Housing situation
Hi everyone,
I'm moving to Eindhoven in October for a 9-month exchange as a PhD student at TU/e. My husband is coming with me, so we are looking to rent a small studio for our stay. He will keep his remote job in Brazil but also plans to find some work locally during this time.
Our combined monthly income will be around €2,500. However, my funding comes from a Brazilian scholarship, not directly from TU/e, and my husband's current income is also from abroad. Because of this, we won't meet the typical "3x the rent" local income requirement.
We are quite worried about the housing crisis, but we do have the savings to pay several months of rent upfront if that helps. Could you give us a realistic perspective on how difficult it will be to find a place given our financial setup? Any tips on specific agencies or platforms that accept international funding or upfront payments would be highly appreciated!