We all know how to rent a typical, cookie-cutter apartment or house. Find a contact number. Set up a walk through. Fill out the application. Pay your fee and wait for a response. But sometimes... Read more >>

Have you ever heard the saying, “Only suckers pay full price?” If that’s true, then I must be a sucker, because I’m terrified of negotiating. Bargaining,... Read more >>

Q: Could you briefly introduce yourself and tell us how you came to write Renters Win, Home Owners Lose? A: I was born in Dominica, a small island in the Caribbean with a population of roughly... Read more >>

You know when you vow not to spend any more money because you have a feeling you’re over budget and the month’s credit card bill hasn’t yet arrived? But then, you get an email... Read more >>

Keeping up with the Joneses is never easy, what with their plasma TVs and German sports cars. And it stands to reason that if we sometimes envy other people’s clothes or cars, we very much envy... Read more >>

Over the weekend I got an email via LinkedIn from someone whose name looked familiar. After two seconds I remembered exactly who this was, my old tenant, who ruined my condo. The email said... Read more >>

Last week, I awoke in the middle of the night to an engulfing darkness, my alarm clock’s crimson digits casting 3:42 a.m. into the shadows. After briefly tossing about under a heap of... Read more >>

Imagine if your spring break vacation went like this: You and a group of your closest friends arrive in Miami. Bags in tow, you hop in a cab, and direct the driver to go to the address that is... Read more >>

New York City, the place where traffic congestion is high but the dreams lie higher. It is there that the masses come in droves in hopes to one day walk amongst the titans of the Big Apple. And those... Read more >>