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Should You Buy A Home Or Rent? Top 10 Cities Where You Should Rent

Dennis Norman

Last month I did an article, “Should You Rent Or Buy A Home?“, in which I discussed  a survey that was done by the National Apartment Association which indicated 76 percent of consumers surveyed believed renting to be a better option than home ownership.  Well, today Trulia released it’s new “Rent vs. Buy [...]

Should You Rent Or Buy A Home?

New Survey Finds 76 Percent of Consumers now Believe Renting to Be a Better Option Over Homeownership

Advantages Cited Include Flexibility to Move to a Different Location with New Job Opportunities

Dennis Norman

Last month I did a post addressing housing affordability, the cost of renting versus owning a home, and whether the real [...]

How to avoid being a victim of a real estate or rental scam

Dennis Norman

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have published a report about common real estate scams and rental scams they are finding and how to avoid them. Like most scams there are warning signs and red flags that can help you avoid falling victim; knowing what to look [...]

Renters can save significantly on housing cost by getting a roommate

Dennis Norman

According to a report just released by MyNewPlace.com , renters can see significant savings on their monthly housing costs by opting for a larger apartment and getting a roommate, rather than going it alone in a smaller apartment.
According to the survey, the top ten cities offering the best potential savings for roomates are:

Washington, DC: Not surprisingly, [...]

Tenants-Be on the look out for rental scams

Dennis Norman

Yesterday, on a post I did earlier on rental scams, I received a comment from Dan with RentalScams.org.  I visited RentalScams.org  and saw their site is a wealth of information to help tenants avoid falling victim to a rental scam.  I am going to post one of their helpful posts here today but invite you to visit their [...]

Online Tool To Help Tenants Avoid Rental Scams

Dennis Norman

Previously I have written giving advice on how to avoid the many rental scams that exist today.  I received a comment from Dave Dugdale on one of these posts in which he mentioned a “rental scam detection quiz” he created.

I checked out the rental scam detection quiz and was impressed.  It takes just a [...]

FBI Issues Consumer Alert warning of phony online rental ads

By: Dennis Norman

The FBI has issued a consumer alert warning of phony online rental ads.  According to the alert, the scam goes like this:

You can’t believe your good fortune-you find a rental home in a nice area through a Craigslist classified ad at an unbelievably low rate.  The landlord-who had to leave the country and travel [...]

Protection for tenants in homes that are foreclosed on

Dennis Norman

Over the past few months many people renting or leasing a home have had a rude awakening when they suddenly are told to vacate their home as a result of the property owner losing the home in foreclosure.  Many times tenants are unaware of the owners plight prior to this so it leaves [...]

U.S. Court of Appeals upholds tenant and condo owners right to select cable company

Dennis Norman

By: Dennis Norman

First off, my usual disclaimer…I am not an attorney and this is not intended to be legal advice or a legal opinion.  I’m simply reporting on “news” that I think is interesting and relevant to apartment and condominium dwellers.

Some time ago, it seems around the early 90′s, I remember hearing from [...]