Monthly Archives: August 2008

And now, let us present the first installment of the Apartment Rental Match Game. Put on your MC Hammer pants and blast some Boyz II Men. It’s time for some FUN. As you may recall, a few weeks ago we announced the rules of our contest and offered a practice round for the purpose of [...]

It has been a few weeks since we have done our Apartment Rental News Roundup, which features important stories from around the web on apartments for rent, the housing market, and pertinent real estate legislation. This week we’ll take a closer look at some of the developments regarding the housing crisis and how the slowdown [...]

Tonight, when I get back to my apartment, I should theoretically be able to relax on my couch, crack a cold beer, and once i extract the remote from the crevasses of the couch, watch virtually anything that I choose. We have on-demand cable and at least a couple hundred channels included in our overpriced [...]

In honor of the fact that today is Friday, and our fair city of San Francisco will be brimming with revelry throughout the weekend due to the Outside Lands Music Festival, we wanted to share an appropriate and indispensable online tool. StumblingDonkey.com is a map-based happy hour search for San Francisco, Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, [...]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This notable quote is an apt description of life with roommates. Of course it can be great to live in a situation with others and share your experiences, but it is also important to have a comfortable personal space. Since everyone has different [...]

Many of the nation’s schools are facing unexpected demand for on campus housing. Students are moving back on campus to avoid commuting costs and increases in other cost of living expenses that are magnified by living in off campus apartments. In my morning Google alert for off campus apartments, 3 of the top 4 stories [...]

Coming down with a cold when you share an apartment for rent almost always leads to a widespread epidemic amongst the roommates. Living in a communal apartment is not very conducive to quarantine. There are, however, some preventative steps you can take that may mitigate the spread of disease. At the very least, your roommates [...]

Adding plants to your apartments can help keep your apartment healthy by removing pollutants from the air. This can help especially if you have noticed some symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome. Here we provide a short list of plants that can keep you healthy.

If you do encounter an infestation of some kind, contact your landlord. They will usually want to know as soon as possible if there is a problem, so that they may address and contain it. If your landlord does not respond in a reasonable amount of time, you can contact your local health department. Many [...]

Hopefully, you never need to deal with the problem of an apartment with an infestation. Although you can most likely have your landlord take care of the problem, both logistically and financially, there is not much good that can result from an infestation of pests, be they bugs, mice, or even koala bears. Before you [...]