My wife and I are moving back to Raleigh in early December, and are planning to stay only until about August 2008, when I'm planning to start a PhD somewhere else. So we need somewhere that offers a 6-9 month lease that isn't totally jacked up on price for not being a year, in a nice-ish community.

When we lived in Raleigh before, we were always near NC State's campus, but now we don't have that as a requirement, so we could branch out a bit into territory where I know nothing about the communities. So does anyone have experience with good complexes that offer a shorter-term lease? Timing is somewhat flexible since we'll most likely be able to move any time after I decide where I'll be going for a PhD, but it definitely won't be 12 months. We would be looking for a 1-bedroom place, 600-900 sq ft, in the $500-700 range.

9/10/2007 4:36:41 PM

i did a 6 month lease from clark properties a couple of years ago. not a specific complex, but they manage a number of reasonabley priced townhomes in the area.

9/10/2007 4:47:30 PM

interested in this too..coming back to Raleigh in December for 9 months or so.. Guess I should do more research before bothering asking since I'll probably want to be closer to the usual campus places

9/10/2007 4:48:54 PM

sumter square is very reasonably priced...it isn't as "nice" as ivy chase or something like that, but is well maintained and very cheap. when i was there 2 years ago, a 3 bedroom 2 bath apartment was $699. i believe that they have one and two bedrooms, but it is very reasonable and well located.

9/10/2007 5:13:45 PM

inman park

9/10/2007 5:14:58 PM

I live in a one bedroom at Olde Raleigh on Duraleigh, and I have a 7 month lease. My rent is right around $700 a month, but you get what you pay for. You should check it out, it's a good place to live.

9/10/2007 5:22:21 PM

i will have 1 bedroom available in my 2br townhouse off lynn rd. in december (current roomate will be leaving in Dec.)

shoot me a PM if you're interested and i will give you more details

9/10/2007 5:40:31 PM

I'm coming into town later this week to visit with friends and will be staying for a bit longer to do some apartment hunting ahead of the move, so all of the tips of places to look are really appreciated.

9/10/2007 5:51:37 PM

most places I've ever dealt with offer some combination of 3, 6, 9, or 12 month leases. And if you don't limit your area, there are a shit load of apartments in Raleigh. I live at "Wildwoods at Lake Johnson" and pay like $750 a month for a 2 bedroom. Not sure what that works out to for a shorter lease. It doesn't look like much on the outside, but the inside is nice and it's big and the staff is good.

might get a better idea looking through http://www.rent.com and then asking if anyone here has experience with a specific place.

9/11/2007 7:32:35 AM