{"id":14000,"date":"2020-07-30T02:39:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T02:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/?p=14000"},"modified":"2023-04-27T21:26:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T21:26:58","slug":"virtual-visit-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/en\/virtual-visit-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual visit – Find your room to rent online with VICO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Finding a room to rent on the internet can be tricky. Pictures don\u2019t always speak for themselves. Indeed, pictures could be false, they can be blurry, not representative of the whole place\u2026 It\u2019s just not optimum.
That is why we got you the best solution: a virtual visit! Instead of getting out of your house, paying the transportation, loosing half of your day on visiting places, you do it from your home. It\u2019s that simple. And\u2026 it\u2019s free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, here\u2019s the process: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Search <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To begin with, enter at getvico.com<\/a> and browse between our 850+ options. But 850+ options… it\u2019s a lot! No one has the time to go through all of them. So you can use our filters to get the housings that corresponds to your needs and criteria. Among all of them, you can filter by neighbourhood, point of interest (specific areas of the city), university, address, budget and arrival date. You can also use our additional filters for more specific criteria (shared\/private bathroom, bed size, amenities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you don\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for, contact us by Whatsapp<\/a> and tell us what you need. We\u2019ll help you with personalized suggestions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Make a visit request<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once you found a VICO that could be a good fit for you, you\ncan schedule a visit, either online or in person. On the right side of the\npage, you\u2019ll see the Visit Reservation Box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, enter your contact information (Name, email and phone number with country code). Then, select the date and time that suits you best and tell us in the message box if you want a virtual visit or in person. Just so you know, we don\u2019t sell contact information to anyone, we\u2019ll keep your data private.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Schedule and prepare the virtual visit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After receiving your visit request, Jefferson, our customer\nservice expert, will contact you. He\u2019ll confirm the date and time of the visit\nand explain how to do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s as easy as can be. Jefferson will send you a Meet link<\/a>. It\u2019s the Google video meeting application. You do not need to create an account of give personal data. You\u2019ll just have to enter the link at the time of the visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you\u2019d rather use another video meeting app (Whatsapp, Zoom<\/a>, Facebook, Skype<\/a>\u2026), just say it and we\u2019ll adapt! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. The virtual visit <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll receive a reminder with the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time. Just click on the link to join the call. 3 persons will attend the meeting: the landlord or current roommate of the house, Jefferson from our team and you. Firstly, you will all present yourselves and the person on site will show the social areas and the room you\u2019re interested in. Then, you will have time to ask questions and clarify your doubts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Making a decision after the virtual visit<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

First of all, take as much time as you need. Choosing your new home takes more reflexion than buying new jeans!
Jefferson will contact you after the virtual visit to ask you what you thought about. He will send you the reservation link if you want to book the room. If you’d rather have a look at other options, we will help you to find some! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finding a room to rent on the internet can be tricky. Pictures don\u2019t always speak for themselves. Indeed, pictures could be false, they can be blurry, not representative of the whole place\u2026 It\u2019s just not optimum. That is why we got you the best solution: a virtual visit! Instead of getting out of your house, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":14062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medellin-blog-vico-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16054,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14000\/revisions\/16054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getvico.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}