I know locals with lots of local knowledge and connections in the community who can't find a decent one bedroom apartment in town, never mind a house. Actual whole house rentals are much more rare in the area than apartments regardless of the current lack of vacancy. Most single family houses are owner-occupied, though there are a lot of houses divided into multi-family apartment rental scenarios. But whole houses for rent are not as common for rental options as apartments in the best of times.

I don't mean to be discouraging, just saying this is a problem for everyone and the pickings really are that slim even at the level of apartments.

Keep being persistent, and while it's an unfortunate pain in the ass, consider making a Facebook account if you don't have one, so you can browse listings on Facebook Marketplace as well. A lot rentals get listed there that might not get listed on the real estate sites, and it's less scammy/spammy than Craiglist these days.

Unfortunately you will have a tough time with that budget. 2 bedroom apartments in decent neighborhoods around Manchester go for just under $2k/month to put it into perspective. Your best bet would be to scour Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace daily around 5 PM (this is when listings typically get put up). I think you would have better luck looking for a townhouse/duplex as those are more within that price range. Pinardville/Goffstown west of Manchester and some of the communities east of I-93 in Manchester are both decent options and not terribly pricey. Concord is around the same price nowadays compared to Manchester.

The increase in interest rates has put even more of a strain on vacancies statewide, and we already had short supply before the pandemic started. Even with the doubling of rates New Hampshire is still a red hot market for sellers. Best of luck in your search and welcome to the United States.

You may have to settle for an apartment right now, the market is crazy and rental houses are VERY expensive.

That said, Zillow and Facebook marketplace have the most postings. A lot of places want you to view in person before so you may run into issues there. Ignore the pet filters though, so many places don’t set them accurately. Don’t bring up the dog until completely necessary, tbh.

A few other things to consider— off street parking is critical in snow emergencies. I’d also ask about snow removal, a lot of landlords have that included but it’s good to know if they don’t. Laundry in unit is something I personally really like, and if you have a baby coming it will be necessary, so keep an eye on that. I think there are maps of “good” neighborhoods on this sub somewhere, I’d say that’s good information but take it with a grain of salt.

If you have any other questions feel free to DM me! The market is miserable right now but not completely impossible. Good luck!!!!

I was in a similar situation a few years ago and had better luck on Craigslist. I was able to find a single family home in Manchester that allowed my dogs for a reasonable price. That said, the market in this part of the state is out of control. If you can work from home you might have better luck in a more rural town surrounding either of those cities.

https://www.apartments.com/434-436-walnut-manchester-nh/1eh8sk6/

Not many places to rent/buy but came across this one the other day. It’s in the North End of Manchester which is a nice neighborhood

We have a less than 1% vacancy rate in New Hampshire right now. It's slim pickings.

Yeah I did that to most of the drivers side. It sucks.

Borrow a drill and buy a $15 eraser wheel - it'll pull the vinyl emblems and the paint on top of it right off.

Its down the whole side of the Passenger side and some of the drivers side.

Driver side or Passenger side?

I am looking for someone inexpensive. I have a old mbta ride share car that has the mbta stickers on the sides. instead of removing the stickers they painted over them with latex paint. I need the latex paint and stickers removed

Sounds like you’re looking for an inexpensive small job, however it would be helpful to know more details so that people can give you the best recs.

Thirding Daw Kun. It is wicked spicy and it tastes great! If you eat-in the owner also has great iron puzzles you can try to solve while waiting -- I think that's pretty unique!

Trick or treat at the ball park. https://wzid.com/2022/10/21/trick-or-treat-at-the-ballpark/

For indoor activities, the SEE Museum is a pretty sweet children's museum.

Joppa Hill Farm in Bedford

Longer drive but andres institute of art is amazing

Edited to add: https://www.millenniumrunning.com/trick-or-trot

There’s bunnies you might catch a glance at if your lucky

Pick up garbage in my alley way

Check out the Manchester Cedar Swamp for sure, they just redid the All-Persons trail and there’s lots of cool interpretive stuff for kids. Another great spot is Pulpit Rock in Bedford. If you’re looking to hike some mountains within thirty minutes of the city check out the Uncanoonucs in Goffstown.

No windows wasn't for me. Just be aware that the walls are paper thin. I can hear full conversations from the neighbors from my apartment. Quite clearly.

Well I was just looking today and they do have units that start at 1,650 so my guess is it might be close to that. I looked at the floor plan today and I love it

When I looked 4 years ago it was $1450. So now I'm expecting $1800+? My 2 bedroom on the other end of the hall is $1955.

Mel's has a Halloween thing going on typically during this time of year.

Witch of Weston Tower event this weekend in Manchester at Mcintyre Ski Area which looks fun for kids.

What are they charging for an apartment like that? I could def live in a no window apartment.