Everything You Need to Know about Renting But Didn’t Know to Ask

by Jonas Bordo

The rental process is complicated, but your journey to finding a home doesn’t have to be dominated by confusion and frustration.

Everything You Need to Know about Renting but Didn’t Know to Ask gives you the information and confidence you need to seek, secure, and flourish in your new home.

With more than 20 years of experience in the rental industry as a renter, landlord, property manager, and now founder of Dwellsy, the largest US rental marketplace, Jonas Bordo has compiled a comprehensive and practical guide to help you:

• Prepare for the rental search
• Find the best place for you
• Avoid scams
• Succeed in the application process and get the place you want
• Make the most of your new home
• Get your security deposit back when you leave your rental

Whether you’re a first-time renter or hoping to make your next rental process smoother than the last, Everything You Need to Know about Renting but Didn’t Know to Ask will help you navigate the entire process. You’ll find tips on determining your price range, touring options in person or from afar, negotiating your lease, bringing your pet with you, moving in and moving out, being a good neighbor, and much more.

With this book as your companion, eliminate surprises and leave frustration behind as you find your next home with confidence and ease.

256 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2023

Reviews

[Quentin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is perfect for anyone looking to rent an apartment for the first, second, or twelfth time! It's so tricky to navigate renting these days and this is the perfect book to guide you through the process. I highly recommend it as it saved me so much heartache!

[Lili · Rating 3 out of 5]

mostly repetetive but for a foreigner it's kind of helpful especially the name of the trusted websites.BUT for people living in the area there is nothing new to learn here.

[Morgan Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are 302 pages in this book, not 265.