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Helpful Housing Tips

Helpful Housing Tips

Here are some tips and tricks to make that first apartment or home experience less stressful.

Looking for Affordable housing?

Here are some helpful tips and links to make finding affordable housing easier.

Find affordable Housing

Find a Roommate.

Visit the housing and roommate boards at local colleges and universities.

HEAT

Key to new apartment
Apartment Hunting

Looking for an Apartment?

1. Think about these questions to decide what is important to you (pdf)

2. Figure out how much rent you can afford.
Bankers recommend spending not more than 25% of your monthly income on housing (rent and utilities). You may have to spend more, but make sure you have enough to cover food, other bills, and some fun.

Monthly Income:

Rent: (25% of Income)

3. Search for an apartment:

4. Ask these questions before you sign!

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