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Apartment Search Tools and Resources

I a number of products and services have been extremely useful to me in my apartment searches and apartment living over the years.  Below is a list of all the tools I’ve used, a description of each, and where I employ them at so you can see for yourself how they work. If you’re moving into an apartment I highly recommend checking out a few of these services.

 Apartment Search Books

• Apartment Therapy’s Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces: Learn how to transform tiny into totally fabulous! A helpful book with tips on how to maximize your space in stylish and inventive ways.
• Before You Rent: Your Ultimate Guide On Rental Advice For House Renting And Apartment Renting: A great guide to read before you sign a lease to rent a house or an apartment with lots of good advice and things you’ve probably never thought of.
• Outwitting Clutter: 101 Ingenious Space-Saving Tips and Ideas to Make Any House or Apartment More Livable: While pretty basic, this book does offer some good advice and serves a few laughs as well.

Apartment Building Ownership Books

• The Apartment Consultant Ebook: Create A Financial Fortress Investing In Apartments. This ebook will show you step by step how to find cash flowing apartment buildings. You’ll also learn how to negotiate, property management, and more.
• Buy Your First Apartment Building E-course: Learn How To Generate Massive Cash Flow By Investing In Apartment Buildings. In this book, Ted Karsch shows exactly how to buy and manage profitable apartment buildings anywhere in the world. An interesting read.

Apartment Search Websites

• Rent.com: My personal favorite website to use when searching for a new apartment.
• Roomster: Roomster social connect is the easiest and safest way to find a roommate. Getting a roomate is a great way to save money and make new friends. But you need to know what questions to ask before getting a roommate to know if you’re a good fit for each other.
• MoverMax: Get quotes on moving companies.

Apartment Products

• Urbio Wall Planters: Breathe some life into your apartment without sacrificing precious floor space. I first saw this product on the TV show Shark Tank and thought it was ingenious.
• Apartment for Rent Sign: Pretty self explanatory!

Website/Internet Tools

• Kontera: Make money by placing relevant in text ad links on your sites.
• Socrates:  This is the WordPress theme and framework that Apartment Hunter HQ runs on, with built in navigation and easy customization.
• Aweber:  The internet’s most powerful email opt-in service and email marketing/broadcasting tool. Used in my free Apartment Search Tips email newsletter.
• Namecheap: Very affordable site to quickly and easily register your perfect domain name. I registered apartmenthunterhq.com here.
• Hostgator: Website host with easy to use, 1-click automatic WordPress installation, and excellent customer service. Highly recommended for your first site.
• WP FileLock: Protect your download pages and documents. Great for niche profit websites or ebook sellers.

Miscellaneous Resources

• JustCloud: Backup and protect your computer files online in the cloud and access them from anywhere at anytime.
• Excel Spreadsheets Help: Want to learn Microsoft Excel so you can make your own custom spreadsheets? Follow this blog to get some great time saving tips.
• Give Yourself a Raise: Download this pdf ebook for free to earn how to earn supplemental income from the internet in your spare time. Anyone can do it!