Tag: Tenant Tips
How to make your studio apartment feel bigger
A studio apartment is many things. It can be the first taste of freedom for a post-grad or an affordable lived-in home for a...
Renting your first apartment? 5 tips for the first time renter
When I moved into my first apartment, I had no idea what to expect. I was excited to live on my own, but soon...
How to pay rent when you’ve blown your monthly budget
The scenario is simple. It’s usually not your fault. You were too nice. You wanted to help someone. Okay, fine. Maybe you weren’t bailing...
The Buy vs Rent Dilemma
Let me guess. Commitment problems? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. Or is it the significant price difference? The location? I know, I know......
How to tell if a rental listing is fake
The rental market is exploding right now. We’ve heard about renters waking up at the crack of dawn to get an application in first,...
3 Huge Space Saving Hacks for Small Space Nurseries
Are you renting an apartment or small home and expecting a child? If so, you may be asking yourself, where will all that stuff...
The $100 difference between loving and hating your apartment
$100. It doesn’t seem like much, but for many, it’s the difference between love and hate when it comes to your apartment. There are many...
Too Much Stuff? 3 Simple Steps for Downsizing
You did it! You found your dream apartment in the perfect location. Whether you’re a Baby Boomer downsizing or a Millennial moving for the...
What should you spend on rent?
House poverty is real. If you live in a big city with skyrocketing rent (like NYC or San Francisco), chances are you know a...
Moving? 7 Tips for Downsizing Into an Apartment
Most of us are pretty darn good at accumulating stuff — and cleverly stashing it around our homes to give us the false security that...
How to Exercise in a Small Apartment
If 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,...
6 Tricks for Finding an Awesome Apartment
Picking out a place to temporarily call home can bring out the inner commitment-phobe in anyone. Once you sign a lease on an apartment,...