Rental Rookie: In NYC, stick with the smallest U-Haul

… organized you are Seeing that I am a selfprofessed pack rat it wasnt just a nuisance it was a nightmare Part of problem … bedroom was bigger and I should have paid more we split the rent equally You see Mike wasnt sure he was going to stay … truck turned out to be a bad idea If you have the choice take the smallest possible moving truck you can Trust me it

By Michelle Castillo |April 27, 2011 - 12:15PM
Rental Rookie: Ice, ice baby

… will be ice In my apartment ice kept creeping in around my air conditioner and seeping in through gaps between the … tape … If youre lazy like me you probably left your air conditioner in your window during the wintertime Its … just for windshields Use it to chip the ice off your air conditioning unit if you dont remove it during the winter to …

By Michelle Castillo |February 16, 2011 - 7:18AM
Rental Rookie: A primer on painting

… halfway through the year you start getting the moving bug Its not that you want to move to a new city per se but the idea of living in a different area or apartment starts to sound really appealing … hastily coated in cheap paint just painting over their mistakes in one solid color made the whole apartment look …

By Michelle Castillo |February 2, 2011 - 6:20AM
Rental Rookie: A dog is more than just another roommate

… yeahhe doesnt like other dogs or other people which makes it really uncomfortable sometimes  But I loved him … large breed you will have a harder time finding a place to rent  One tip Most neighborhoods have dog runs for large … a busy time and ask which rental buildings in the area take large dogs then approach those landlords directly about …

By Michelle Castillo |January 19, 2011 - 7:16AM