Off-Campus Housing Blog

So, you want to spruce up your apartment with a couple of house plants, but with midterms coming up, you don’t really have the time to commit to high-maintenance foliage. The process of choosing a green friend that’s both appealing and stress-free is sometimes difficult. Here’s a list of the easiest plants to sustain so…

Having a loft space in your apartment is a huge bonus. No one has ever complained about extra square feet. But, people have complained when it comes time to decide what to do with that space. The half-open format of a loft is tricky to decorate but, by no means impossible. Here are some great…

If you haven’t started watching Broad City on Comedy Central, you should. It realistic, hilarious and relatable. The consists of two friends, Abbi and Ilana who live in New York City. This amazing snippet of comedy wonder is also filled with real-life lessons, a majority of which apply to apartment living. To include every lesson…

“It’s not you, it’s me” Living with a roommate in college can be stressful, amazing and terrifying. Sometimes it’s a mix of all three. But even though your roommate signed a however long lease, there are some occasions that lead to them subleasing their room. It’s a big adjustment. Their presence in your apartment is…

Carroll County, with a population of 167,000 people, is located in Central Maryland. The county is made up of many towns, including Westminster, Sykesville, Mount Airy, Hampstead, and Taneytown. Each town has its own unique history, but they all come together as one tight-knit community. One thing every town has in common is their sense…

Asserting a price on a college rental property is a complex decision. It is a balance between the implications that both an unlisted price and a listed price have. If your property chooses to keep the prices off of the internet, and require a phone call then you get the added advantage of already have…

College apartments complexes can have everything from tanning beds to lazy rivers. But, one thing some properties lack is a big closet area. Yes, you can get creative with space and use storage bins or rolling rack but if you don’t want to, then what? This is where a minimalist wardrobe comes into play. It…

Hidden in the swampland of north Florida, The University of Florida and Santa Fe College have made their home. Gainesville, Florida has a population of 130,128 according to bestplaces.net. Within that population, there are coffee lovers galore. But, while places like Starbucks and Dunkin Doughnuts flourish in the ‘ville, so do other more eclectic options.…

It’s a rainy Saturday night. You have a big final Monday morning so you decided to stay in and catch up on some reading. Both of your roommates went out. No one else is home. The wind pushes branches against your window. Screech. Wreeeeeek. Slam. You look around clearly spooked. But you stay calm. You…

It doesn’t matter if you live alone or have five roommates, bugs are a hard to avoid problem. That being said, it is possible to completely avoid a bug problem altogether if you’re smart and careful. There’s more to avoiding bugs then just closing the bag of chips after you’re done eating. You can start…

In the months leading up to college, an incoming freshman is bound to receive advice from just about everyone. Mixed with these tidbits of advice there will likely be comments about what to watch out for. Warnings of what to avoid, where not to go, who to talk to etc., The person giving the advice…

It’s easy to step on your roommate’s toes in most apartments simply because of the tight living space. In most cases, you’re more than likely adjusting to living away from home for the first time. While shared spaces such as the living room and kitchen are hopefully cleaned weekly with the job being shared between…