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Renter University

Renter University is a helpful toolset of articles focused on helping renters understand the sometimes difficult ins and outs of the entire process of leasing an apartment or home.

  • Roommate Matching: Finding the Right Fit and Avoiding Pitfalls

    Roommate Matching: Finding the Right Fit and Avoiding Pitfalls

    Written by Cheryl Bowman
    06/04/2025

    A fantastic way to save money and enjoy a built-in community is to share an apartment. However, a bad roommate situation can turn your dream rental into a nightmare.

  • The Art of the Rental Viewing: What to look for during a property tour

    The Art of the Rental Viewing: What to look for during a property tour

    Written by Marie Brown
    05/21/2025

    You’ve scrolled through countless listings, walked through a blur of rentals, and finally found what feels like the one. The pictures? Fantastic. The neighborhood seems just right.

  • Know Your Budget: Calculating What You Can Realistically Afford When Renting

    Know Your Budget: Calculating What You Can Realistically Afford When Renting

    Written by Lauren Harrington
    05/09/2025

    Renting an apartment or house isn’t just about looking through online ads, choosing a few apartments or homes you want to tour, filling out an application, and putting down a deposit. Those things are all necessary and important.

  • The Freedom of Short-Term Leases: Exploring the Advantages for Renters

    The Freedom of Short-Term Leases: Exploring the Advantages for Renters

    Written by Bobbi Jackson
    05/05/2025

    If you’re looking to relocate right now, a popular solution that may best fit your current rental needs is a short-term lease.

  • Navigating the Rental Market: Tips for First-Time Renters

    Navigating the Rental Market: Tips for First-Time Renters

    Written by Sandy Baker
    04/30/2025

    Making the decision to rent is exciting and terrifying at the same time. For many people, there are a lot of unknowns.

  • Rise of Digital Nomads: Remote Work Tips for Apartment Renters

    Rise of Digital Nomads: Remote Work Tips for Apartment Renters

    Written by Brandie Parton
    04/25/2025

    As a digital nomad, you no longer call a set address or office building your home for eight hours of the day or more.

  • Know Your Rights - How Discrimination Laws Impact Landlords and Tenants

    Know Your Rights - How Discrimination Laws Impact Landlords and Tenants

    Written by Christine Leonard, Esq.
    04/15/2025

    Everyone needs a place to live and to call home. For decades, the federal government has established protections to ensure that individuals and families can find housing free from discriminatory barriers.

  • Who Pays for Utilities? Landlord or Tenant?

    Who Pays for Utilities? Landlord or Tenant?

    Written by Christine Leonard, Esq.
    04/02/2025

    Regardless of the size or location, everyone needs certain basic necessities in order to call a place home.

  • Renting Smart: Lease Basics Every Renter Needs

    Renting Smart: Lease Basics Every Renter Needs

    Written by Christine Leonard, Esq.
    03/24/2025

    Often, in the excitement of finding a new place to live, there’s a rush to make it happen, and - too often - a new tenant signs a lease without reading it carefully.

  • Apartment Animals: What Renters Should Know About Pet Policies & Service Animals

    Apartment Animals: What Renters Should Know About Pet Policies & Service Animals

    Written by Andrea Lee Negroni, JD
    03/10/2025

    If you’re considering an apartment that accepts pets, it’s wise to learn about the rules that apply to animals in apartments. Conversely, if you want a no-pets building, you should understand what “no pets” means.

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