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Something is Different: Where did the Rental Reviews Go?
To all of the renters who reviewed properties, THANK YOU! Your willingness to share your experience helped to make renting more transparent, and one day I hope we all get to have that.
It’s getting hot in here…AC in your Rental Space
Maybe the lack of AC in your rental didn’t stand out to you when you signed the lease in November, but you probably notice now…
3 Types of Toxic Landlords & How to Avoid Them
Knowing how to recognize and steer clear of a toxic landlord could be the key to happiness in your rental sweet rental.
Why We LOVE to Rent
It’s a tale as old as time, tenant meets rental, tenant falls in love, they lease happily ever after. This is their love story!
Reviews: Amazon, airbnb, Styleseat
If you have Amazon Prime, which 163 million of us in the U.S. do, then you have likely read a review this week.
Celebrate Move Season
While the celebration may look and feel different while you’re moving, it is not how or when you celebrate, but that you do.
How to Write a Rental Application Letter
If your looking for a way to set yourself apart from other applicants, here are some tips for personalizing your application with a letter.
Making the Most of Your Rental Space
Caroline Overstreet from Overstreet Organizing has joined RentalDiaries in providing tips for making the most of your rental space.
Create the Garden You Love in the Rental You Have
When you think of renting, maintaining a garden may feel farfetched. Designer Sommer Tate offers tips for creating your green space.
The Art of Unpacking with Kids
With six “mom” moves under her belt, Grace Selous Bull share’s tips to ease the transition with fun unpacking activities.
Lessons from Mom that Made Me a Better Renter
As we give thanks for our amazing moms this Mother’s Day, new renters take time to share lessons from mom on renting.
5 Ways to Ease the Stress of Moving for Kids
For kids, the excitement of an amazing new bedroom coupled with the loss of a home they are comfortable in can be confusing and overwhelming.
Month of the Awesome Military Child: 2021 Edition
Service to country isn’t only our service members’. RentalDiaries has fun activities for the whole family while celebrating our military kids.
Sinking in Debt: Managing your Finances
If you are one of the millions of American’s that find yourself in debt, the first steps to moving forward can seem confusing.
What you Need for a Successful Rental Hunt
How do you separate need from want? When “want” and “need” are often interchangeable, defining what your rental needs can be a bit blurry.
Renting NYC: The Experiences of a Big Apple Newbie
NYC, people trek from all over the world to visit this city, a lucky few million call it home. Join Tiffeani’s rental hunt in the Big Apple.
DIY Your Home Gym with Tips from Your Trainer
As dedicated as I am to making fitness a priority, I can also appreciate not wanting your living room to look like a home gym.
Tampa vs Kansas City: What $1500 Gets You
As Tampa Bay and Kansas City set to face off on the football field, what do their rentals looks like head to head.
Lessons Learned from the Experienced Renter
“That excitement quickly faded the second we walked in the doors.” Twelve moves is a lot of rental experience, today Lauren shares hers.
Avoiding Rental Regret: Three Tips to Rent Better
We had excuses for the rush to find somewhere: work constraints, having young children, not being familiar with the area. It was our sixth rental, but ultimately, we had made amateur mistakes.
Love, War, & Landlord Relations
Problems with where you live are stressful and frustrating, and rental or not, this is your home.
Rental Bums
After living in rental properties around the world, author B.M. Simpson reflects on life in 30 different homes and offers his advice.
6 Steps to Virtual Rental Hunting from the Experts
Renting a property sight unseen can be a very stressful. Here’s some expert tips to help you make the right choice when virtual rental hunting.
Virtual School: Rental Space to Learning Space
School is going virtual. We’ve got advice from teachers to help prepare your rental space for your child’s learning sucess.
A Foreigner’s Guide to Renting in the US
Renting in the US as a foreigner where there are different rules, terminology and currency can seem totally overwhelming.
HOA: Dream Community or Communal Nightmare?
If we could go back in time, I wish we would have known about the HOA situation prior to signing a lease.
Floral Creations for Your Rental with Just Six Items
KaliLily Event Design has simple tips on how create an inspiring and beautiful floral creation for your rental with only six items.
Tips from the Experts: Moving & COVID19
What should be expected regarding the movers and packers coming into a rental home during COVID19? Should the movers be wearing masks and gloves?
4 Ways To Take Your Rental From Lacking to Lovely
Tips from Sommer Tate of Folkway Design & Wares Co. on how to make your rental space feel more like your own and look incredible.
How to Brighten a Rental Space When You Can’t Paint
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Life on the Move: Month of the Military Child
“Military kids are resilient” is what we tend to say. The truth is, they are INCREDIBLE and Month of the Military Child gives us a chance to celebrate it.
Coronavirus Rental Protection
Get updates on rental eviction protection during COVID-19 pandemic by state.
When Your Rental Hunt Includes Coronavirus
Staying sane while hunting for your perfect rental sweet rental during a coronavirus pandemic may sound impossible. Here’s our advice for getting through.
Why Renting is as American as Apple Pie
Buying your very first home was the American dream, until it wasn’t. The land of the free, but when the American dream no longer allows you to feel financially or emotionally free, dreams evolve. Welcome to renting.
How to Make a Rental a Home When You Can’t Paint
Whether it’s the cost or the terms of the lease, when painting’s not an option, wall art helps to personalize a space and save your security deposit.
‘Tis the Season: Move Season
If you’re taking part in summer move season festivities, here’s a few tips to help you prepare for a successful rental transition.
Renters Unite: Better Together
rent·er 1. Not the landlord 2. Signed the lease and doesn’t own the property 3. Will have to ask permission to do anything to the property other than clean 4. Will wish/hope/pray every night that I get my security deposit back
Protect Your Security Deposit Before You Move In
How do you ensure you aren’t taken advantage of by landlords who see your security deposit as a little extra money in their pocket?
Prepare for Disaster: We’re not in Kansas Anymore
As if renting’s not exciting enough, there’s earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes to add stress. What do renters need to do to prepare for disaster?
How to Eat Healthy during a Move
If you are going to start fresh in a new rental, give your body and mind the chance to do the same with tips to eat healthy from Heather Kennedy.
Rental Safety: Do You have a Plan?
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The Cost of Gold… and Rent for US Olympians
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It’s in the Details
Everyone has them, whether it’s your favorite book that sits on your nightstand, a magnet collection that’s reunited on your fridge, a picture of your beloved school, or green accents that brighten the room. Regardless of their monetary worth, they are priceless to us, the renters, the drifters, the home is where you make it-ers.
Renting shouldn’t be scary, together it doesn’t have to be.