough living space, then it is usually very expensive. Good morning. I was at a party yesterday and I talked to a lot of people there and as always at the moment I told everyone that I'm looking for an apartment. You never know. Maybe something like that will happen. And I got a very interesting tip. Someone told me that he found his apartment via an ad in the newspaper. I didn't know. I wasn't aware that there are still ads in newspapers. But apparently this is mainly used by older people who are not so familiar with the Internet, which I think is really cute. Exactly, so especially older people seem to still use it. And I wasn't aware of that. Many people are not aware of this and that's why it's probably relatively easy to find something about a newspaper. At least that's what the person told yesterday that he got a really cheap apartment very quickly. Yes, of course he was lucky, but I will definitely try it. I'm going to buy a newspaper and read the newspaper and mark ads. But I found that a very exciting tip. Very retro. The rents have been rising for years anyway and also the conditions to get an apartment are very strict. So usually you need a non-temporary employment contract, good income certificates and often a pretty high deposit. The deposit is money that you give to the landlord when you move in as security. And yes, often a deposit of three months' rent is required. That means if the rent is 700 euros then a deposit of three months' rent is 2100 euros. And yes, that's a lot of money. You have to be able to pay that first. You get that back when you move out, but still, the conditions are strict or difficult to meet for many people. Guys, I think I have a solution. I was just about to leave. A friend of mine has an exhibition opening today. I don't care, I'll tell you in a minute. I was just about to leave and got a voice message from my friend Lara. Maybe you know her. I'll just show you the message. Wait a minute. I still can't believe it. Hello, Eleo. I have good news. My roommate is moving out of her room for three months. She's going to Berlin because she got an internship there. And for the three months you could live with us and move into her room and then you'd have more time to look for your apartment. That would be great. Let me know if you'd like that. It's already next month. I'll give you some context. Lara doesn't live alone. She lives in a shared apartment in a community. That means she lives with three other people in one apartment. There are four of them in the apartment and everyone has their own room. One of the roommates is spontaneously moving out for three months and I can have my own room from now on. Incredible, isn't it? It's a little miracle. I'm so happy and at the same time I'm so surprised that I suddenly have a solution that I really can't believe. It's not what I'm looking for. I'm actually looking for an apartment for myself and indefinitely. And that's an apartment with three other people together and indefinitely. But it doesn't matter. The main thing is that I can live somewhere now and besides, Lara's apartment is totally nice. I just live with Lara. I'm really looking forward to that. Incredible. First of all, I'm going to take a few days without looking for an apartment. I'm not going to look for an apartment for a few days, send no more messages and just be happy that I have a solution. Sorry, I think I'm talking fast right now. I'm under the emotions. Just enjoy a few days and then I'll prepare the move I don't have many things, but I have to see how I can get it to the other apartment. Oh my God. And then I'll keep looking when I'm in the flat. And first of all, I'm going to the exhibition opening. A friend of mine is a photographer and today she's opening an exhibition. And I'm going there now and then I'm going to toast and maybe I'll go dancing afterwards. It's Saturday. I think today is a good day to dance a little. Wow. Incredible. I'm so happy. And do you recognize where I am right now? This is Lara's kitchen or the kitchen of Lara's flat. Here we always film the conversation videos. Maybe you recognized it again. Yes, I just got the roommate of Lara. She's renting me her room. And look, a key! She gave me her key. So we made the key transfer. She has just left. That means I can go into the room But I still have a few days time and I'm going to spend that time in my apartment. I'm going to go into my room for a moment. Yes, I'm enjoying having a little distance from looking for an apartment. That feels very good. And as soon as I'm here I'll keep looking. Yes, here I am in my room. If you're interested why a flat in Germany looks like, please write it in the comments. Maybe I'll make a video about the room. Exactly, I wanted to say thank you for all super loving supportive comments under the last video and also to everyone who shared their own stories about looking for an apartment. That was really interesting to read. Thank you! Also to everyone who sent me coffee and super thanks. Yes, that made me very happy. I'm happy about every support. Thank you! And we'll see each other at the move. I'll film the move. See you! Bye!