Volume 5R: Go4Rent Magazine Renter Edition

Volume 5R: Go4Rent Magazine Renter Edition
Published on Dec 9, 2022

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Go4Rent Magazine for Renters' fifth edition includes the top reasons to get renters insurance, tips for how evicted renters can get an approved lease, best questions to ask before signing a new lease, credit score improvement tips and how to react to mid-year lease changes.

7 articles from this collection:
9 Reasons Renters Insurance Is a Necessity
9 Reasons Renters Insurance Is a Necessity
A past report from the Insurance Information Institute confirms only 36% of renters had renters insurance. This leaves renters scrambling after an unfortunate accident. Here are nine reasons that renters need to fix this immediately.
3 Ways Evicted Renters Can Secure a New Lease
3 Ways Evicted Renters Can Secure a New Lease
Fresh off of pandemic-induced eviction moratoriums, many landlords have raised their standards for tenants. In a survey by The Urban Institute, 39% of landlords reported being more stringent on screening criteria. The survey also reported that landlords are most concerned about previous evictions.
8 Tips to Help Improve Credit Scores
8 Tips to Help Improve Credit Scores
Credit scores are a critical component in any rental application. Before agreeing to rent a home, landlords will request a credit check on prospective tenants to help determine how likely they are to pay the rent. Here are eight tips renters can use to help improve their credit scores in advance of submitting a rental application.
Navigating Mid-Year Landlord Lease Changes?
Navigating Mid-Year Landlord Lease Changes?
Mistakes happen. But what happens when that mistake requires a landlord to need to change the tenant’s lease after she’s already moved in? The response to mid-year lease changes can vary—a win-lose or lose-lose situation for the tenant or the landlord, or a win-win and a happy medium for both parties.
Building a Bar In Your Rental
Building a Bar In Your Rental
2022 created a “new normal” and people have headed back to the office and their favorite hangouts (if those companies survived economically). But some homebodies and hosts have found themselves growing even more comfortable with their DIY home decor, including building their own bars.
Note from the Editor: Vol. 5R
Note from the Editor: Vol. 5R
In Go4Rent’s rental magazine, I still try to take an unbiased approach. As a condo owner now, I’ve learned the woes of landlords that I just didn’t know as a tenant. One of the most common miscommunications between the two is the terms of the lease. When a lease isn’t properly written, that leaves too much room for error.
10 Questions Tenants Should Always Ask Before Moving In
10 Questions Tenants Should Always Ask Before Moving In
When tenants are looking for a new home, it is not always as simple as signing a lease, paying a deposit and scheduling movers. During their search for a rental, renters should prioritize the lease and the landlord, in addition to the home’s actual features. Asking the right questions can help avoid a miscommunication before it can start. Here are 10 questions tenants should always ask before moving into a new rental home.