Lovely: A Great New Online Tool for Apartment Hunters

November 15, 2012 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

Most people don’t like apartment hunting – it’s tiring, frustrating, and time-consuming. It’s also stressful. Of course, progress has been made – apartment hunting in the twenty-first century is far easier than it was in hoary days of last century. Imagine apartment hunting in 1981 without the internet and cell phones. You’d have to use a newspaper to…

When Is the Best Time to Apartment Hunt?

January 19, 2012 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

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 part to play. Check out our calendar of rental months below and the pro/cons to having your lease begin with…

How Katie Found an Apartment and a Roommate Using Craigslist

October 27, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our guest blogger Katie tells about her success using Craigslist. “In June of 2010, I got the call that would change my life forever…I landed my first job in NYC! I was really excited to start my job in two weeks, but then quickly realized that I had nowhere to live in the city and…

Top 5 Warning Signs That the Apartment Ad is a Scam!

November 12, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

When you’re trying to suss out an apartment over the internet, hopefully you’re not taking everything you’re getting back at face value. Oh no! Did I ruin the apt dream for you? I hope not. . . because cozy certainly means small in NYC translation as opposed to, you know, home-y and cute. That’s a…