Is Negotiating Rent a Good Idea?
Let'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...
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...
5 Ways to Build a Strong Rental Application
Looking at an application and a background check is the best way for a landlord to know what kind of tenant you’re going to...
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...
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,...
Getting Your Deposit Back: Move-out Cleaning Tips
The greatest advantage of not owning a property of your own is that you can always move when your financial situation changes. In these...
Ask A Landlord: Can I DIY?
For our new "Ask a Landlord" series we'll be asking real property owners for their advice about your burning questions. This time we asked Cynthia...
3 Ways to Find the Best Student Housing
How many of you have searched for student housing? Sometimes the search can get rough. My approval process for finding student housing is almost...
