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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…
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💸 9 tips for getting your security deposit back
Plus: 14 Christmas trees you can fit in an apartment Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about security deposits—and, most importantly, how to get them back when you move. We also look at notable rentals, and the typical age of a first-time homebuyer—the number may…
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📄 You received a ‘breach of lease’ notice—now what?
Plus: The jaw-dropping rent for this Phoenix mansion Share with a friend Hi renters, In today’s issue, we’re talking about “breach of lease” notices and what it means if your landlord sticks one in your door. Join the conversation by letting me know if you’ve ever received one of these notices and how you handled it. …
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📦 How frequently are you moving?
Plus: Inside some unusual Phoenix rentals Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX. In today’s issue, we’re talking about people like me who have moved around a lot. It’s one of the things that’s both a pro and con of renting: You have the flexibility to move more often than if…
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🛠️ Turning offices into micro apartments?
Plus: What Arizona county has the oldest homes? Share with a friend Hi renters, Welcome to Rent Check PHX! In today’s issue, we’re talking about an interesting form of housing: co-living apartments. I had a nice chat with one of the authors of a new report that suggests that Phoenix convert empty office space into…
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🏘️ How Sen. Gallego plans to lower housing costs
Plus: From retail hub to residential space, malls reimagined Share with a friend Hi renters, Politicians often say they’re working to make housing more affordable—but what are they doing exactly? I sat down with US Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) to ask him this. In our Q&A, he lays out some of the legislation he’s working…
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