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Lessons Learned from Moving from Chicago to NYC
March 10, 2011 – 3:49 am | One Comment
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Hi All,
My new colleague Katie just moved to New York all the way from Chicago — and boy did she have some tips! Enjoy!
“I recently moved from Chicago to New York City and the experience …

Planning a Long Distance Apartment Hunt
March 4, 2011 – 6:05 pm | 4 Comments
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Looking for an apartment in a city you don’t live in is hard knocks. Believe me, I know.  I moved to New York from Chicago for a job and had exactly 3 weeks to pack …

Top 50 U.S. Cities for Renters
July 15, 2010 – 3:25 pm | No Comment
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Hey Ya’ll!
Surviving the heat? I am — as long as I’m in my apartment.  If I’m traversing the city underground via subway — fuggedaboutit!  
So, aside from the heat, what’s up?  The best cities for renters …

When Should You Use A Broker to Find An Apartment
May 27, 2010 – 4:37 am | No Comment
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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 …

Finding a pad in a new city
April 14, 2008 – 12:45 am | No Comment

Word on the street, is that many of you are attempting to not only move apartments, but move cities as well! Firstly, congratulations – that’s a big, scary move and no matter the impetus be …

My handicap? Still being in Chicago when I need to apartment hunt in New York!
February 8, 2008 – 4:27 pm | 2 Comments

I’ve been responding to post after post on Craigslist for roommates and the only response I’ve gotten is from a woman looking to rent a 9 X 11 room with a sloped ceiling for $600. …

By Golly, It’s a NEW Apartment Searchin’ Blog!
February 5, 2008 – 12:50 am | 3 Comments

Hellooo fellow apartment hunters!
Allow me to re-introduce myself. My name’s Alissa and when I first started blogging for this shnazzy site, I was young(ok, 23), naive to apt-living, and generally flying-by-the seat of my pants. …

Long-distance Apartment Hunting Made Easy
November 29, 2006 – 12:09 pm | 2 Comments

Looking for housing long-distance is hard—especially if you don’t trust things you can’t touch—but thanks to the World Wide Web, it’s not as impossible as you might think. The Web is now where you start …

now it’s just getting ridiculous!
April 17, 2006 – 12:27 pm | No Comment

Still no luck. I’m starting to wonder if it’s because I’m from out of town or something – finding a sublet cannot be this hard!
I’ve sent out countless emails, and received nothing but bad news …

frustration already
March 26, 2006 – 11:54 am | No Comment

Can someone please tell me what a “railroad style” apartment is, and why some of them are “semi-private”?
I guess maybe i’ve been spoiled living in the smallest big city in America, with the lowest housing …