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My Roommate’s Not on the Lease: 5 Tips to Avoid Getting Caught

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

While you might assume that you have the option to decide who shares your apartment, your landlord sees it differently. Any roommate that you want to move in is expected to go through the same tenant application process you did, complete with signing a lease. In fact, your lease probably says something about the fact that if you move someone in without the landlord’s consent, you may be evicted.

If you can get your roommate on the lease, that’s your best…

Sharing Tandem Parking Spots with Your Roommate

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Tandem parking spots are sometimes the only option you and your roommate will have for parking. Having to park your cars one behind the other can be tricky and requires planning, consideration and cooperation.

Devising a Plan

Sharing parking with your roommate requires a concerted effort to coordinate your schedules and plan ahead. You must consider what time you leave each day and how many times you will return home during the day.

If both of you work during typical 9 to 5…

Relationship Advice for Dating Roommates

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

As soon as you begin dating your roommate, relationship advice, often unsolicited, will begin pouring in. Entering a relationship with the person with whom you already cohabitate is a unique situation-and one that can be tricky to navigate. Don’t take offense to the advice friends and family provide; rather, consider what they have to say. If you’re looking for some general advice concerning roommate dating, look no further. Here are some things to take into consideration.

Keep the Roommate Agreement

Even though…

Is Dating My Roommate a Good Idea?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

If roommate romance is on your mind, you have probably found yourself daydreaming about the dating my roommate scenario. Here is what you should consider before you make the leap from roommates to romance.

1 - Secrets Are out in the Open

If you date your roommate, be aware that it is much more difficult to keep secrets, if it is even possible at all. Secrets can be about anything that you wouldn’t be totally open with someone about. For example, it could…

Wifi Networking with Your Roommates

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

If you and your roommates want to have wifi networking, there are some very specific challenges to overcome. This article will give you the basic knowledge to tie yourself and your roommates into a wireless network while avoiding bandwidth issues, legal problems and lack of hardware quality.

Sign up for a Fast Internet Service

The most important feature of a multi-computer network is speed. When more than one or two people are on a wireless network it tends to slow down dramatically.…