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Neighbors. Unless you want to live in the middle of nowhere, you are going to deal with neighbors. Of course, there are good points to having neighbors, and there are drawbacks.
Among the advantages of having neighbors is that, with the right neighbors, you can really have a sense of community. And, you [...]

As a credit resource, WilliamPaid was recently asked an important question that many first time renters and others face: how can someone without (much of) a credit history qualify for a first credit card? This is really two questions: Should you get a credit card? If so, how do you do it?
Should you [...]

My bags are unpacked, and the apartment is scrubbed from top to bottom. That’s right - I finally moved into my OWN place. No more couch for me.
Before the celebrating gets out of hand, I guess I should tell you that “moved” is a relative term. You see, my move over the [...]

As you probably know by now, WilliamPaid is on the fourth installment of monthly sweepstakes that give away three prizes of up to $1,000 each for rent or other types of expenses (or, this month, to help you stick with your New Year’s resolution). We’ve announced the winners for two sweepstakes so far (stay [...]

Do you love the New Year, with the opening of a new calendar and being able to start over? Or, do you dread it? After all, those pesky New Year’s resolutions can be the devil in disguise. We all make them, and most of us break them.
If you are in the latter [...]

As the New Year is upon us, many of us consider the changes we want to make in our personal and professional lives - the dreaded New Year’s Resolution. Unfortunately for most who attempt behavioral change, the phase ends quickly, and we resort back to the same behavior that prompted the resolution in the [...]

WIlliamPaid wishes all of our favorite renters and roommates a Happy New Year. It’s been a great and exciting 2009 as we’ve been working to get WIlliamPaid out to all of you. Even though we’ve got a lot accomplished, the thing that matters most to us is you.
So, we thank you visiting us [...]

During my long, wet drive home to spend the holidays with my family, I couldn’t help but think that I’ve had one crazy year. I went on my first road trip, graduated from college, did the job search thing, moved to Chicago, found a job and rented my first apartment. Whew!
As I thought [...]

Guest Post by Dan Daugherty, CEO and founder of rentbits.com and active real estate investor (that means landlord).

Landlords are in the commodity business. In many instances, there are very few differences between one rental over another. Smart real estate investors look for properties that give them a clear competitive advantage over a similar [...]

For my final blog of 2009, I wanted to share some thoughts about a movie I recently saw, “The Blind Side.” I know that I write about roommate relationships, not critique movies, but I thought it would be helpful to share the relevance of this story to all of the roommates out there, especially [...]