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6 votes
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In some towns in Finland, one-person households are now a majority
9 votes -
The homeownership obsession - How buying homes became a part of the American dream—and also a nightmare
35 votes -
Roads from the Past - a short animated history of Britain's Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers
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Denmark's ghettos – How one of Europe's most open countries took a hard line on immigration
7 votes -
How a federal court ruling on Boise’s homeless camping ban has rippled across the West
10 votes -
Oregon woman turns school buses into tiny homes for working homeless families
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How do you achieve an efficient house move?
I'm getting my own place -- i.e. an apartment that I own, and not rent -- and I find myself needing to prepare for another house move (this'll be the 4th of such events for me), only this time...
I'm getting my own place -- i.e. an apartment that I own, and not rent -- and I find myself needing to prepare for another house move (this'll be the 4th of such events for me), only this time with a lot more stuff.
I'm in a situation where I have to plan how I proceed carefully, since the elevator isn't working yet at the new place, and I have to carry everything up 7 flights of stairs.Every single time I've done a house move in the past it's been a disaster; didn't plan at all, just stuffed things into my car and left for the new place when it was full; rinse and repeat. I'm positive I did at least double the number of trips I actually needed.
I want to think ahead on this one since the number of trips matter a lot.
What are your tips for house moving? Any weird but efficient way of packing/labeling/sorting/whatever?
Also interested in hearing the stories of your most horrible (or most enjoyable -- although I can't imagine this being the case) house moves.
PS: don't want to hire a moving company, I like doing things like this on my own.
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Finland's 'Housing First' policy proves that homelessness is avoidable
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Here’s what San Francisco’s most expensive home on the market looks like
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Swedes typically stop living with their parents earlier than anywhere else in Europe – but can leaving home at a young age have a dark side?
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Many properties in rural Sweden are simply abandoned as more people move to the towns and cities
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‘Vehicle ranching’ in Seattle: Inside the underground market of renting RVs to homeless people
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The tyranny of lawns and landlords: Renting culture puts dreams of cultivating wildness out of reach
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Suburb in the sky: How Jakartans built an entire village on top of a mall
9 votes -
Cities: Skylines | Power, Politics, & Planning: Episode 6: Public Housing Part 2
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New measure would link jobs and housing in San Francisco
8 votes -
Albuquerque takes steps to meet the needs of Native American residents
5 votes -
When affordable housing in Shanghai is a bed in the kitchen
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Denmark's housing minister wants to scrap ghetto label for underprivileged areas
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Rent and its discontents: Against the landlords and the police, in cities poisoned by wealth
6 votes -
Minimum wage still can’t pay for a two-bedroom apartment anywhere
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The fight for rent control
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A Housing Economy for the Many: To deal with the housing crisis, we need to roll back the financialization of housing.
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Amid safety complaints, police launch crackdown on illegal homeless camps in Kakaako
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'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
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These millennials got new roommates. They’re nuns
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"I got mine": Like college debt and climate change, the US housing affordability crisis is generational warfare
13 votes -
The Permian Basin is booming with oil. But at what cost to West Texans?
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Here comes the neighborhood: Many US cities are booming -- and experiencing housing crunches as a result. Here's a look at two cities that tried to do something about it.
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People are moving to smaller cities in search of affordable houses that don't exist
13 votes -
Coming of age in cohousing: Growing up communally brings exposure to the world of adults—and lessons in interdependence
7 votes -
‘Fairbnb’ wants to be the unproblematic alternative to Airbnb
8 votes -
Truly progressive policies to support stable, affordable rental housing for all are a golden political opportunity
11 votes -
Affordable housing crisis: Why are US cities struggling?
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How we fell for cheap old houses
8 votes -
‘Build more housing’ is no match for inequality
10 votes -
Listening to my neighbors fight
8 votes -
How Airbnb took over the world
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The affluent homeless: A sleeping pod, a hired desk and a handful of clothes
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Does anyone have any experience in renting their home out and being a landlord?
I am helping my parents rent out their place in Seattle. I posted it on Zillow, we got tons of traffics and interest. I now need to get the rental agreement in order. Does anyone have an informed...
I am helping my parents rent out their place in Seattle. I posted it on Zillow, we got tons of traffics and interest. I now need to get the rental agreement in order.
Does anyone have an informed opinion on where to get the agreement template from? I see at least 2 good options, please help me choose.
- Legal Zoom ($29)
- eForms (Free)
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The best $5,929.10 I ever spent: Moving back to the Midwest
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The end of the American Chinatown - How renewed interest in downtown living is threatening neighborhoods that long provided a first stop for new immigrants
6 votes -
30,000 empty homes and nowhere to live: inside Dublin’s housing crisis
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Middle-class San Francisco tenants are moving into dorms for reasonable rent
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Cities: Skylines | Power, Politics, & Planning: Episode 5: Public Housing Part 1
6 votes -
How we turned our apartment block into a community
8 votes -
Wealthy White people in Atlanta suburb tried to secede from their Black-led town. They failed.
16 votes -
The strange and curious tale of the last true hermit
9 votes -
The strangest form of White flight
11 votes