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Everything You Need to Know About A Pet Deposit

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Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning at no additional cost to you, Dwellsy will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.   If you have a furry pet companion that you want to take with you to your newly rented apartment, your landlord must have asked you to […]

7 Things to Keep in Mind When You’re Trying to Find a Roommate

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Trying to find a roommate might sound like a daunting task. How do you find someone you’ll want to share a home with? It’s true––inviting someone into your space can come with some risks. However, if you search carefully, a good roommate can quite literally pay off. Not only will you be splitting rent, but […]

7 Ways To Be a Good Neighbor in Your New Apartment Community

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After the hustle and bustle of moving into your new apartment, you’ll probably find yourself wondering about the people living around you. Will they be good neighbors? Will you get along with them? The coronavirus pandemic only makes this question more complicated, since you and your neighbors are living in such close proximity. Of course, […]

What to Do Before Moving Out of Your Current Rental

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It’s great that you’ve found a new place and are all set to leave your current rental! As excited as you might be, before you make the new place ‘home’, there are a few things that you need to handle before leaving the current place. For many people, moving out is an absolute emotional rollercoaster, […]

Beware of Rental Scams – Here Are Some of the Most Common Ones

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Looking for a decent rental is often a tiring and challenging process on its own. From the struggles of finding something close to your dream property to scouring numerous rental listings in your preferred area, there’s so much work involved in the apartment-hunting journey. The last thing you want is to find yourself caught up […]

Your Cross-state Moving Checklist

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So you’ve decided to move…cross state So, the time has come to move to a new place and see new things, and you’ve decided to move cross-state. It’s a big decision to move to a new state, whether you are looking to buy a new property or looking to rent an apartment. Moving is hard […]

Money Management for Renters Part Eight: Income and Quality of Life

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So far in this blog series, I have talked about aspects of financialmanagement that can potentially be quite orderly and somewhatpredictable: spending and borrowing. Now I come to a much moreunwieldy subject: income. Why “unwieldy”? Because, with spending andborrowing, you are mainly dealing with yourself, and perhaps a significantother. But with income, you are forced […]

Best College Communities in Boston, MA

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Known as a global center for higher education, Boston, Massachusetts, is home to more than 118 colleges and universities in total. It also ranks as one of the top academic cities in the world, mainly owing to its great and inspiring academic heritage.  Apart from that, Boston is also a very student-friendly city that pairs […]