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From the monthly archives:

May 2009

How to Avoid Rental Scams

by Jay O'Connell on May 19, 2009

ABC news reports on a problem that appears to have spread nation-wide—fake broker’s collecting deposits on apartments they don’t represent. The Federal Trade Comission has a press release with some tips to apartment hunters on how to avoid this scam. Cutting to the chase, the FTC says “When you use a bulletin board website, it’s [...]

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REAL Boston Apartment Hunting Tips

by Jay O'Connell on May 7, 2009

The Big Three
Price, size, location are the big three criteria. Nobody lives in Boston because it’s affordable or because the rental housing is in great shape. You live here for the stuff outside your apartment; the schools, the night-life, the museums, the clubs, the bars, the jobs, the opportunity.  Once you sign a lease, barring [...]

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