Renting: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello MadeByGirl readers! I'm Elizabeth Sullivan- Interior designer & blogger over at <a href="http://www.modern24seven.blogspot.com/"><b><u>Modern 24/7</u> </b></a>blog! This Tuesday, I'll be sharing my rental experience with all of you!</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE GOOD</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have always lived in rentals. I have a nomadic nature and I love to move every six months to a year. I also sell everything from my apartment when I move and start over with a different look. Being able to change things up because you are not obligated to anything and you have so little space to fill. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can try out different styles and furnishings and not feel like you have to keep them forever. You are not responsible for any problems with the apartment and can just call the super to fix things. You usually have great security and amenities in a rental as well. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If your landlord lives in another state like mine does, you can pay them via Paypal & never have to see them at all!

                                          
                                        
  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii778NiPyGEOsovFwY1yxfqRNIR9upXybis0VTa6ITphI97Ko3WRYBRyQKSDXtihzubs1gt8yHeFPo4xZvVfU1E1qufsrNdDx5ksdoCRj8iLF6AhYWEmMUeffbAK4094gYgMZmQXPxTrk/s1600/elizabethsullivan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii778NiPyGEOsovFwY1yxfqRNIR9upXybis0VTa6ITphI97Ko3WRYBRyQKSDXtihzubs1gt8yHeFPo4xZvVfU1E1qufsrNdDx5ksdoCRj8iLF6AhYWEmMUeffbAK4094gYgMZmQXPxTrk/s1600/elizabethsullivan1.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1AK6NxiO28mAM-r_ZFd0226rC9cLzpL5oAjBSXYUL88Ot94HHyiJoRdrulvvxd6z_mxfDpcyUN25JymsNyLOBUpLfFENTCYqW_ntxZVAE6vSX8xCW5KzOi-LSTBdr-jJWelwilgXy9M/s1600/elizabethsullivan4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1AK6NxiO28mAM-r_ZFd0226rC9cLzpL5oAjBSXYUL88Ot94HHyiJoRdrulvvxd6z_mxfDpcyUN25JymsNyLOBUpLfFENTCYqW_ntxZVAE6vSX8xCW5KzOi-LSTBdr-jJWelwilgXy9M/s1600/elizabethsullivan4.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv2KYEO5pcWyT4jwcIXaSbH2uZguG08wv-4WiyP9shmIk44LID8KAWRwNvgEV7lHyy98keEEHoCB2pcN_MVqU2CB4Qcq1NTA5sF9zIhllVJYJpgicY2MiwZWwAy6TSgapn-FzkyaQqic/s1600/elizabethsullivan6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv2KYEO5pcWyT4jwcIXaSbH2uZguG08wv-4WiyP9shmIk44LID8KAWRwNvgEV7lHyy98keEEHoCB2pcN_MVqU2CB4Qcq1NTA5sF9zIhllVJYJpgicY2MiwZWwAy6TSgapn-FzkyaQqic/s1600/elizabethsullivan6.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE BAD</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, the unfortunate part of apartment living: you are paying for someone else to build equity. You are literally paying another person's mortgage. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You could probably find a home to own where your mortgage would be the same as your rent and you would be building equity and putting your money somewhere you could get it back out.      </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">                                                 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDHUI6xEsLa14QsQI4Bt7r8n3_rXRsXBlbI38UuuU30PATLo3inFEGoXsCOFonSh-XMbckSAMcrmRlfp-Txuip8OmD28cfaFPjBxKdVFuZT0xFC_Fsh169wj1U-qpeLkqMfDv1JQSSX4/s1600/elizabethsullivan5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDHUI6xEsLa14QsQI4Bt7r8n3_rXRsXBlbI38UuuU30PATLo3inFEGoXsCOFonSh-XMbckSAMcrmRlfp-Txuip8OmD28cfaFPjBxKdVFuZT0xFC_Fsh169wj1U-qpeLkqMfDv1JQSSX4/s1600/elizabethsullivan5.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg41AhjPGJLW219mEgEsmc5lcuO6Qh0_mKd_wQJH77gilBKTEMS4JAGIbUWBXDlYVPPnFy3gHXvbHZyeWObvsKD6XS03976NpygRStibHaNeTyMcDHe7v4TDWupPWDcUiplBYkau-mnX8/s1600/elizabethsullivan7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg41AhjPGJLW219mEgEsmc5lcuO6Qh0_mKd_wQJH77gilBKTEMS4JAGIbUWBXDlYVPPnFy3gHXvbHZyeWObvsKD6XS03976NpygRStibHaNeTyMcDHe7v4TDWupPWDcUiplBYkau-mnX8/s1600/elizabethsullivan7.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS_BnASEoyF93CY6Fu1mt8TZiBToh9n2GaE8WIoB35MbVF24-mT0f5oRS3pmyiKJxIIs_ZutoAxp75eS9QtqMIQA17_EAAMvrfzUaW8wv5CGR-021LKWRca7z7R-JUoi1hjpYlBuPERs/s1600/elizabethsullivan8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS_BnASEoyF93CY6Fu1mt8TZiBToh9n2GaE8WIoB35MbVF24-mT0f5oRS3pmyiKJxIIs_ZutoAxp75eS9QtqMIQA17_EAAMvrfzUaW8wv5CGR-021LKWRca7z7R-JUoi1hjpYlBuPERs/s1600/elizabethsullivan8.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>THE UGLY</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And the super ugly of renting – like several people have mentioned, living in a building with hundreds of other people is just gross. Someone on my hall is smoking or cooking exotic food every day and I have to smell it when I come home. There is also the noise of the garbage chute and the general dirtiness of the building to look at.   </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But all in all – the pros outweigh the cons for me. I love the FREEDOM renting affords me. Wishing you the best of luck on your rental adventure in the city! You are going to have an amazing time! </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />If you'd like to share, <i><b>the good, the bad, the ugly</b></i> of living in a rental, <a href="mailto:jen@madebygirl.com" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><b><u>email me</u></b></a> your submission with 3-4 pictures of your apartment! Pls use the same format as above! </span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-images by elizabeth sullivan</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><br /></div>

Renting: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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