You will want an apartment that is conveniently located close to your job, transportation, markets, restaurants, and possibly schools.

Finding such well-suited living quarters can be costly in terms of money, time, lost productivity at work, and… your peace of mind!

As an example, one of our short-term rental clients made two separate trips to Moscow seeking suitable living accommodations and had to extend his stay in order to continue the search. Dealing with non-English speaking real estate agents and potential landlords can be frustrating and exhausting. Even after the apartment is located, you will need to negotiate the lease with a Russian landlord and possibly furnish the apartment to bring it up to Western standards. After all of this, you must deal with a Russian landlord or companies on a routine basis to ensure that bills are paid and that the apartment is cleaned and maintained.

All in all… THESE RESPONSIBILITIES CAN IMPEDE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY DURING YOUR ENTIRE STAY IN MOSCOW!

How can Moscow STAR Properties help you?

We can save you time and money, which will give you the peace of mind you need during this difficult transition!

The Moscow STAR Long-Term Rental Program offers you the ease and convenience of having Moscow STAR…

• Locate your apartment.
• Negotiate the lease in the name of our Russian company.
• Interface with the Russian landlord as needed throughout the lease.
• Outfit the apartment to meet rigid MSP standards.
• Provide cleaning services as you require.
• Provide handyman services to maintain the apartment as required.
• Handle ALL utility bills to ensure prompt payment with no interruption of service

At the same time, should your business require, you have the flexibility to walk away from your housing commitment with as little as 30-days notice.

Once the apartment is located, with your approval, the lease will be negotiated and the apartment outfitted to similar specifications as all of the Moscow STAR apartments.

Each apartment will be outfitted with the following items:

• Air conditioning
• Internet access with 1 gig bandwidth each month
• Kosmos SAT-TV with the Elite package offering all English speaking channels available
• A smoke detector
• A personal safe
• Miscellaneous appliances, i.e. toaster, electric tea kettle, microwave, vacuum, coffee maker, iron/ironing board, answering machine, etc.
• 100% imported linens, i.e. sheets, towels and mattress cover
• All dishes, pots/pans and cooking utensils

If you have specific requests for furnishing your apartment we will source the items if available, and ensure delivery and installation in the apartment prior to your arrival. You will have final approval of the specific items and the related costs.

Included in your monthly lease payment will be…

• Apartment rent
  
• All utilities, i.e. local telephone, electricity, gas, water, heat, SAT-TV, Hi-Speed Internet access (up to 1 gig bandwidth per month)
• Registration with Moscow government (only for USA/Western European/Japanese/Australian citizens) *Additional charges may apply

If you make long distance, domestic or international calls from the apartment telephone or exceed the Internet access allowance, you will be asked to reimburse MSP on a monthly basis for those calls.

Because cost considerations are important to you, typically you will be asked to pay upfront an amount equal to three-months rent broken down as follows…

- The first month's rent, real estate commission equal to one-month's rent, and a one-month security deposit.

In addition, you must sign an authorization form which will allow an automatic credit card payment for the month's rent on the first day of each month. You will also be asked to sign an agreement, which will outline our terms and provide for cancellation with as little as a 30-day notice for any reason.

All in all, the Long-Term Rental Package will make your transition into Moscow living very easy and will allow you to "hit the ground running"!

As you will expect, this program is not something that can be automated. If you would like to discuss the process in more detail, please contact us to discuss the program and your specific criteria in more detail…