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Got Gas?
September 30, 2006 – 1:11 am | No Comment

My senior year in college, I sublet a room in an off-campus house with some friends. This house, like every other house I’ve lived in, used gas to heat the stove and water heater.
One icy …

Le Dog and Le Apartment
September 28, 2006 – 3:13 pm | No Comment

Looking for an apartment con fair, furry friend can make a person feel like a real leper. For, no matter how docile your darling may be, convincing a potential landlord of that is often another …

Sites Kate Likes
September 27, 2006 – 4:14 pm | No Comment

Design/Lifestyle:http://apartmenttherapy.com –Daily blogs featuring news, reviews, and other info to help make your apartment a better place. New York, LA, San Francisco, and Chicago all have their own blogs, but the advice contained within will …

Links I love!
September 27, 2006 – 2:51 pm | No Comment

Transforming your apartment from living space to home is nothing short of a process; good thing there are all these wonderfully inventive websites ready and waiting to help!
When looking to buy quality furnishings for less:http://www.overstock.com– …

Surviving a Visit from Your Parents
September 20, 2006 – 2:05 am | No Comment

As much as I love my family, I always get a little stressed out when they come to visit. They just don’t always, you know, get it. Case in point: my sophomore year in college. …

Alissa Rents in Euro Land
September 18, 2006 – 6:38 pm | No Comment

Our friend Alissa recalls her rental experiences in Europe.
“There are so many unique and inspired reasons to move abroad. From studying to teaching English to gaining some work experience, I don’t know anyone …

What You Should Know about Using a Rental Broker
September 15, 2006 – 6:57 pm | 5 Comments

Using a fee broker to find your first apartment should be your last resort, but sometimes you may not have a choice, especially if you are moving to a new city that has a low …

Five Lessons from My Search
September 11, 2006 – 2:31 pm | No Comment

When I first moved to California, I wasn’t sure what city I wanted to stay in. I lived like a nomad for months, camping on friends’ couches in a few different cities and assessing …

A Few More Internet Resources
September 9, 2006 – 5:52 am | 2 Comments

Below, as promised, are a few resources to help you navigate rental real estate in your region.
Apartmentratings.com allows you to search and provide ratings of specific buildings, in the area code or region …

NYC at last
September 8, 2006 – 12:41 pm | One Comment

Well, it’s been an interesting summer.
In my last entry, I believe I had been rejoicing about finally finding a place that I could afford and everything was looking up. Unfortunately, the Morningside Heights/Upper West Side …