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8 Ways to Keep Your Pets Cool This Summer
Keep your pets cool and safe this summer with these five tips and guidelines for preparing to make the most of the heat, without all the risks.
How to Maximize Space in Your Kitchen Cabinets
Need More Space In Your Kitchen? The Best Ways To Make The Most Of Your Kitchen Cabinets. Here's Are Our Tips To Creating A Great Space In Your Kitchen.
3 Ways to Deal with Ugly Carpet In Your Rental
Ugly, dirty, or dated carpet in your rental can be frustrating. Use these three smart strategies for minimizing its effect and liking that carpet more!
How Can I Get Approved Without Making 3x the Rent?
You’ve found your dream property! Now, you’re ready to move in and start decorating, but first, you have to go through the application process. A rental application is a document required by landlords that gives them more background about who you are as a renter. It typically reviews your rental history, credit history, and income. […]
How to Update Your Address After You Move
Visit the post office, check your subscription lists, and don’t forget your bank! Here are the top places that your address needs to be updated, and how.
How to Inspect an Apartment Before You Move In
Before you move into your new apartment, it’s important to inspect the space carefully. During a quick tour, it’s easy to miss small issues that could turn into bigger- and more expensive- problems later. A thorough apartment inspection can help protect your security deposit, uncover maintenance concerns early, and ensure your new home is safe […]
How to Plan a Successful Move: A Stress-Free Guide
Learn how to plan a stress-free move with simple packing, decluttering, budgeting, and move-in tips to stay organized before moving day.
What to Know About Renting a Townhome for the First Time
Renting a townhome for the first time can feel like a major step up, and in many ways, it is. With more space, added privacy, and a neighborhood-style setting, townhomes appeal to renters who want something beyond the traditional apartment experience without committing to homeownership. If you’re considering making the switch, here’s what you need […]
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How to Beat Procrastination
Why do today what you can put off till tomorrow? Right? This is the kind of thought that gets a lot of us into some very deep holes. Allowing yourself to put off assignments and due dates again and again causes you to dread the final day. Often you’re left cramming weeks worth of work […]
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Best Plants for Apartment Dwellers
I don’t know about you, but I am horrible with plants! I always see them in stores and think ‘Oh, that one is so pretty’, so I buy it and bring it home. The first couple of days I’ll water and nurture that plant but within two weeks I will have managed to kill yet […]
Create Your Own DIY Console Table
Jess & Monica, of the East Coast Creative blog, are back with ForRent.com to show you how to create your own DIY console table!
Six Ways To Explore Your New City
Moving to a new city is tough, terrifying, and exciting —all the same time! Use these six tips to get out, meet new people, and make the new city your home.
5 Things NOT to Overlook When Apartment Hunting
Do's and don'ts of the apartment search. What you need to make sure you keep in mind!