LPT – When apartment-hunting, ask if the landlord participates in LIHTC if your income doesn’t meet the requirements The low income housing tax credit gives landlords a tax break in exchange for reserving a percentage of units at a reduced rate for people who cannot meet the income requirements. This is not « public housing; » the apartments can be in a great part of town and « luxury ». The management does not always advertise this or share that they partici…

LPT: Take good pictures and a video of an apartment you’re moving into before putting your things inside. If the building owner/landlord decides to sell the building you can provide those pictures + video to be used in ads instead of new pictures with your belongings in them. It also ensures if any damages or such were there when you moved in you have proof you were not the cause of it. submitted by /u/eeveepeace

Is $2000 gonna be enough for furnishing an apartment (only for a year)? So I’m moving to a new building next month, me and the GF are going to move in together. I’ve already paid my move in costs so now I just need furniture. I have $2600 saved up but I’m not trying to spend it all so I told her we have 2k to spend on furniture. The big things we need are the couch, bed frame, mattress, 2 night stands, and dresser. …

How should I utilize the small unusable shower in my apartment bathroom? Hi everyone, just moved in an old apartment that has a what COULD be beautiful shower if it was usable, however, it isn’t hooked up to plumbing and the bathroom is pretty small and I need to find a way to best utilize the space. I think a tree would look really beautiful, but I would like a way to better utilize the space while also looking aest…

First apartment lease question TLDR; my credit score is 724 and my GF’s is 600. Never rented and applied to an apartment, what are the odds of us getting rejected? Combined income is $72k for $1.2K rent. Sorry if this is the wrong subreddit, wasn’t sure where to go. So my (26M) and my GF (23F) are trying to move in together. It is our first apartment for either of us, I “rent…

I moved into this apartment before this tree was ever planted. submitted by /u/DeadPrateRoberts

Would this look good on an entire 300sqm apartment? After an exhausting search I found this beautiful tile. We initially wanted to split the house into three main spaces for tiling (dining room and guest salon, kitchen and living room, bedrooms) and for bathrooms each their own style. But I’m leaning towards using this for the entire apartment, it feels like it’ll be a sleek look (and an end to …

I miss my apartment in Seoul submitted by /u/consuelabananahammox

Help me make my new apartment less sh*t. submitted by /u/PetsamoYT

Can I decorate my millennial grey apartment with modern natural furniture? I have never been into decorating until recently so all of my furniture is mismatched/grey because that was the easiest, I’m redecorating and I want to go with a modern natural theme (like linenoaksinteriors) but I have a white/millennial grey apartment, I’ll be moving into a house within the next few years, how can I buy decor that I want with …

How much should i have saved up to move out into a Studio apartment? i’m 23 (m) and have been wanting to move out of my moms for the longest. I live in the Bay Area looking to move out in the same general area I have almost 10k saved up in my bank account, around 8500 roughly at the moment. credit score is dabbling around 700, i started my credit score a little over a year ago i work as a maintenance tech for a…

LPT: When apartment / house hunting, check your phone signal. Living in the digital age, we often overlook the simplest things that can make or break our day-to-day lives. Recently, I stumbled upon a nugget of wisdom while apartment hunting that I wish someone had told me ages ago. Before signing the lease on that dream apartment or cozy house, don’t forget to check your phone signal! Sure, the place might…

My tiny corner in my tiny apartment submitted by /u/Mieche78

collection over $100 and apartment renting prospects? sooo i’m a stupid college student who didn’t realize i had to stop my utility service while renting my first apartment for a summer internship. the last utility bill ended up getting sent to collections (they never emailed me to pay it or anything :() for $140 and i just paid it off as soon as i was aware of it today. my credit history should b…

My apartment living room – Repurposed chapel at a former boys’ home and school submitted by /u/enjoyeverysangwich

a cozy plant corner nestled into the living room of my one bedroom apartment submitted by /u/hannah_lynn_

Does Student Loan Debt Impact Renting An Apartment? Working on becoming an independent adult. Part of that involves getting my own place one day, for now that means working up to a point to where I am eligible to rent. I know I need to manage my finances properly and make sure my credit score is in good standing which I am working on. But there is one thing that concerns me and that is student lo…

My Apartment Bedroom submitted by /u/enjoyeverysangwich

An apartment complex sold a “Move Out” debt to a collection agency after I informed them in writing that it was erroneous. What’s the best thing I can do now? An apartment complex I was looking at a year ago but never moved into or signed a lease or anything else with (because they took my application fee and then told me the move in date we agreed on wouldn’t work and I wouldn’t be able to move in for another month and a half) sent me an email about a “Move Out Balance”. I sent them an email back inf…

Tricky kitchen nook in first apartment Hello all, I am moving into my first apartment soon and looking for some help/ ideas if you guys had a moment! I attached the floor plan to help. The kitchen is my greatest concern for this unit because it is basically just a nook. My only two Ideas at the moment is a little taller in the top right corner closest to the kitchen that can act as a…