Last we heard from Katherine, she had just lost out on her dream apartment. Luckily, she’s found another one and shares with us the process of making sure that she got  the lease.
FOUND YOUR DREAM APARTMENT? NOW …

You may be surprised to learn that, like most shopping ventures, there are better and worse times to go apartment hunting. And. . . like most monetary expeditions, supply and demand has a very large …

Timing is everything in life, love, and . . . apartment hunting. Summer is the most popular apartment hunting season, especially for first apartments, but how long does finding a new apartment actually take?
Do you need to …

So, you’ve posted on Facebook,  check Craigslist hourly, surf all apartment rental sites Google finds for you, and still no luck.  It’s time to go low-tech. 
Step 1. Fine-tune how much rent you can afford.  When …

Congratulations to our blogger Elyse who is graduating from college!
 ”My Post-Grad Apartment Hunt Starts” by Elyse
May is here and so is my college graduation. While it’s exciting to celebrate the end of writing papers and …

As many frequent readers of My First Apartment can attest to – I don’t have a very high opinion of the New York Times’ rental section. Their articles are myopic and outdated and the tone …

Looking at apartments without furniture can be tricky – it’s not as easy to guesstimate space as one might think. And then there’s the whole issue of sizing up landlords, neighborhoods, and how you’ll turn …

That’s a bit of a conundrum, as there’s always the hope for luck.  Maybe you’ll hit the jackpot and get a great pad sans broker.  But, maybe you’ll …

You’ve already decided that with or without roommates you’re moving out — sweet. And, you’ve figured out how much to spend on rent. You’ve  told everyone you know  what you are looking for in an apartment …

You’ve done your inner soul searching and you know who you want to live with in your new pad AND how much dough you can cough up a month.
Nice one! So, uh, now what?
Step 1. …