When Your Apartment is Your Office
Lately more and more offices are becoming "global" and allowing employees to work from home wherever they are. As a result, lots of people are...
Preparing for Seasonal Changes in Your Rental
One of the great things about renting is that you don’t have to take care of seasonal maintenance and preparation on your own. Your...
Should You Buy Smaller Furniture for Your Rental?
Common sense dictates that when you live in a small space, you don't want too many big pieces of furniture. At the same time,...
What Is a Walk-Up Apartment? Definition & What to Expect
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A walk-up apartment is a unit in a building without an elevator, meaning residents use stairs to reach their floors. Typically spanning 3...
5 Devastating Rental Property Mistakes to Avoid
When you're looking for a rental property to manage or invest in, the process can feel overwhelming, a bit like navigating a ship through a storm....
The best tech for your new apartment
Moving into a new apartment can be an exhilarating (and frustrating) experience as you settle in. You need to get a feel for the...
Is Pet Insurance Worth It?
When people think of pet ownership, insurance might not be their immediate association. However, there's a significant link between the two, especially for dog...
What is alternative credit data and how does it impact your...
Recently I have started to see a lot of companies talking about alternative credit data. Naturally, I became curious and wanted to know what...
3 Ways to Avoid Bad Landlords
Once I had a landlord who was convinced that the solution to every mishap was to "tap on it". Water leaking from the apartment...
Pantone Color of the Year
Pantone announced it's color of the year yesterday and the response was...underwhelming. Plenty of people made obligatory jokes about it being the "neutral of...
Rentals in Chantilly VA
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Rentals in Chantilly, VA sit above the Virginia average, but many people trade higher rent for good schools, homes, and quick access to D.C....
7 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Save Money
Sometimes the hardest thing about saving money is to start. It doesn’t matter how much money you earn, as you can always put something...













