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Rental life can be stressful, we’re here to help. In the tenants section of Four Walls you’ll find temporary home decor ideas, tips for negotiating with your landlord, and more.

Navigating Unpaid Rent with Roommates

Renting with roommates can become tricky when it comes to ensuring timely rent payments. As a co-tenant, you're collectively responsible for the entire rent...

Movable Gadgets: Home Safety

Make safety your first priority when moving in to a new place. For the first article in our Movable Gadgets series, we have picked...

7 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Save Money

Sometimes the hardest thing about saving money is to start. It doesn’t matter how much money you earn, as you can always put something...

Is February a Good Time to Move into a New Rental...

If you're planning to move into a new rental home, it's important to find a quality apartment at an affordable price. The right time...

Tips for Raising Kids in a Rental

More families than ever are choosing to live in an apartment, even with children. Renting a place can give you flexibility, the opportunity to...

Best Neighborhoods In Chicago

TL;DR Chicago's best neighborhoods are Lincoln Park, River North, Gold Coast, Logan Square, Old Town, West Loop, Wicker Park and South Loop. We review all...

What To Do In Lehi Utah

Lehi, Utah sits snugly on the shores of Utah Lakes, providing sweeping views across the Wasatch Mountains. Less than an hour from Salt Lake...

6 Tricks for Finding an Awesome Apartment

Picking out a place to temporarily call home can bring out the inner commitment-phobe in anyone. Once you sign a lease on an apartment,...

Is Negotiating Rent a Good Idea?

Let's say you're the living personification of what a perfect tenant should be: you pay your rent on time, you keep the noise levels...

3 ways to build your credit without a credit card

It’s easy to ignore your credit score if you’re not currently in the midst of a big life event like buying a house or...

Cleaning Green: Part 2

In case you missed part one, I'm testing out natural house cleaning supplies to see what works and what doesn't. This time around I focused...

How to Grow Food In Your Apartment

I could dream about having a garden all day long (especially when I'm watching the Netflix series Cooked and listening to Michael Pollan tell...
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There's a smarter way to rent.

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