I was catching up on some real estate articles on Boston.com this morning and saw a comment about how outrageous it is to ask for first month and last month’s rent as well as a security deposit before moving into an apartment. Now I know that these comment sections are usually avenues for venting frustrations […]

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I’m going to hear this question daily, come January 15th, when every student in the city returns and starts looking for a new apartment for next fall, “Should I get Renters Insurance?”.
My answer is always this, “Can you afford to replace all your stuff in a worse case scenario?”. I always get a blank […]

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Seems with the residential market plodding along slowly that Zillow has decided to add rental listings to its website as a new feature. I just did a quick search of the Boston area and found a whopping 5 apartments available for rent. Yes, I know that the feature is new and that more listings will […]

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Hope you all enjoyed Bunker Hill Day in Boston today! Yeah, I know, political holiday. I worked today too. There was only thing good about Bunker Hill Day: Free Parking!

I would’ve completely forgotten to if it weren’t for Pat. The always pleasant and watchful security guard at the Bank of America in Allston Center. […]

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Out of the current financial debacle comes a little nugget of good news for our local landlords. As reported in todays Boston Globe by Peter Schworm Northeastern University is delaying its plans to build a 600 bed dormitory on St. Botolph Street. Shelved for the foreseeable future the project was slated to open in 2011. […]

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