{"id":150351,"date":"2026-07-24T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=150351"},"modified":"2026-09-04T04:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:31:12","slug":"the-ready-renter-june-2026-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/the-ready-renter\/the-ready-renter-june-2026-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ready Renter: July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<html xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:o=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" lang=\"en\"><head><title><\/title><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"><!--[if mso]><xml><w:WordDocument xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"><w:DontUseAdvancedTypographyReadingMail\/><\/w:WordDocument><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:PixelsPerInch>96<\/o:PixelsPerInch><o:AllowPNG\/><\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings><\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Roboto:wght@100;400;700;900&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Mulish:wght@300;400;500;600;700&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"><!--<![endif]--><style>*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;padding:0}a[x-apple-data-detectors]{color:inherit !important;text-decoration:inherit !important}#MessageViewBody a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}p{line-height:inherit}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{mso-hide:all;display:none;max-height:0;overflow:hidden}.image_block img+div{display:none}sup,sub{font-size:75%;line-height:0}#converted-body .list_block ul,#converted-body .list_block ol,.body [class~=\"x_list_block\"] ul,.body [class~=\"x_list_block\"] ol,u+.body .list_block ul,u+.body .list_block ol{padding-left:20px}@media(max-width:520px){.image_block div.fullWidth{max-width:100% !important}.row-content{width:100% !important}.stack .column{width:100%;display:block}.mobile_hide{min-height:0;max-height:0;max-width:0;display:none;overflow:hidden;font-size:0}.desktop_hide,.desktop_hide table{display:table !important;max-height:none !important}.social_block .social-table{display:inline-block !important}}<\/style><!--[if mso ]><style>sup,sub{font-size:100% !important}sup{mso-text-raise:10%}sub{mso-text-raise:-10%}<\/style><![endif]--><\/head><body class=\"body\" style=\"margin: 0; 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font-size: 20px;\">July 2026<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-4\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;\" align=\"center\"><div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width: 450px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/July%20Header.png\" style=\"display: block; 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mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"color:#8227be;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:30px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>It&#8217;s giving hot rental market summer\u2026 <\/strong><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>We&#8217;ll help you stay cool<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Hey there, it&#8217;s Andra! Summer is in full swing and so is the renting season. But don&#8217;t sweat it \u2014 we&#8217;ve got everything you need to stay cool and rent smarter this season:<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"list_block block-3\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;\"><div style=\"margin-left:-20px\"><ul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\"><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">What a $1,500 rent budget gets you across 200 U.S. cities<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">How to nail a rental application, tour and negotiate your way into your next happy place<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Everything you need to know before signing or renewing your lease<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">Top cities for roommates in 2026<\/li><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\">How to find the best rental deals on RentCafe<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-6\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table class=\"divider_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px; border-top: 1px dashed #e3e2e2;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">&#8202;<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-7\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Our latest research&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Fresh apartment market data to keep you up to date.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-8\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/rental-space-for-1500\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"3\">$1,500 rent budget: How much space can you get across 200 U.S. cities?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">If you&#8217;re planning a move this season, a $1,500 rent budget could go a lot further than you think. Nationally, that amount gets you around 703 square feet on average, but in some cities it unlocks nearly double that space.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\">&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0;\">McAllen, TX, tops the list with a whopping 1,378 square feet, enough for a three-to-four-bedroom apartment. Macon, GA, and Columbus, GA, aren&#8217;t far behind, both offering spacious four-to-five-bedroom options for the same price. See which cities give you the most space for your money.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/rental-market\/market-snapshots\/rental-space-for-1500\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/5.1%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"$1,500 rent budget: How much space can you get across 200 U.S. cities?\" title=\"$1,500 rent budget: How much space can you get across 200 U.S. cities?\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-9\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\">&#8202;<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-10\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #fef5ce; border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:29px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong>From our editor<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"text_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">&#8220;In half of the 200 cities we analyzed, a $1,500 monthly budget covers a one- to two-bedroom apartment, while in 26 markets \u2014 mostly in California \u2014 it won&#8217;t even get you a studio. If space is your priority, but you still want big-city amenities, look to Wichita, KS; Toledo, OH; or Oklahoma City, where that budget lands you over 1,200 square feet.&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">And keep an eye on Metairie, LA \u2014 it&#8217;s the only city where $1,500 unlocks a bigger apartment than last year, putting a compact three-bedroom within reach.