First-Time Renter Checklist: 10 Things To Follow For Success
Renting an apartment or house for the first time can be an exciting and overwhelming experience. To make the process as smooth as possible,...
How Color Affects Your Home. Anti-Flash White
While we don't like to pick favorites, there's one room type that always makes our design hearts flutter: an All-White interior. While a bleached-out...
What Is a Good Rent-to-Income Ratio in Utah?
Are you looking to rent a new apartment or home in Utah, but not sure how much you can afford? Determining your budget for...
Pantone Color of the Year
Pantone announced it's color of the year yesterday and the response was...underwhelming. Plenty of people made obligatory jokes about it being the "neutral of...
5 Ways to Build a Strong Rental Application
Looking at an application and a background check is the best way for a landlord to know what kind of tenant you’re going to...
Best Neighborhoods In Salt Lake City For Students
If you’re a student who is looking to move to Salt Lake City, then finding the right neighborhood is essential. You want to feel...
Too Much Stuff? 3 Simple Steps for Downsizing
You did it! You found your dream apartment in the perfect location. Whether you’re a Baby Boomer downsizing or a Millennial moving for the...
Where to Live in Salt Lake City
TL;DR
Salt Lake City offers a diverse mix of walkable urban neighborhoods, quiet family-friendly areas, and scenic suburbs near the Wasatch Mountains. Whether you’re drawn...
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...
3 Ways to Avoid Bad Landlords
Once I had a landlord who was convinced that the solution to every mishap was to "tap on it". Water leaking from the apartment...
What should you legally include in a maintenance request?
Who’s responsible for the repairs in rental properties? In most cases, that’s purely a landlord’s job. But to get everything fixed in a proper...
How to Be a Good Roommate?
Whether you want to save money or just don’t want to live alone, roommates are a great option; however, living with someone can sometimes...













