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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/18/ecdkofnyi4b0fvfr8rag.jpg?quality=75&w=102410241024Photo by Paul Nylund on Unsplash We’ve all heard the standard apartment-renting advice: Test all the faucets, windows, and appliances. Visit the neighbourhood multiple times over several days, at different times of day, so you can gauge the noise level. Hang out in the lobby and ask current tenants if they like living there.