This Move-Out Checklist Will Help You Get Your Security Deposit Back
Depending on how long you’ve lived in your rental property before it’s time for you to move on, you may not even remember how much you put down in a…
Here’s When You Need to Form a Tenant Association
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Renting a place to live has become increasingly fraught in this country. Long-term renting is often paradoxically more expensive on a monthly basis than paying down a…
Listing Your Apartment on Airbnb Is a Little More Legal Now
Photo: AlesiaKan (Shutterstock) Rent prices are crazy high, and they don’t seem to be decreasing any time soon. According to Vox, the typical U.S. monthly rent in August went up…
How Rent-to-Own Can Scam You Out of Your Money and Time
Photo: ilikeyellow (Shutterstock) You’ve probably heard or seen the rent-to-own advertisements online as a potential solution to not being able to afford buying a home—but you probably haven’t heard how…
How to Stay Safe When Renting a Room From a Stranger
Photo: Madhourse (Shutterstock) Given a large swath Americans have been dubbed “Generation Rent” due to the dwindling chances they’ll ever own a home, the recent economic turmoil—with interest rates, inflation,…
12 of the Worst Biopics of All Time (and 12 to Watch Instead)
Andrew Dominik’s NC-17 Blonde has faced controversy since its inception: for its rating, for its source material (a highly fictionalized Joyce Carol Oates novel), and later for interviews with its…
How to Monetize Your Backyard
Photo: Yevhen Roshchyn (Shutterstock) Necessity being the mother of invention and all, it’s not surprising that when the economy turns the screws on people, they tend to get creative about…
Don’t Book Vacations Rentals With These Red-Flag Words in the Listing
Photo: Robert Crum (Shutterstock) When it comes to your hard-earned vacation, a rental property can make or break the trip. For example, you might get lucky, and end up booking…
How to Legally Ensure You Get Your Security Deposit Back
Photo: Vitpho (Shutterstock) Security deposits are one of the many annoying things about renting a home or apartment. You have to fork over a lot of extra money upfront before…
How to Rent an Apartment When Your Credit Is in the Toilet
Photo: Ryan DeBerardinis (Shutterstock) There was a time when renting an apartment involved walking around the place for a few minutes, deciding you wanted it, then signing a lease and…