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TenantsIn the fast-paced, high-density urban landscapes of today’s cities, micro-apartments have emerged as a popular housing option for individuals seeking a blend of affordability, efficiency, and style. These compact living spaces, typically ranging from 100 to 500 square feet, offer a unique lifestyle tailored to the needs of modern urban dwellers. From innovative design solutions
Anna L.
TenantsCongratulations on your new home! Now that you’re moving, you have a million and one things to think about and prepare for. Like renting a moving van. Or stopping your utility services and restarting them at your new place. Or hiring professional movers versus inviting all of your friends and neighbors over for free pizza
Amanda Mears
TenantsAs amazing as the sun can feel after a long winter, there’s a point when summer comes and cold air sounds better. The summer heat that we’re dealing with now can be cured (at least partially) with these few tips. One preferred tactic for keeping your home cool during the heat of the summer is the
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TenantsCheckbook, what’s a checkbook? If you rent, you probably keep one of these relics next to your rotary dial phone just to write out the monthly rent check. Luckily, paying rent online is a thing. Here are five reasons to ask your landlord if you can start paying online:
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TenantsLately more and more offices are becoming “global” and allowing employees to work from home wherever they are. As a result, lots of people are taking the option of working from home at least part of the time and, according to this Stanford study, increasing their productivity. If you’re considering it, don’t let the fact that
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TenantsMost of us are pretty darn good at accumulating stuff — and cleverly stashing it around our homes to give us the false security that comes with thinking we’re not slobs, hoarders or worse. Then it comes time to move, and all of a sudden we realize we don’t actually need 50 magazines from 2005 or all
Amanda Mears
LandlordsLast week all the fancy tech companies headed to Las Vegas for a little something called CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Amidst the smart cars and virtual reality devices, there are always some cool home-related things that we think would be perfect for landlords and renters. Smart Smoke Alarm Smart homes are awesome, but they’re not always plausible
Amanda Mears
TenantsIf working out more in 2016 was one of your New Year’s resolutions, you’ve probably already discovered that getting to the gym in the gray, cold January weather is not going to be easy. If you live in an apartment, though, doing a cardio session at home probably isn’t an option either. Your bod might appreciate the p90x
Amanda Mears
TenantsPicking out a place to temporarily call home can bring out the inner commitment-phobe in anyone. Once you sign a lease on an apartment, you’re locked in until death do you part (or the lease ends… whichever comes first). That means the pressure is on to find something in your price range that won’t come
Amanda Mears
TenantsPantone went really crazy this year and released not one, but TWO colors of the year for 2016. The pastel-rose hue and periwinkle blue that were crowned as color royalty for the next year have predictably drawn both praise and criticism from the internet.
Amanda Mears
TenantsIt was a challenge, but somehow we found a way to make renting even easier. Use this magic quiz to narrow down your apartment search and predict the kind of rental you should be looking for.
Amanda Mears
TenantsMore families than ever are choosing to live in an apartment, even with children. Renting a place can give you flexibility, the opportunity to live in an area you could never afford to buy in and a little community built right in. There are also certain challenges that come with raising kids in a rentel.
Amanda Mears
TenantsOriginally published on KSL. Moving is not easy. Even after you’ve found somewhere to live, you still have to pack up all that stuff, call up your closest friends and family to cash in a favor, and contemplate why you own so many seemingly useless things. One thing that shouldn’t be hard: acquiring the moving
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TenantsPart one in a two part series. This week, we’re talking about when you can get the best deals on an apartment if you’re a tenant and next week we’ll back with a blog for landlords on the best time to advertise rentals.
Amanda Mears
TenantsThis blog post might seem kind of random, but I recently fixed a problem that has been plaguing my apartment for months and thought it might help someone else out. If you live in an older rental, you can sometimes get a bad case of phantom door: when cupboards won’t shut all the way due to
Amanda Mears
TenantsMoody indoor ambiance has a time and a place, but you don’t always want it to be dark when you’re trying to rent to someone. If your rental property isn’t properly illuminated, now is the time to discover your best lighting options that will turn a rental property into desirable and tasteful living space everyone wants to live in.
