During freshman year, moving into your dorm is one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking times. It’s often the first time you’re experiencing true freedom from you parents and rules. While you’re probably excited…There’s also a little bit of nervousness. So here are 3 tips to having a great freshman dorm experience! Shower shoes. Shower Read More…
Category: Housing Tips
The Serf or Nat Won’t Cut It, You Need a Gym in Your Apartment Building
While living in the Southeast or Lakeshore dorms, you’re mere footsteps away from a decent gym. That’ll change. When considering your sophomore year living situation, many freshmen assume, as I did, that you’ll continue utilizing the Serf or Nat for your exercise needs. You won’t. My sophomore year I lived in Grand Central, one of Read More…
10 Tips for your First Apartment
Moving into a new apartment is super exciting! Here are 10 great pieces of advice for move a successful move: 1. TAKE PICTURES The first thing you should do after moving in is to take pictures of everything. This will help you if your landlord tries to charge you for preexisting damage. 2. CLEAN AS Read More…
Your Complete Checklist to Becoming an Apartment Touring Pro
Apartment tours can definitely be a little awkward, but use them wisely. Follow this checklist to be a smart apartment hunter and avoid rookie mistakes. Check the appliances When was the last time they were replaced? Have previous tenants had issues with anything? Take a look inside the fridge, does it look clean, big Read More…
Apartment Life
Now you may be asking yourself whether or not to invest on living in an apartment. I’ll tell you right now the apartment life is the way to go. With the apartment there is no need to worry about other fees such as cable, electricity, gas, or even water. Most apartment buildings will include with Read More…
The Real Full House: How to live with six roommates
Living with friends in college sounds like a dream come true, right? Well, for the most part, it is. Every night is a sleepover, you never have to go far to find a shoulder to cry on, and you’re constantly making fun plans and laughing lots. But, anyone would be crazy to say there are Read More…
Big 10 School; Big List Of Apartment Options
Each year finding a place to live along with roommates who agree with the price, location, and even management company becomes increasingly harder. Searching for available apartments or houses used to be a gruesome task, which involved walking around campus looking at “For Rent” signs or even knocking on doors asking for the landlords phone Read More…
Tips for How to Survive in Your First Apartment (and Live by Yourself)
The first year of college life could be a mixture of happiness and headaches. While dorm life could be enjoyable and lovely, there are some down sides such as small kitchen, limited room space, and infinite socializing events (for those quiet or anti-social people). So, most people choose to move out after the first year Read More…
4 Tips For Signing Your First Apartment Lease
By the time midterms role around in the fall, you’ll hear rumors of people signing an apartment lease. The first thought that’ll pop into your head is “Our group of friends better sign a lease tomorrow or the best apartments will be taken!” Don’t panic. Below are my tips to help you with your off-campus Read More…
Lakeshore vs Southeast: The Great Debate
As an incoming freshman, one of the biggest choices you have to make is where to live. While UW-Madison does let you live in an apartment your first year, the dorms are the way to go. The best friendships I have at UW were formed from 6th Floor Smith, and I’m sure almost any UW Read More…