Looking for an accommodation, when moving out of the home for a job or higher studies, is a requirement for a majority of students and young professionals in this day and age. With the rates of real estate in cities touching the skies, the option of buying a house is thrown out of the window almost as soon as the thought occurs. That leaves you with 2 other options, renting a flat or a paying guest accommodation. Both these options have their own merits but when it comes to looking for an accommodation when coming to a new city for the first time, PGs trump rented flats on many counts. Here are a few advantages that PGs hold over rented residential spaces: