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 …

Every so often, we run a feature on MFA where we’ll give a lucky reader (okay, a reader who nicely emails us!) our take on his/her apartment problem.
This week, we respond to Lee in Texas …

We’ve been helping you to search out the very best apartment on the market and, hopefully, you’ve found some good options!
But — wait — what’s that? You now need to negotiate rent? YIKES!
Yeah, negotiating can be …

It’s been a bit of a crazy apartment week. When I last wrote, I had realized that my future management company was full of scammers based on an almost too late Google search. As such, …

I just started apartment hunting and already nearly signed a bad lease. How close was it? I’d already put down the deposit. Luckily, I found out that the management company(starts with D, rhymes with Kermont) …

It’s almost July and you found the perfect two-bedroom for July 15th. Except, uh, that’s 2 weeks from now and you need another body ASAP. You don’t need a miracle. You need Roommate Bootcamp — …

So, I lost the roommate battle. Well, perhaps I should say that I conceded — with certain strict requirements.
When we left off last week, I wasn’t crazy about this chick’s personality. However, after seeing …

After deciding where you want to live, the next step in your exciting new apartment adventure is deciding how you’ll be furnishing your grand villa. Or, you know, somewhat smaller abode. I remember signing …

Welcome back, Gentle Blog readers!
I hope you had a festive Thanksgiving and enough turkey to last a lifetime. Well, at least until next year. As December marks the beginning of “End-of-Year” reflection, let us reflect …

So, it’s been a few days . . .have you given the idea of negotiating your lease a twinkling thought? I’ve been thinking about it aaaand, I definitely have some resources for you! But, first …