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Searching for apartments can be a stressful and time-consuming adventure. Whether you’re relentlessly driving up and down neighborhoods trying to scout out some available and attractive student housing near Ohio University, or you found a great place online but only found out after the fact that it’s already being rented out, there are quite a few pitfalls that can make finding that perfect place harder than it needs to be.

But we have some good news. You can eliminate the guesswork and disappointment by beginning and ending your search for an off campus Athens rental – or rentals in Columbus near OSU – with Krause Rental Properties. If you’re looking for rental apartments that are minutes away from Ohio University’s campus, you’ve come to the right place. We have a wide variety of Athens apartments to suit everyone from OU students, faculty and staff, to Athens community members looking for one of the best apartments in Athens. Our portfolio of properties includes studio apartments perfect for the on-the-go person or even rental homes with five bedrooms for you and your college friends. All of our properties are centrally located too, meaning you’re a hop, skip, and jump away from campus and all the fun places to be and hang out at in Athens. You’ll find our move-in-ready student apartments all over Athens. We’ve got properties in Uptown, apartments on East State Street, as well as student homes that are practically right next to Ohio University. There are tons of options for nearly any kind of renter. Houses, apartments, studios—you name it, we’ve probably got it.

Our Columbus housing options, while not as extensive as our Athens offerings, still give you the option of renting mostly one or two-bedroom homes. We also have a small amount of five-bedrooms and homes with six bedrooms to rent that are available for large groups of friends who are looking to live together while attending school.

Make Your Athens or Columbus Rental Search Easier

Simplify your search process by calling us today or looking at our options on this website. Our website makes it easy to find your perfect college pad with detailed listings and up-to-date photos and floorplans of our Ohio University housing. You’ll be able to tell at a quick glance what your prospective close-to-campus rental has as far as amenities and services go. If you already know the neighborhood you want to live in, or if you know you need a student rental home with three bedrooms for you and two friends, make sure to take advantage of our easy-to-use advanced search feature on the right-hand side of our website—it will sort right through things and show you exactly what you need.

Our interactive map located in the header above each listing gives you an accurate glance at the surrounding areas. For example, if you know you want to be in a two-bedroom student home close to East State Street, the interactive map lets you explore the surrounding areas. Take a look, find the college student rentals near East State Street, and you’ll have your list of potential rental homes. If you’re really trying to stay within a few blocks of campus, the interactive map is a helpful tool to see exactly where things are.

You can view multiple locations with one appointment, eliminating the need for multiple phone calls and meetings. Since our properties are mostly in the same area, we can walk you through the best uptown apartments near campus, that affordable rental home near East State Street, and those units on Lancaster Street all in the same afternoon. With quality apartments in various locations in Athens and Columbus, we are sure to have something to fit your needs and budget. Krause’s options in Columbus are located in neighborhoods near the OSU campus, with some rentals near High Street, meaning you’re still in the center of the action.

Call Krause Rental Properties and Find the Perfect Apartment for You

The thing about Athens is that while the city isn’t huge by any stretch of the imagination, there are a ton of small neighborhood scattered throughout. Each one is unique in its own way too. The hustle and bustle of Court Street is unparalleled. The centrally-located apartments for student renters on East State Street is nothing short of convenient. You get the idea. Each area has its own draw and appeal to it, and for good reason. Even if you don’t land on the best apartment for a college renter on the first try, you’ll always be able to explore other neighborhoods and see which one resonates with you most.

With everything from studio apartments to four bedroom condos from which to choose (and a lot in between), you’re sure to find Athens rental housing with the amenities you desire. Want a swimming pool? We’ve got you covered. Workout room? Check. Daily bus service to and from campus? You’ll find it here. We have plenty of student housing with luxury amenities to take advantage of. Just because you might be in school doesn’t mean you can’t get an apartment with all the things you need to live your best life. We have some of the best apartments in Athens, conveniently located to suit your lifestyle. Want to shorten that walk home from uptown on Saturday night? How about a place on Court Street? We have many apartments near bars and restaurants to choose from. Looking to be further away from campus but still centrally located? One of our rentals around the East State Street area could be just the thing. Pre-med or med school student? Check out our West Side apartments and keep your commute short and sweet. With a big new medical school complex recently built on West Union, the Near West Side becomes all the more convenient for med students, staff and faculty. No matter what kind of off-campus Ohio University housing you’re looking for, there’s a good chance we’ve got something to fit the bill.

