By Dennis Norman, on September 30th, 2009
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, [...]
By Dennis Norman, on September 11th, 2009
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on September 4th, 2009
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on July 30th, 2009
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on July 3rd, 2009
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 [...]
By Dennis Norman, on June 5th, 2009
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 [...]
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