7 Things to Love About Orlando, FL
We recently spoke to Taylor, a renter and talented photographer who lives in Orlando, FL. Taylor has incredible passion about the city she lives in and she was kind enough to share her favorite things about it with Dwellsy. Here’s the 7 things she loves most about living in Orlando: 1. The Parks Okay, it’s […]
7 Things to Love About Boston, MA
Boston renter Fatoumata has had the great good pleasure of traveling widely and having lived around the U.S. and around the world. And after all of her travels and moves, she’s always happy to come back to Boston, where she grew up and now lives. Her passion for the city is remarkable! Let’s dive into […]
7 Things to Love About Brooklyn, NY
Regina, a renter who lives in Brooklyn, NY, is passionate about her city! We spoke to her recently and she shared her top seven favorite things about living there. 1. Prospect Park Meadow Brooklyn is a massive city with over two and a half million people living in a dense urban environment, so it’s no […]
7 Things to Love about Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is known worldwide for being the cradle of the technology industry. It is also home to tech giants like Apple, Google, Facebook and the world’s highest density of startup technology companies – including Dwellsy! Towns like Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Gatos, and more all […]
7 Things to Love about Los Gatos, CA
Los Gatos is a town in California of approximately 30,000 residents situated about 22 miles east of Santa Cruz, 11 miles west of San Jose, and 50 miles south of San Francisco. 1. Quaint Downtown At the heart of this town is its main thoroughfare, Santa Cruz Avenue. This street is lined by trees wrapped […]
It’s Rent Week. There is NO Time to Waste!
It’s tough out there. Brutally, historically tough. Especially this week, Rent Week. According to the New York Times, “at least 297 million people in at least 38 states, 48 counties, 14 cities, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are being urged to stay home.” The economical impact is catastrophic. Over 10 million people in […]
What is CoLiving?
Let’s start with an official definition of Coliving from Wikipedia. Coliving is a type of intentional community providing shared housing for people with shared intentions. This may simply be coming together for activities such as meals and discussion in the common living areas, yet may extend to shared workspace and collective endeavours such as living […]
Top 7 Must Haves: When inquiring about availability of a rental property
You’ve got 30 days until you need to be out of your current apartment. You’ve narrowed down your rent budget, the neighborhood in which you want to live, the amenity must haves, and submitted a bunch of rental property inquiries. You check your email when you wake up in the morning to find out if […]
Hard to Find Rentals, Made Easy
Dwellsy.com makes it easy to find “hard to find” rentals. What is a “hard to find” rental? This exchange between Nick and Erika reveals the complexities of finding a rental worth making your home. START SCENE A gathering of people from different walks of life and professions. Two of them strangers — meeting for the […]
Renter Tip: Use a Decision Matrix
Some might argue that there are few choices more personal than the selection of a new home. Personal matters are typically charged with a great deal of emotion. The heart can, at times, lead to impulse decisions that you may look back on and regret. How can you approach the critical process of determining where […]