If you live in the New York metropolitan area and are not fortunate enough to own a place in the Hamptons, chances are you intend to spend your summer at the Jersey Shore. The Jersey Shore is a summer mecca for single residents of Northern New Jersey between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five. Every summer weekend, the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike are swamped with vehicles heading to or returning from the famous Jersey Shore. Here is some important information on summer rentals at the Jersey Shore.
Price. Summer rentals at the Jersey Shore aren’t cheap. In fact, it is almost impossible to get your money’s worth. At crunch time, even the crumbiest dumps gets rented by a gang of teens looking to wreak havoc near the beach. But if you plan on spending every summer weekend down the Jersey Shore, a summer rental is the only way to go. Hotels simply become way too pricey and completely unavailable. You can make your summer rental more cost effective in any number of ways. You can spend your vacation time from work down at the Jersey Shore. A week or two of full-time residence at your summer rental can help ease the pain of the high cost. Or you can sublet to friends on weekdays or weekends you know you won’t be able make it down. (Check your lease for the legalities of doing this). And if you can stand them, housemates are a good way to defray the outrageous costs.
Availability. If you want a decent summer rental at the Jersey Shore, start looking now. I don’t care what time of year you are reading this, start early. If it’s the summer, start looking for next summer. The good places go fast. Hell, even the dumps are gone by early April. The earlier you start looking for your summer rental at the Jersey Shore, the more likely you are to find a place that’s suitable. Prices get jacked up once most of the properties are already gone, so plan well in advance, or risk getting rooked. Some good places to find summer rentals at the Jersey Shore include local papers like the Asbury Park Press, realtors (though you may pay a bit extra), and websites such as Craigslist and Hobokeni.com. Perhaps the best way to find summer rentals at the Jersey Shore is to drive around and look for signs on the properties themselves.
Location. Try to find a place that is within walking distance of everything you could want. Beach, boardwalk, bars. That about covers everything. And all that is very reasonable. Parking at the Jersey Shore is hell in the summer. Ideally, you’ll park your car in your driveway and leave it there the entire weekend. And you sure don’t want to risk driving drunk at the Jersey Shore in the summer. You definitely will get arrested.
I hope this information on summer rentals at the Jersey Shore proved helpful. Good luck and enjoy!
