Before You Sign: The Lease Clauses That Should Make You Pause
The lease shows up at the least useful possible moment. You have been approved, the unit is yours if you
Before You Rent
Apartment Fees: What the Advertised Rent Leaves Out, and What to Ask Before You Pay
The number on an apartment listing is not always the number you pay. Apartment fees are the difference: a listing
What to Check at an Apartment Viewing — and What Should Make You Walk Away
Search for what to check at an apartment viewing and you will be handed a list of thirty-three things. Nobody
Renting With Thin Credit or No Rental History: What to Show Instead
The application has a field for your current landlord, and you have never had one. Or it runs a credit
Rental Listing Scams: What to Check Before You Send Money
The listing is perfect. Cheaper than everything else you have looked at, cats allowed, and photos full of the kind
The First Apartment Guide
A first apartment is not one decision. It is a chain of them — what you can afford, what you
Tenant Screening Reports and Your Rights
Before a landlord decides whether to rent to you, a company you have probably never heard of writes a report
First Apartment Move-In Cost Guide — How Much Money Do You Really Need?
This guide is educational only. It isn’t financial or legal advice (see our full disclaimer), and rental rules — especially