Mastering the First Apartment Hunt

May 11, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First 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. Spread the Word Well, the first thing to do is explore a little, big thing called “word of…

Stop that Check!

September 21, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

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 didn’t want anything to do with them. But, I’d already given them a $700 which I know wanted back…

Use Networking To Score A Rad Pad

July 12, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Hey ya’ll. So, it’s been an optimistic week; mostly due to some good networking. I used to think that networking was a bit sleazy — that it meant a type of tainted success based on who you were vs what you can do. Lately, though, life is just tough. So. . .if someone can help…