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">&nbsp;<\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 16px; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 14px;\"><em>Florin Petrut, Real Estate Writer and Research Analyst at RentCafe.com&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-11\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\">&#8202;<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-12\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 0; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;\"><table class=\"text_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif\"><div class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>Tips &#038; tricks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #001018;\">All you need for a smooth renter experience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-13\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/finding-your-dream-apartment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"5\">How to score your dream apartment<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Here\u2019s what property managers actually look for in a renter.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/finding-your-dream-apartment\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/1.2%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"How to score your dream apartment\" title=\"How to score your dream apartment\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-14\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\">&#8202;<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-15\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/apartment-tour-red-green-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"7\">Apartment tour green flags vs. red flags<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">Never miss a red flag on an apartment tour again.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/apartment-tour-red-green-flags\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/1.1%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Apartment tour green flags vs. red flags\" title=\"Apartment tour green flags vs. red flags\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-16\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content stack\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"100%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-top:5px;\"><div class=\"spacer_block block-1\" style=\"height:15px;line-height:15px;font-size:1px;\">&#8202;<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-17\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-radius: 15px; border-right: 1px solid #e3e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #e3e2e2; color: #000000; width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\" width=\"500\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"column column-1\" width=\"75%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:18px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:27px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; word-break: break-word;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/lease-renewal-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"9\">Your playbook for negotiating your next lease<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"color:#001018;font-family:'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;mso-line-height-alt:24px;\"><p style=\"margin: 0;\">How to get the best deal when renewing or signing a new lease.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><td class=\"column column-2\" width=\"25%\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"col-pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;\"><table class=\"image_block block-1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:10px;\" align=\"center\"><div style=\"max-width: 109.5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/lease-renewal-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-bsft-link-index=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.getblueshift.com\/bee\/images\/25543c6e-5c0c-460e-960d-9a78a41a86e6\/2.4%20icon_1.png\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" width=\"109.5\" alt=\"Your playbook for negotiating your next lease\" title=\"Your playbook for negotiating your next lease\" height=\"auto\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-18\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; 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font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word;\"><strong>Rental trends &#038; insights&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px;\">Latest scoop you might be interested in.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><table class=\"list_block block-2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt; word-break: break-word; color: #001018; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><tr><td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;\"><div style=\"margin-left:-20px\"><ul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; list-style-type: revert;\"><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/renting\/what-is-rental-history-renters-guide\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"11\">Learn how to build a strong rental history<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.residentshield.com\/blog\/living\/month-to-month-rentals-explained\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"12\">Month-to-month or long-term lease?<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/new-home-checklist\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"13\">Things to do before settling into your&nbsp;home<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li style=\"Margin: 0 0 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storagecafe.com\/blog\/best-us-cities-for-roommates-2026\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #001018;\" data-bsft-link-index=\"14\">2026\u2019s&nbsp;best&nbsp;cities for&nbsp;roommates<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-20\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; 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font-family: 'Mulish','Roboto',sans-serif,Arial; mso-line-height-alt: 21px; color: #001018; line-height: 1.5;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 36px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 24px; color: #8227be;\"><strong>What kept us busy?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 16px; color: #333333;\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; color: #001018;\">New features for an easy apartment search on RentCafe.com.<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><table class=\"row row-22\" align=\"center\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; mso-table-rspace: 0pt;\"><tbody><tr><td><table class=\"row-content\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0pt; 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