Quick answer

As soon as you accept the job is fine—even if the move is months away. Grant likes having enough lead time to understand your employer location, lifestyle priorities, budget and likely move date before live inventory becomes the focus. A more intensive apartment search usually becomes useful around 90 days before move-in, while pricing and exact availability should be refreshed much closer to application time.

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