Amanda Mears
TenantsRenters insurance is an often-forgotten coverage that is surprisingly valuable to both tenants and landlords alike. Did you know that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, rented units make up approximately 36.5 percent of occupied housing? Furthermore, a poll conducted in 2014 by the Insurance Information Institute found that only 37 percent of tenants have
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TenantsSummer is the best. Except when you don’t have air conditioning in your four story walk-up and you spend those hazy summer nights Googling, “What are the warning signs of heat stroke?” That fan propped up at the foot of your bed can only do so much, so here’s what to do if you’re seriously dying
Amanda Mears
TenantsDecorating a rented home is never an easy task. Part of your budget goes to regular monthly rent payments and there are always a number of restrictions and boundaries set by the landlord. These guidelines will show you what you can do with little investment in a place that you will eventually have to vacate.
Amanda Mears
TenantsSo you just moved to a new place? I recently moved to a new home…odds are are that just like me, you’ll have a huge list of to-do’s. Changing your address isn’t difficult if you make a list of the people & places you need to notify.
Amanda Mears
TenantsIn case you missed part one, I’m testing out natural house cleaning supplies to see what works and what doesn’t. This time around I focused on laundry. Disclaimer: I have super sensitive skin and have found out that a dye-free and fragrance-free detergent works best, so I was already begrudgingly using pretty natural (and expensive) products for
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TenantsOne day as I was hunched over my tub, spraying heavy-duty bleach cleaner without a care in my small apartment bathroom that has no windows, the thought occurred to me that this is probably not all the great for my lungs/brain/various other organs. The repercussions of cleaning with toxic chemicals are widely documented. The American Lung Association says cleaning
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LandlordsYou went through the screening process, found an ideal tenant, and they’re all set to move in. The hardest part of getting someone to rent your vacant space might be over… but instead of switching to autopilot, use the weeks between lease signing and the move-in date to create a packet of information for new tenants.
Amanda Mears
TenantsMoving into an old building has perks like interesting architecture and historical charm, but it can lead to modern-day frustrations. This becomes pretty obvious as soon as you try to move furniture in. Giant sectionals and king-sized mattresses will most likely lead to breakdowns and (eventually) creative solutions like cutting a box spring in half so
Amanda Mears
TenantsIf you’re looking for a new place and have your eye on a certain neighborhood, this blog post probably isn’t for you. This is for those people out there tirelessly trying to pin down a few cities that are close to your job AND your partner’s job AND maybe some decent schools for you kids.
Amanda Mears
TenantsWinter is always long, and by time March rolls it’s nice to have something to remind you that the dead, frozen landscape won’t last forever. My preferred tactic is to buy a mini rainforest at the local greenhouse and then accidentally kill all of the plants because they weren’t meant to thrive in my dark
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TenantsLet’s say you’re the living personification of what a perfect tenant should be: you pay your rent on time, you keep the noise levels reasonable, and plan on being in the same place for a while. Congratulations, you’re ready to consider negotiating your rent. Now it’s time to look at some other key factors.
Amanda Mears
TenantsIn the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we asked landlords what makes them love their tenants. Here’s what we found out: Make a good first impression// Fill out your application completely and be on time if you have a tour scheduled. This is going to set the tone for your entire experience at your potential new place.
Amanda Mears
TenantsLooking at an application and a background check is the best way for a landlord to know what kind of tenant you’re going to be, so it’s not an exaggeration when we say a complete application can heavily impact your chances of making a good first impression.
Amanda Mears
TenantsIf you’re a renter, at some point you’ll likely move in with a stranger. Ideally your new roommate will be delightful and result in a new extended social circle. But there is also the chance you’ll be stuck with someone … less than ideal. If you’re looking for someone new to share a space with,
Amanda Mears
TenantsNothing can make you despise your rental quicker than excessive noise. Like when you discover you have the kind of neighbors who do intense cardio at 6:30 am or that your apartment is on a direct ambulance route. Instead of laying awake at 2 a.m. dreaming of a house in the country where the silence is almost deafening, combat loud
Amanda Mears
LandlordsEvery year the internet has a complete fangirl crush on all the newest tech gadgets at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. We’re not excluded, so this year we decided to go there and see it all for ourselves. We’ll be walking around, checking out all the tech gear that can help landlords and tenants alike.
Amanda Mears
TenantsDo you still make resolutions on New Year’s Day? Even though I know the chance of them sticking is very slim, the organized list-making side of my brain loves making resolutions that may or may not continue past January 2nd. 2015 is coming in fast, so here are a few ideas for renters.
Amanda Mears
LandlordsWhat do you think is the cost of failure to screen tenants and use a proper rental agreement? Think it’s $100 dollars? a thousand dollars? I’m going to share a story about a landlord from back in 2006. By the way, this story is one of the reasons I decided to found Rentler.
Amanda Mears
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