Winter Is Coming! Is Your Rental Ready? 🏠 We've put together a few practical tips to help you make smarter housing decisions. Read the latest on Rentcyclopedia and tell us what you'd add!

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What Makes a Great Roommate Match? Help Us Build a Better Way to Find Out

Finding a roommate is easy. Finding the right one? That's another story! 🏠 Discover what makes roommates compatible, from cleanliness and budgets to lifestyle preferences. Plus, help RentWhiz develop better roommate-matching features by sharing your thoughts in our quick survey.

Roommates & Shared LivingRentWhiz TeamOctober 27, 2026ubc, ualberta, umanitoba, northern alberta institute of technology, southern alberta institute of technology, university of british columbia, university of alberta, university of manitoba, bad landlord, college, concordia, choosing rental property, security deposit, checklists, advice to my first-year self, advice for post-secondary students, student housing, student rent, landlord tenant relationship, landlords, rent, rentwhiz, renter mistakes, legal issues, renters insurance, leading causes of roommate conflicts, freshman, first-year student, first-year students, failing exams, sfu, off-campus housing, off-campus accomodation, off-campus student housing, first time renter, uofc, uofa, tips for renting, tips for tenants, simon fraser university, university of winnipeg, university of calgary, university of victoria, financial mistakes, grant macewan, gmac, gmac, nightmare roommates, norquest college, property listing, roommate posting, insurance, tips for landlords, uvic, nait, sait, university accomodation, moving in, lawsuits, roommates, roommates, roommate advice, post-secondary student, save money, student accomodation, student rentals, student roommates, tenants insurance, macewan university, macewan university, property insurance, utoronto, university of toronto, u of t, yorke university, york university, roommate problems, roommate conflicts, shared living, Roommate Matching, Roommate Compatibility, Student Housing, Finding a Roommate, Shared Living, RentWhiz

What do I need to know about Tenant and Renters Insurance?

Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by the extreme weather conditions across the country and a special thank you to all the emergency personnel helping save lives and properties. If you don’t have tenant or home insurance, you should probably look into it. We’ve heard some horror stories from some of our group members in certain parts of Canada that have experienced property damage recently, so we wanted to give you an idea of things you need to consider when shopping around for insurance.

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More Tips for First-Year Students

In last weeks blog we discussed some tips for first year students. That blog inspired this week’s blog about biggest regrets and lessons learned from students. We put together a list of some of the most valuable lessons from current and previous students. Please take a read because some of these are real eye openers.

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Tips For First-Year Students

We recently gathered some information from students on things to do or consider if you’re going to college or university for the first time. If you are a freshman, please read on, some of these were inspired by things that went well, while others were inspired by things that didn’t go so well. Either way, it’s a useful read.

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