Renting

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Ask LH: What Do I Need To Look For In A Landlord?

4:00AM October 19, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Dear Lifehacker, I’ve always been able to find plenty of good apartments, but end up with a crappy landlord each time. How can I find a home to rent that isn’t owned by someone awful? More »


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Rent Out Your Toilet With Cloo

12:00AM September 8, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

CLOO is a service designed to help city dwellers make some spare cash by renting out their bathrooms to people who are desperate to find a clean place to pee. Hey, times are tough, and, where there’s a need, there’s a market. More »


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Splitwise Calculator Tells You How Much To Chip In For Crashing On The Couch

11:00PM September 7, 2011 | Alan Henry

Splitwise, the folks behind previously mentioned bill-splitting web app Split The Rent (now also called Splitwise) have unveiled a guest calculator to help you figure out how much you should chip into the household pot to say thank you if you’ve been crashing on the couch for a few days or weeks. More »


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Split The Rent Tweaks Site For Australian House Sharers

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2:00PM July 13, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Sharing a house and need an easy way to work out everyone’s share of the rent, power and other bills? Rental calculator site Split The Rent has revamped itself and launched a site better suited to helping Australian renters stop the squabbling. More »


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Make A Better Impression On Landlords With A Rental Resume

12:30AM May 3, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

Apartment hunting, while exciting, is always a nerve-racking experience. Dealing with prospective landlords is by far the worst part of it all, because you have to prove something to them (and nobody likes being in that position). The folks over at Offbeat Home came up with a simple idea that can help simplify this process: Bring a rental resume. More »


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Can You Renovate If You’re Renting?

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11:45AM April 12, 2011 | Angus Kidman

So you’re busting to make some renovations to your property, but you’re renting rather than paying off your own home. What are your options in Australia? The short answer is “not much”. More »


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SplitTheRent.org Gets Super-Precise On What Each Roommate Owes

2:00AM February 24, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

If apartments all had evenly sized rooms and uniform layouts, no roommate would ever feel jilted. For those living in rental reality, SplitTheRent.org offers a really precise web calculator to divvy up who should pay what each month. More »


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Turn Recurring Technical Issues Into A Discount On Your Rent

3:00AM December 8, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Every building has its fair share of problems, but at a certain point, they start to become excessive. If you have recurring technical mishaps in your apartment building, you might find it’s easier to get your rent discounted than actually fix it. More »


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How To Avoid Getting Screwed When Renting An Apartment: Advice From A Landlord

5:30AM December 1, 2010 | Adam Dachis

Renting an apartment can be an easy and pleasant experience or a living hell, and both outcomes generally depend on whether or not you have a good landlord. Here’s one landlord’s advice on avoiding common pitfalls and renting intelligently. More »


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Share House Cleaning Is Rarely Organised

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1:30PM September 21, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Arguments over whose turn it is to wash the dishes are a common feature of house sharing. As a site keen on organisation, we’re disappointed to report that not many people try and solve that issue with a proper division of the cleaning tasks. More »