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Just because you are on a shoestring budget doesn't mean you have to be hamstrung when it comes to style. Your job is to shoot higher than making your apartment habitable - you want to make it comfortable, attractive and a place to which you want to come home.

You'll be able to achieve a lot of bang for the buck with a staple of first-time renters and home buyers - the ordinary bed sheet.

As a textile resource, the bed sheet is a relative Cheap Tricks For Decorating Your Apartment Recipe

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Saving Space in the One-Room or Small Apartment

by Dan The Roommate Man

Whether you are living in a small apartment or a tiny efficiency apartment, there are ways to make your home cozy, practical, and attractive. No longer are you bound by the confines of designated space - you can make up your home's character and allot space as you see fit. To make your one-room or small home a place you love to come home to - make sure you arrange and decorate your belongings to suit your activities and interests.

Space plann Saving Space in the One-Room or Small Apartment Recipe

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What Makes People Move?

by Dan The Roommate Man

Do you have a new job? Want more space? Want to own your own home? Move closer to relatives? Want a change of scene? How about - do you want to move away from your relatives? Believe it or not, moving away from relatives was the number three reason cited for moving according to a new Internet survey.

Clyde and Shari Steiner, authors of The Complete How-to-Move Handbook, compiled a comprehensive survey targeting people who pay for their own mo What Makes People Move? Recipe

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How Much Rent is Too Much Rent?

by Dan The Roommate Man

You want what every apartment renter wants: the most comfortable surroundings you can get for the lowest possible monthly rent. Some of today's newly constructed apartment communities have taken luxury to an entirely new level. Some complexes have gas fireplaces, TV monitors by the front door, drive-through mail service, and office equipment for their tenants, among other creature comforts. Every renter has to consider the importance of amenitie How Much Rent is Too Much Rent? Recipe

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Too Many Clothes and Not Enough Bedroom

by Dan The Roommate Man

The commercial and residential building trend for today is more living area space and less bedroom space. When an apartment complex has to compromise - the large bedroom and its accompanying storage space will be the first to get the pink slip.

Lack of storage space is a flash from the past, when storage was not in walls or in shelving but in massive pieces of furniture each had a specific purpose and the grouping seemed to take up the whole Too Many Clothes and Not Enough Bedroom Recipe

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Don't Sign That Lease Yet

by Dan The Roommate Man

You're being transferred to a new city in another state for a position that you start in exactly two weeks. You fly to your new hometown to select an apartment. You have exactly two days to make a decision and sign a lease, so when, after much searching, you find a vacancy in a relatively decent property, you're anxious to sign when the lease is placed in front of you. Resist the urge. As mentioned in previously in our report "Avoiding Tenants' T Don't Sign That Lease Yet Recipe

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Is Renters' Insurance Really Necessary?

by Dan The Roommate Man

You and your landlord share a common goal: You both want to ensure the protection of your interests. Obtaining a security deposit from you -- usually ranging from $100 to a full month's rent, and averaging $250 -- is how your landlord obtains a degree of insurance from you. The deposit covers your landlord should you cause any damage to your apartment while you are a tenant. Your landlord, in turn, may keep the deposit if you fail to pay your ren Is Renters' Insurance Really Necessary? Recipe

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8 Tips for Renting the Right Apartment

by Dan The Roommate Man

So, you're looking for an apartment to rent or share with a roommate. Whether you're a first-timer or an experienced apartment-hunter, it's worth taking the time to decide what's most important to you in where you live and to plan your search strategy accordingly. With that in mind, here are eight tips to consider:

1. Make a list of your top housing priorities.

Do you need extra parking spaces? A place that welcomes pets? A large kitchen 8 Tips for Renting the Right Apartment Recipe

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Pet Policies: Pleading Your Case Successfully

by Dan The Roommate Man

I was spending the evening with friends, a married couple who had just moved into an immaculate, upscale apartment community in North Dallas. Their two "children" were a good-natured cat and a very large, yet friendly dog who claimed the apartment's second bedroom for herself. "How did you get the leasing staff to agree to let you keep her here?" I asked, motioning to the dog. The couple exchanged a knowing look as one of them said, "Well ... I s Pet Policies: Pleading Your Case Successfully Recipe

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Signing a Roommate Pre-nup

by Dan The Roommate Man

You're just graduating from college. You and your new roommate are moving into your first off-campus apartment. Now you can just kick back, relax, and enjoy the real world. Right? Wrong! The real world walks hand in hand with real responsibility. Just as there are new freedoms and new opportunities, there are also new things to consider. One thing that's incredibly helpful, but generally overlooked, is knowing how to lay some ground rules with yo Signing a Roommate Pre-nup Recipe

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