Quick answer
Grant generally prefers a focused shortlist of roughly five or six serious apartments rather than a marathon of random properties. Do the neighborhood and budget work first, eliminate weak fits, then tour the finalists and experience the surrounding areas too. Too many tours can blur together and make the decision harder; a curated list lets you compare the things that actually matter.
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