If you’re moving locally, locating a new place would be completed within a few hours on Craigslist and a few Sunday evenings. Here you already know what the neighborhoods look like and the reasonable rent prices in the area where you’re looking to commute. But on the other hand, when you’re preparing to move to [...]

  Whether this is your first time away from the parental unit or you’re a pro at finding a new rental pad, here are a few helpful reminders to make sure your credit doesn’t go packing with you! 1.    Avoid maxing out your credit cards. While it’s likely you adjusted your budget to account for [...]

As a landlord for nearly 10 years, one thing still amazes me—tenants never negotiate.  Not once have we had a prospective tenant ask for a lower rent.  They either pay the rent we are asking or walk away.  The same is true for existing tenants who renew their lease. Even as rents rise, tenants do [...]

May marks the beginning of the end for seniors ready to graduate college. As they prepare to get their diploma and move into the real world, they also have to start planning their career and where they want to live. I went to school in Chicago and was living in apartment starting my Sophomore year [...]