You are set to move in less than a month. What's more is that you are going out-of-state. This even makes your move more difficult. Fortunately, the Internet can make the process of looking for an apartment in another state easier. You don't have to go there just to search for an apartment. In the initial stages of your search you can use a website to find what you need. Location is generally the first criterion. You can start with a search according to states. Then you can refine the search according to the city or district you prefer. Of course, you should search according the number of rooms and size of the apartment as well. Amenities such as parking, laundry and fitness center would also be important. Check out the photos to see the apartments without actually going there. Again this part becomes faster because a single search in a website that specializes on providing such information will already show you a couple of choices. You can screen the choices one by one. Once you have shortlisted the apartments, you can contact the apartment community for questions and to check for availability. Many of the websites would also facilitate the renting process as well both through phone and online. So by using the Internet, everything is faster and easier. You would have an apartment when you get to your new home state.