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No In-House Washer and Dryer? How to Make the Laundromat Less Awful

It’s a sad fact of life: many of us have no in-house laundry, and have to drag our stuff to the Laundromat whenever the pile of laundry starts to really stink up the room. So how can you make these trips less frequent, and less annoying when they do happen?…

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Should I Rent to Family Members?

You can benefit in numerous ways from renting to your relatives. You already know them, so you should have a good sense whether they’re the kind of people who would blow up a kitchen and try to pass it off as a maintenance issue, or the kind that will pay…

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Happy (Belated) Chinese New Year! How to Feng Shui Your Apartment

In a totally transparent bid to capitalize on a cultural celebration (actually, we just really enjoy Chinese New Year—I saw the most amazing dragon in a parade last weekend!—and wanted to write something apartment-related, but we know how this looks and so we’ll just admit upfront to some level of…

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Reading Between The Craigslist Lines: How To Decode An Apartment Listing

If you’ve looked for an apartment lately, you’ve probably had this experience: you find what sounds like the perfect place online, but when you show up, the thing has literally burnt down from a meth lab explosion. Or, you know, the kitchen is grosser than you imagined—either way, a misleading…

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How to Beat Cabin Fever – For Adults!

Lest you get TOO excited, this is a list of entirely PG ways for you to let off a little steam this winter: Throw a party, any party All you want to do is curl up under a blanket, we know, but you can only do that for so many…

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Three (Incredibly Easy) Healthy Pantry Substitutions

If you’re already having trouble sticking to that “eat healthier” New Year’s Resolution, perhaps it’s because you have lots of tempting things in your pantry that are foiling your best intentions. Because you know what they say about good intentions and white bread:  they pave the road to a heart…

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How to Throw an Anti-Valentine’s Day Party

Before you go calling us big, raging, angry blue-state liberals (not very politically correct of you, by the way), an Anti-Valentine’s Day Party can be for anyone. Happily married? Throw a party in honor of the fact that, once again, you just got chocolate. Happily married and a recipient of…

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AHHHHH! Apartment Emergencies You Should Be Prepared For

It’s 2012, people, you know what the Mayans said. There’s never been a more appropriate time to use your paranoia to a good end, i.e. preparing for the worst so you can make the best of things. Fire Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. You might never need them, but if…

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Got Cabin Fever? Celebrate The Season And Decorate Your Apartment

They don’t call it cabin fever for nothing.  There you are, in your little cabin of an apartment, feverishly itching to do something new, and yet spring isn’t just around the corner, not yet! Well for you little OCD spring cleaners out there, why not relish this moment for all…

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Apartment Politics: How To Handle A Roommate On The Other Side Of The Aisle

By MyNewPlace Guest Blogger, Ron Leshnower – About.com’s Apartment Living Expert! 2012 is an election year and, as daily headlines remind us, the country is in the middle of a contentious primary season. If you’re sharing an apartment with another person, this is a time when you may discover that…

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Want to calculate average rent for your city? Interested in rental trends and industry statistics? MyNewPlace has always been a big fan of using data to draw meaningful conclusions about the multifamily and apartment rental industry. Here we share our findings with you!

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