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A college senior can start working with HomeBase as soon as the job offer is accepted—even many months before graduation or the eventual move. The early period is useful for learning the destination city, comparing neighborhoods, understanding the office location and commute, establishing a realistic budget, watching apartment videos, and identifying likely target communities. Exact future units may not yet be available, but most of the educational work does not require live inventory. Grant would rather remove those decisions early than force a graduating student to learn an unfamiliar city during an already busy final semester.
Explore related apartment guides and city and neighborhood information. Rental prices, availability, office locations and incentives can change; confirm time-sensitive details before making a decision.
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