I love you, roommates of San Francisco!
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ApartmentsA collection of 14 posts
What to Actually Check Before Renting in SF
The listing photos are lying to you. Here's what San Franciscans actually check in those nine frantic minutes before signing, from the trash chute to the rent-control loophole that decides whether you get to stay....
San Franciscans, Let’s Go Redfin Shopping Around the Country!
A look at what you could get elsewhere for the price of a one-bedroom in SF...
I Am an Additional 400 Square Feet of an SF Apartment, and You Want Me So Bad
You wouldn’t even know what to do with me if you had me....
Easy Ways to Make Your SF Apartment More Eco-Friendly
It’s 2020, we should all try harder...
The Sketchiest Bay Area Apartments You Can Rent in December
It’s the last column of the year! Thank you, readers, for all your tips....
The Sketchiest Bay Area Apartments You Can Rent in September
Height restrictions, political persuasions, and other bizarre requests in this month’s batch of rental horrors...
I Invited Every Resident in My Building to My Apartment
What happens when you get tipsy and decide to invite a building full of strangers to a party in your apartment? I recently drank a huge glass of wine and found out....
The Sketchiest Bay Area Apartments You Can Rent in May
Your monthly dose of “housing” from the depths of Craigslist...
I’ve Shared a Room for Seven Years
Room to room, multiple houses and one epic journey to stay in one of the most expensive cities in the country...
The Eight Stages of Apartment Hunting in the Bay Area
My big moment has come. It’s time to look for an apartment. Alone. A year ago, I lost my...
What I Learned from Sharing a Studio Apartment
It can be a little demeaning, explaining that two working adults nearing our 30s share a 200-square-foot apartment....