Jimmy Fallon’s #MyFirstApartment tweets are hilarious

October 23, 2015 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Jimmy Fallon asked his viewers to tweet their first apartment horror stories with #myfirstapartment. Read some of the tweets he inspired and be grateful for your 6th floor walk-up. Watch Jimmy read some of his favorites. #myfirstapartment Tweets

How to Tell If Your Apartment Has a Criminal Past

October 15, 2014 | By Contributors AuthorMy First Apartment

It’s the spooky time of the year again, so let’s take a look at another one of apartment hunter’s nightmares – unknowingly renting a place with a criminal past. Yes, it can and does happen. It even happened to one of my fellow My First Apartment bloggers a few years ago. In that case the…

How I Moved Out …The Wrong Way!

July 7, 2014 | By Contributors AuthorMy First Apartment

Just like most teenagers fresh out of high school with the newfound freedom of turning 18, I thought I was pretty much invincible. Along with my new freedom also came more money than I had ever had. Between the cash in my graduation cards and other income I’d saved, I had over $1000 all at…

What I Learned When My First Apartment Burned Down

June 26, 2013 | By Zainab AuthorMy First Apartment

Standing outside in my ill-fitting pajamas near the neighbors from an adjoining building, with a laptop and my purse clutched tightly against my chest, I remember thinking what a different experience it was for me to view what was happening than it was for them. We saw the same balls of flame on a familiar…

Drea’s Dream First Apartment Turns into a Disaster

July 19, 2012 | By Dréa AuthorMy First Apartment

MY FIRST APARTMENT DISASTER by Drea Hello, fellow apartment hunters! I’m sure you’re wondering why you haven’t seen me around lately. Well, hold tight and prepare for my tale of woe. Vincent and I decided to take a chance and signed the lease on the cottage I had previously discussed. It was absolutely adorable. Truly…