There are a lot of pros and cons to renting an apartment. On one hand, there’s no freer feeling than being able to pick up and move to anywhere your heart desires at the end of your lease. On the other hand – good luck if you want to customize that space with anything more than a paint job…. In this episode of Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult, we’re talking to New York real estate broker Mark Metzger from the Corcoran Group to learn some tips on how to find an apartment and the terms we need to know to better understand our lease. Plus, discover the best strategies for how to negotiate your lease terms and lock in a lower rent. 

Learn about your rights as a renter by checking out your city’s or state’s Department of Housing website: 
New York City, NY- https://hcr.ny.gov/division-housing-and-community-renewal
Boston, MA - https://www.boston.gov/departments/housing
Los Angeles, CA - https://housing.lacity.org/
San Francisco, CA - https://sf.gov/topics/housing
Chicago - https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh.html
Austin, TX - https://www.austintexas.gov/page/tenant-stabilization-and-renters-rights
Minneapolis, MN - https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/property-housing/



Cited Sources: 
2021 Census Data on Renting
Changes in New York State Rent Law 
City of Boston Rent Stabilization
“Portland Voters Reject Rent Control Changes” (H/T NBC News Center: Maine)
“Rent Control Versus Rent Stabilization: What it All Means for Landlords” (Forbes)

There are a lot of pros and cons to renting an apartment. On one hand, there’s no freer feeling than being able to pick up and move to anywhere your heart desires at the end of your lease. On the other hand – good luck if you want to customize that space with anything more than a paint job…. In this episode of Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult, we’re talking to New York real estate broker <a href="https://www.corcoran.com/real-estate-agents/detail/mark-metzger/25226/regionId/1">Mark Metzger from the Corcoran Group</a> to learn some tips on how to find an apartment and the terms we need to know to better understand our lease. Plus, discover the best strategies for how to negotiate your lease terms and lock in a lower rent. 
Learn about your rights as a renter by checking out your city’s or state’s Department of Housing website: 
<ul>
<li>New York City, NY- <a href="https://hcr.ny.gov/division-housing-and-community-renewal">https://hcr.ny.gov/division-housing-and-community-renewal</a> </li>
<li>Boston, MA - <a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/housing">https://www.boston.gov/departments/housing</a> </li>
<li>Los Angeles, CA - <a href="https://housing.lacity.org/">https://housing.lacity.org/</a> </li>
<li>San Francisco, CA - <a href="https://sf.gov/topics/housing">https://sf.gov/topics/housing</a> </li>
<li>Chicago - <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh.html">https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh.html</a> </li>
<li>Austin, TX - <a href="https://www.austintexas.gov/page/tenant-stabilization-and-renters-rights">https://www.austintexas.gov/page/tenant-stabilization-and-renters-rights</a> </li>
<li>Minneapolis, MN - <a href="https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/property-housing/">https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/property-housing/</a> </li>
</ul>
 
Cited Sources: 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://data.census.gov/table?q=renters+in+2021&amp;t=Owner/Renter+(Householder)+Characteristics&amp;tid=ACSST1Y2021.S2502&amp;moe=false">2021 Census Data on Renting</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/changes-in-nys-rent-law.pdf">Changes in New York State Rent Law </a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/housing/rent-stabilization">City of Boston Rent Stabilization</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">“<a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/maine-politics/portland-voters-reject-rent-control-changes-politics-housing-maine/97-d53b099f-5161-44ec-95cf-6bead3d9f190">Portland Voters Reject Rent Control Changes” (H/T NBC News Center: Maine)</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2021/05/28/rent-control-versus-rent-stabilization-what-it-all-means-for-landlords/?sh=6371f79716fc">“Rent Control Versus Rent Stabilization: What it All Means for Landlords” (Forbes)</a></li>
</ul>

Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 

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Do your eyes glaze over when looking at a long list of annual health insurance enrollment options – or maybe while you’re trying to calculate how much you owe the IRS? You might be wondering the same thing we are: Where’s the guidebook for all of this grown-up stuff? Whether opening a bank account, refinancing student loans, or purchasing car insurance (...um, can we just roll the dice without it?), we’re just as confused as you are. 
Enter: “Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult” a podcast dedicated to explaining the complexities of adulting for which most of us are woefully under-prepared. In each episode, we seek out folks who can actually help us start to make sense of all the basic life skills required to be, well, a grown-up.

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Rent an Apartment like a Grown-Up

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