They say money is the root of all evil…

January 27, 2007 | By jen t. AuthorMy First Apartment

It’s Jen. I feel like I haven’t sat down at a computer without checking Craigslist in the past four days. Jason and I have pretty much decided that the Mission and Noe Valley will be our target neighboorhoods, the main reasons being that they’re pretty conveniently located to the BART and they’re two of the…

Major Cities with Cheapest Rents!

January 26, 2007 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston are without doubt terrific cities; but you’d be right foolish to believe that they’re the only American cities worth living in. With some rents in major metropolitan cities rising upwards of 10% this year, it might be time to consider certain other roads, or zip codes,…

Relocating Complicates Everything

May 16, 2006 | By Jessica AuthorMy First Apartment

Hi everyone. Thanks for reading. My apartment hunt officially begins this weekend, though I’ve been planning and researching online for months. I’ll be moving to Chicago on July 1st to begin medical school, but I’m currently living in Maryland (with my parents… joy). I’ve only visited the city twice (once for my interview, once for…

$1000 Rent Around the Country

January 4, 2006 | By Jett AuthorMy First Apartment

Living in NYC I have resigned myself to paying high rents on small places, so $1000 doesn’t sound like that much to me. But what could such an amount of money get you all over the US? Let’s find out! In Minneapolis you can get a fancy townhouse (even the two bedroom isn’t much more…

How Much Rent Can I Afford and Other First Decisions?

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

You may not know how much rent you can afford, but your government does. The US Housing Department guideline says that your rent should be no more than 25-30% of your gross salary.