Nobody likes to spend more money than they need to on a product or service. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, keeping your utility costs low is not only good for your bank account, but it’s also good for the environment. So, this week we wanted to go over some quick and easy ways to keep your utility bills low.

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Ways to Protect Yourself from Losses When Renting

In this week’s blog we will discuss different ways tenants can avoid financial losses when renting.

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Move-In Inspections

A lot of you will be moving into your new place in the next few days and some of you may have already moved in. We can’t stress the importance of doing a move in inspection because any damages that are identified when you move out, may prevent you from getting your damage deposit back or could lead to a bad referral. If you can hire someone to do a professional inspection, then we think you should. However, if this is not an option for you, we’ve compiled a short list of the top ten items we think you should inspect.