Off-Campus Housing Blog

Bicycle Safety Tips for College Students

March 27, 2015

Using a bicycle as your primary mode of transportation in and around campus is an excellent way to do your part for the environment, improve your health and save money. However, you do need to follow some basic bicycling safety tips to ensure that your chosen mode of transportation is safe. Bicycle Safety Tips Wear a helmet.…

Are You Ready for a Pet?

March 27, 2015

Budgeting, Pets

Having a pet can be a blessing and a curse as a college student. On one hand, pets can help you with being responsible for someone other than yourself. Even if you had a family pet, it’s an entirely different task to take care of a pet on your own. On the other hand, bringing…

How to Be a Good Neighbor in Your Off Campus Apartment

March 27, 2015

Neighbor

Being a good neighbor is essential to enjoying your off-campus apartment experience. If you treat your neighbors with respect, then they will usually return that courtesy to you and who knows you may even develop some friendships in the process. Living on your own is fun, but there are responsibilities that come with the territory.…

Creating a Study Space in a College Apartment

March 27, 2015

Study Tips

Your college apartment is your sanctuary. It’s the place where you return at the end of a hard day of classes. It’s where you eat your meals, where you sleep and it’s your home away from home at school. Your apartment is also the place where you need to get your studying done. So how do you…

What to Look for in a College Apartment

March 27, 2015

Apartment Living, Budgeting

When you’re looking for a college apartment, there is often more to it than meets the eye. In addition to deciding whether you want to live on or off-campus, you need to decide the location, cost and amenities that are important to you. Finding the right place to live is a task that should be approached systematically.…

Apartment Life 101: How to Meet Your Neighbors

March 27, 2015

Neighbor

Meeting your neighbors is part of the fun of apartment life, especially when you live in an off-campus apartment. On move-in day, chances are you’re going to meet some of your neighbors, simply because you’re moving in and everyone else knows it. That doesn’t mean the other students or people who live nearby are going…

How to Equip the Perfect College Kitchen

March 27, 2015

Kitchen

College students are notorious for getting by with what they have, but with a little help from home, students can equip the perfect college kitchen without breaking the bank. Before moving into an apartment, roommates should get together to determine what they already have and what they need to get. Many apartment kitchens come equipped with…

How to Help Your College Age Student Find an Apartment

March 27, 2015

Parent's Corner

As a parent, you want to ensure the your college age student is prepared to succeed. When it comes to guiding their decisions, most students need your help. What they usually don’t need is for you to make all their decisions for them. One extremely personal decision that should be left primarily up to the student is…

Maintenance Problems: What Do I Do?

March 27, 2015

Maintenance Tips

Maintenance problems are a mess, luckily most routine maintenance is covered in your lease. That means the air conditioning and heat, the water and your appliances are all covered by general apartment maintenance. Plumbing is also covered, so if the toilet gets clogged up or overflows, chances are there’s a maintenance person to fix it. If the…

Helping Your Child Achieve Independence

March 27, 2015

Parent's Corner

College is a time when helping your child means letting them spread their wings and fly. For parents, college is definitely a time to let go and allow your child to make his or her own decisions – and mistakes. When your child moves into an off-campus apartment, it’s a new level of independence. In the…

Setting Ground Rules for Your Apartment

March 27, 2015

Roommates

When you throw a couple college kids together in an apartment, you’re bound to have a few tiffs every now and then. The best way to keep the peace is to set some ground rules at the start of the roommate relationship. Ground rules, or rules of the house, should be mutually decided upon if…

Party Foods that Make the Party

March 27, 2015

Food

In college a party can start up pretty easily. All it really takes is more than one person and before you know it, it’s party time, with the right party foods your guests will leave the party smiling. If you and your roommates want to become the most popular group in the complex, consider throwing…