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🔑 Phoenix group helps renters feel at home
Plus: New rental units open across the Valley Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue we’re talking about a group that connects people living in the Roosevelt Historic Neighborhood. Before I became involved in my own neighborhood group, I thought these kinds of things were more for homeowners,…
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💸 Rent due? Skip shopping, swap instead
Plus: How much of your electric bill goes to profits? Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about a fun way to find new clothes without having to spend much. Rent is a fixed expense, meaning it’s something you can’t be flexible with from month to…
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📉 How much rent has dropped in the Valley
Plus: Where to rent a house on 1.43 acres Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. I’m coming to you this week already kind of gassed, thanks to my AC going out last Friday. I have no energy to pull a prank on you today (although I did an early, housing-related…
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🚌 This mobile market cut my grocery bill
Plus: A lakefront home … in Phoenix? Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about a convenient way to buy affordable produce that you may not know about. But you may have seen it—it’s hard to miss the bright, multicolored buses delivering fruits and veggies to…
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🤝 The group connecting downtown neighbors
Plus: A rental that includes horse stalls Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about a group called Downtown Core Community that’s connecting neighbors and building power. I sat down with the group’s vice president a couple of weeks ago at Songbird Coffee & Tea House…
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🪳 My year living in a nightmare apartment
Plus: Bringing good fortune into your home Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about nightmare apartments—specifically, my year living among cockroaches and disruptive neighbors in Phoenix. We also talk about a proposed rental assistance program in Arizona, along with readers’ thoughts on it. And we…
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🗑️ A great way to meet neighbors? Pick up trash
Plus: A rental with a well-known artist’s mural Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about one unique way to meet and connect with neighbors: picking up trash together. I participate in a litter-lifting group in my neighborhood, and it’s been an awesome experience—which I detail…
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📦 How—and why—I made friends with my neighbors
Plus: People from both parties want to reduce corporate landlords Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about making friends with your neighbors. It may seem daunting, especially when you’re settling into a new place—but in my experience, which I describe below, it’s so worth it.…
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🌆 Your guide to living in downtown Phoenix
Plus: Predictions for Phoenix’s 2026 housing market Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome back to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about one of my favorite topics: what it’s like to live in downtown Phoenix. I technically live just outside the downtown core in one of the adjoining historic neighborhoods, but I…
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💸 17 tips for avoiding rental scams
Plus: Interesting rentals we found in Phoenix this week Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about rental scams. It really sucks that we renters have to add “avoiding scams” to our long list of things to do when moving, but it’s a reality. We also…
