Roommate Etiquette Now That You're Both Home All The Time
February 4, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
Living with good roommates can be tricky but living with bad roommates can cause all sorts of tension and take a toll. Which is why we find it important to interview your potential roommate before signing a lease with them.
But even if you did interview them before becoming official roommates, things have changed. With everyone suddenly working from home, roommate etiquette isn't as cut and dry as it once was.
You no longer just have to see them in the morning when you're both on your way to work or in the evenings when you cross paths in the hallway. Now you see each other all day every day and on top of all the normal roommate things, you're now having to deal with making sure both of you are staying COVID safe.
Working From Home Effectively And Efficiently
February 3, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
While we all hoped to be back in the office by this point in time, it doesn’t look like we're going to be anytime soon. Therefore, having a workday plan that makes working from home effective and efficient is important as ever!
It can be hard when you don’t leave your house to get out of “home” mode and into “office” mode. Which is why we put together a list of eight things to do that help make it seem as if you left home and are in the office (if only mentally!).
Maintain Regular Work Hours
When working from home, it’s important that you do everything you can to keep your regular office hours. This will help you keep your mind and body on track of when you are at “work” and when you are at “home.” While the idea of sleeping in till 10am sounds great, it means you have to work till 7pm when others are off work and wanting to catch up on the latest Netflix binge.
What To Do If Your Roommate Gets COVID
January 29, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
You’re doing all you can to not get COVID. You keep your distance when you go out. You wear your mask every time you come in contact with someone you don’t live with. When you hear someone has a “cold” but is still game for hanging out you shut them down.
Unfortunately, all your hard work hasn’t stopped your roommate from contracting COVID. Even though you don’t COVID, what does it mean for you? People have said that if someone you live with has COVID you essentially have it as well, but is that true? Is there a way to avoid contracting it as well? Do you have to stay home and be quarantined just like them? How do you navigate shared spaces?
The National Public Radio wrote an entire article that answers all the questions above and more! Read below to get your questions answered.
Can You Rent With Bad Credit?
January 27, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
We see this question a lot in our Contact Us forms,
“Can I rent from you with bad credit?”
Ideally, when you're on the lookout for a new place to call home do all you can to raise your credit score, bettering your chance at getting a rental. Yet sometimes circumstances don’t line up and you require a new place before you can improve your credit. When that happens, what can you do?
We found a great resource on Business Insider that outlines the nine things you can try when you are looking to rent an apartment, but have bad credit. You’ll also find (at the end) what credit score you need to have to be eligible to rent from Hignell Rentals as well as a way to rent from us if you don’t meet the credit requirement!
9 Benefits of Renting Vs. Buying
January 20, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
When dreaming of owning a home, it’s easy to get lost in all the benefits that buying and owning a home gives you. Yet, do you ever dream about renting and the benefits it can give you?
Let’s face it, renting doesn’t hold the same curb appeal that buying a home does. However, renting does have a lot of benefits and perks that buying a home does not. For example, the deposit on a rental is going to be cheaper than a down payment on a house.
Here’s an article that goes into details on 9 of the most beneficial reasons renting is better than buying! Spoiler Alert: not all of them have to do with money!
Best Indoor Workouts To Try In Your Rental
January 15, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
With gyms still being closed or requiring you to wear a mask while working out, staying at home to exercise in your rental is starting to sound better and better. Yet, you’ve probably always shied away from it because you weren’t sure what to do.
Home Decor Trends for 2021
January 7, 2021 / by Hignell Rentals Team
After a year that led everyone to spending more time than ever inside their home, the new year allows for you to reimagine what your living space could look like with added comforts and function.
When it comes to looking through the new home design or décor trends for the year, there will be certain trends like redoing your floors, painting your walls, and knocking down walls (or putting them up) that just isn’t doable when living in a rental. Yet, with every new trend there is usually a way you can incorporate it on some level without damaging or updating your rental.
Take a look at what you’ll start to see in homes and rentals across the country this year!
11 Fun Ways To Safely Ring In The New Year In Your Rental
December 31, 2020 / by Hignell Rentals Team
All holidays and celebrations this year have required us to be creative and find the joy in the small everyday things that are right in front of us. Just like all of the other holidays this season, the CDC stills suggests you limit your gatherings to the people you are in direct contact with on a daily basis (i.e. your roommates). Even with places being closed and the ability to throw a party with a large group of people has been squashed it doesn’t mean that this New Year's Eve celebration will be a dud.
In fact, we found 11 different ways you can spice up and enjoy your New Year’s Eve celebrations in the safety of your rental this year.
Holiday Gifts for Small Spaces
December 18, 2020 / by Hignell Rentals Team
Procrastinating until the bitter end to finish your holiday shopping? You’re not the only one, so don’t feel alone.
Most people procrastinate this long because they have no idea what to get someone for the holiday. Yet, with time running out for being able to find it in stock online and ship in time for Christmas, we want to help with a few gift ideas for small spaces!
Here are a few good ideas that will help to spark some great ideas for last minute holiday gifts for your friends and family members who live in a small space!
How To Have A Safe COVID-Friendly Holiday In Your Rental
December 11, 2020 / by Hignell Rentals Team
With restrictions being tightened around the country, but especially in California, the question floating around is, “has COVID-19 canceled Christmas?” Of course not! It has only shifted how we look at the holiday. Some traditions will be placed on pause for the year while others will require some pivoting in order to keep everyone safe.