Monthly Archives: August 2012

Guest Post by our Student Ambassador at University of Illinois, Seth Faber The number one complaint my friends and classmates have about their landlords is that they never get their deposit back. It’s pretty common for words like “cheated” or “thief” to be tossed around in these conversations. In all honestly, when someone takes your [...]

Have you ever wondered what features and amenities are being offered in your rental market? Or what makes your rental market different from other rental markets? We were wondering the same thing so we did a little research. We took a few days worth of rental listing data in 22 US rental markets, then created [...]

Is buying renters insurance worth the extra expense? For most people, homeowners insurance and auto-insurance are required expenses. Renters insurance, however, is not required by anyone. It’s one of the most under-utilized types of insurance despite its valuable coverage. When you rent an apartment, your landlord most likely has insurance to cover structural damage to the building, [...]

1. Monica Geller’s Apartment from Friends Who wouldn’t want to live in Monica’s rent-controlled Manhattan apartment? It was a spacious yet homey apartment that had bright colors (who doesn’t remember the purple walls?), an open kitchen/living room, and a large balcony. With the door always unlocked, it was where all of the friends hung out [...]