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Find It · Section 2 · Downloadable Resource
Apartment Shopping Guide.
The classic Noon Knows one-pager that walks you through the full Find It journey from prep to decision. Use the digital Tracker for full comparison — or bring the printable PDF along on tour day.
Downloadable Resource
What is it?
The Apartment Shopping Guide is Noon's shopping worksheet — one page per rental, so every tour ends with the same set of notes: what it costs, what it feels like, and what questions still need answering. It's designed to be filled in during the tour, not from memory afterward.
What's on the page
- Community name & address
- Appointment / tour date
- Online research notes and questions
- Unit number(s), type, sq. ft.
- Rent(s), term, and date available
- Fees & frequency (application, admin, amenity, security deposit, parking, pet, utility admin, trash, garage, storage, pest control, technology, other)
- Highlight and low point of the tour
- Noon's questions — Manual vs. Systematic pricing, RUBs vs. individually metered, tech on-site, security
- Vibe check — smile & greet, remembered your name, interactions with others, aspirational / feels like home / settling
- Overall notes
When to use it
- You want paper on tour day — no phone battery drain or leasing-agent side-eye.
- You're touring multiple rentals in one day and need a consistent format.
- You want a physical artifact to compare with a partner or roommate afterward.
How it helps
- Forces the same questions on every tour so comparisons are apples-to-apples.
- Reserves space for both facts (fees, sq. ft., rent) and feelings (vibe check).
- Surfaces Noon's insider questions — Manual vs. Systematic pricing, RUBs vs. individually metered utilities, tech on-site, and security — you might not think to ask.
Download the printable Apartment Shopping Guide (PDF)
4 pages — one per rental. Bring it on tour or fold it into a notebook.
Prefer digital?
The Apartment Hunting Tracker is the digital-first version of this same worksheet. It saves every rental to your workspace, supports side-by-side comparison, and connects directly into the Research a Rental, Tour Day Prep, and Apartment Comparison experiences.
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