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Finding the right Athens Ohio apartment, one that not only fits our needs but is actually kinda cool, can feel like discovering a dimebag in a haystack. Good luck. You’re going to need it. But there are tricks to make the search easier. Here are 4 resources for better house hunting. Word of Mouth …

Pee-yew! Smell that? It’s the rank odor of a slum lord. Like the green percolating mac-n-cheese science experiment your roommate left in the fridge, bad landlords smell as soon as you open the door. Here are five tricks to spotting slum scamsters before you sign the lease. Bad Rap Word gets around, especially when …

Updated with current information for 2022 Halloween is right around the corner. For some, it’s the party of the century. For others, it’s the 9th pit of hell. Love it or hate it, we all have to survive it. Good luck if you live in an Athens apartment in the middle of Court Street, …

Updated with current information for 2022 Everybody eventually hits their study wall. You can’t spend every day with your eyes glued to a book or numbed by the glare of a computer screen. One of the best distractions in Southeast Ohio are the amazing fall colors. In late fall or early October they hit …

Looking for an awesome night of music just a short drive away from your Athens Ohio housing? The Bird Dogs present the music of the Everly Brothers at Stuart’s Opera House on Oct. 7, 2017. The Zmed Brothers, Dylan and Zachary, recreate the classic duo at the height of their youth in an intimate …

Have you considered an investment in Ohio University rentals? It can be an ideal supplementary income, especially for retirees, and with a proper strategy, could even produce a sustainable income of $50,000 to $90,000 per year. Mark Ferguson explains in Investfourmore how his 16 rental properties earn him a $90,000 salary, after buying his first …

It’s not just your paranoid imagination. You’re being watched. And if you don’t keep that trash in a proper storage container out of view, it will cost you. Athens City code requires housing residents to store all trash in containers “stored out of view from the property’s street address” except when the containers are …

Updated with current information for 2023 Knock knock, it’s inspection time! City code requires that rental housing in Athens Ohio be inspected every 16 months. Your landlord will typically notify you of a city housing inspection roughly a month in advance, although legally only 24 hours notice is required. Yet contrary to popular opinion, …

Updated with current information for 2022 Early fall semester in Athens can be a scorcher! It’s tempting to just put that AC on high and kick back on the couch to cool your rental. But careful opening that electric bill. It could be a scorcher, too. Here are five hacks you can try to …

Updated with current information for 2022 No, you’re not in a time warp, unless a tequila hangover counts.  Fall semester really does begin at the end of this month on Aug. 22, 2022. If you don’t have housing lined up, or off campus housing suddenly seems a lot more appealing now that you’ve lived …