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  • The Art of the Rental Viewing: What to look for during a property tour
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    The Art of the Rental Viewing: What to look for during a property tour

    Written by Marie Brown
    05/21/2025

    You’ve scrolled through countless listings, walked through a blur of rentals, and finally found what feels like the one. The pictures? Fantastic. The neighborhood seems just right.

  • Know Your Budget: Calculating What You Can Realistically Afford When Renting
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    Know Your Budget: Calculating What You Can Realistically Afford When Renting

    Written by Lauren Harrington
    05/09/2025

    Renting an apartment or house isn’t just about looking through online ads, choosing a few apartments or homes you want to tour, filling out an application, and putting down a deposit. Those things are all necessary and important.

  • Real Estate Term Glossary: Your Guide to The A to Zs of Renting
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    Real Estate Term Glossary: Your Guide to The A to Zs of Renting

    Written by Kevin Ready
    05/15/2024

    Navigating the world of real estate can reveal an abundance of terminology and phrasing around the topics of renting and buying that for some may seem like a brand-new language.

  • How to Make Your Apartment Holiday Ready
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    How to Make Your Apartment Holiday Ready

    Written by Justin Habersaat
    11/09/2023

    Getting your apartment ready for the holidays can be exciting but sometimes challenging in a smaller space. Here are some modern tips to keep things festive, safe, and inviting this season.

  • How to Prepare Your Apartment or Home For Freezing Temperatures
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    How to Prepare Your Apartment or Home For Freezing Temperatures

    Written by Trey Huguley
    01/05/2023

    Maybe you are just now experiencing winter this year or maybe you are in an area that's been hit several times by the freezes, ice overs and wintery mixes.

  • Top Tips For A Great Apartment Bathroom
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    Top Tips For A Great Apartment Bathroom

    Written by Brianne Lovin
    06/28/2017

    Let’s be real: bathrooms can quickly turn into a chaotic mess. With all the foot traffic they get, they’re basically a reflection of your cleaning game.

  • How To Get Your Apartment Ready For Thanksgiving
    Apartment Lifestyle

    How To Get Your Apartment Ready For Thanksgiving

    Written by Staff Writer
    11/18/2016

    If you are entertaining at your place for Thanksgiving this year, you seriously better get to cracking. Trust me...you don't want to wait until the last minute to get things done because if you do...

  • How to Patch Up Holes in Your Wall
    Apartment Lifestyle

    How to Patch Up Holes in Your Wall

    Written by Staff Writer
    08/03/2013

    You had some posters and frames hung up on the walls with tacks and nails, but now you've decided to redesign your place, take them down, and move a few onto a different wall in your apartment.

  • The Essential Checklist for a Fully Furnished Apartment Kitchen
    Apartment Lifestyle

    The Essential Checklist for a Fully Furnished Apartment Kitchen

    Written by Brianne Lovin
    04/21/2013

    The kitchen doesn't need much furniture, but it does require appliances and tools. Some apartment dwellers think all they need is a coffee machine, but that's far from the truth.

  • Checklist For A Fully Furnished Room: The Bedroom
    Apartment Lifestyle

    Checklist For A Fully Furnished Room: The Bedroom

    Written by Brianne Lovin
    04/19/2013

    So you are almost done decorating your new apartment. You've followed our checklists for the perfect kitchen and living room, but what is next? Well - no living room is complete without a complimentary bedroom to match.

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