If you need help deciding, we can always play tie-breaker between you and your roommate. As one of the highest-rated rental companies in town, we’re pretty much experts on Athens and know the lay of the land like it’s the back of our hand. We can even suggest things to do around town, if you’d like. If you tell us that you want to be close to all suburban conveniences, we might recommend that affordable rental for students around the corner from East State Street and all the shopping centers. If you self-describe as the partying type to us, we might steer you to look at college rentals perfect for one person by Court Street. Our job is to help you find a rental that you’ll love, after all.

Are you a Buckeye in the heart of Ohio? Krause Rental Properties also has a wide variety of Columbus rentals close to OSU, with one-bedroom apartments available as well as larger options up to five bedrooms. Some are located in large sectioned houses while others are in attractive but small apartment buildings. Nearly all of them share one big asset – they’re close to both the Ohio State campus and the North High Street nightlife and commerce.

Search Simply

Sifting through property listings can make you feel like Goldilocks—you might have found that two-bedroom luxury rental… but they don’t allow pets. Or maybe you and your friends love that five-bedroom home around Court Street… but it’s out of your price range. That rental with a gigantic floor plan by East State Street? It’s actually not available until the following school year. Thankfully, we’ve once again made it easy to find the spot that’s just right.

The search function on our website makes finding the perfect Columbus or Athens apartment or rental house easy and convenient. Search according to the number of bedrooms you need. Search by price. Search by location. You’ll probably be looking at a bunch of rental homes for university students during your search, so why not narrow it down where and when you can? You might be surprised with what sorts of results you get. Maybe you never considered that small single-student home right next to East State Street, but it matches almost all of your needs. In Athens, it’s easy to find an apartment off Court Street or one farther away from the din of uptown, a single bedroom apartment or one that has four bedrooms. You can search by price, as well as neighborhood. It’s similarly simple in Columbus.

Convenient Online Access

Our website makes it as simple as possible to communicate with us, view details about your student housing from your lease agreement to our move-out checklists, and schedule maintenance requests all from your laptop or phone. We make it easy. We understand that student life can be demanding. If you and your roommates are in the middle of finals week, and something goes awry in your four-bedroom rental that needs our attention, our website makes it incredibly easy to submit a request to us—that means no waiting on hold on a phone or carving time out of your already hectic schedule to stop by our offices. We’ve got you covered. Before you know it, you’ll be in contact with us and our maintenance team to set up a time that works for you to visit your Athens apartment and fix any issues. Anything you need is only a click away, right from your computer

Our website makes it easy and convenient to pay rent on time too. By using a third-party website, you can pay your rent from the comfort of your high-end rental apartment. No writing out checks and hoping the mail delivers them on time here. We’ve streamlined everything for your convenience.

While we’re on the topic of our website, be sure to check out our Athens blog section as well for write-ups on local events and happenings around the city—Athens is a vibrant and bustling area with tons to do and see.

Apartments Also Available Near Ohio State

Easy online access also applies to Krause Rental Properties’ numerous apartments near the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. We have multiple options within a block or two of the campus boundaries, which means you’ll also be within walking distance to an infinite number of bars and restaurants that cater to Buckeyes. Our rentals around the High St area also give you easy access to the Short North and some of the best bars, clubs, shopping, and restaurants that the city has to offer—there’s never a dull weekend in Columbus when you’re living downtown.

You can’t beat Krause for apartments near OSU, with an assortment of one-bedroom, two-bedroom and five-bedroom apartment options.

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