"I took the time to research the steps you need to follow to successfully rent your first apartment. With 6 instructional lessons in almost two hours, I am confident you will feel empowered to tackle this life skill".
Dr. Linda Barthelus / Life Skills Instructor & Mentor
What Will You Learn in This Course?

Lessons | Lesson Objectives | Duration | |
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Lesson 1: What is renting & can I afford it? | The different types of rental apts, how to create a realistic budget & importance of buying rental insurance | 17min | |
Lesson 2: How do I search for rental apartments? | Where to look for vacancies, common abbreviations & renting single family house versus in an apartment complex | 19min | |
Lesson 3: What are the costs associated in renting? | Common move-in costs in renting an apartment | 14min | |
Lesson 4: Choosing your apartment & moving in | Qualifying for an apartment, inspecting an apartment before moving in & do it yourself or hire movers | 16min | |
Lesson 5: What's in your tenant lease agreement? | Parties involved in tenant lease agreement, key terms & policies to expect in tenant lease & how subletting works | 21min | |
Lesson 6: Living with roommates & dealing with landlords & neighbors | How to create roommate agreement, retaining legal service, minimizing ID theft, dealing with difficult landlord & neighbors | 28min |
4 Main Benefits of Learning This Skill
How to Rent Your First Apartment
This life skill is very necessary for your adult life because eventually you will leave your parents or guardians home. There are many responsibilities involved in living on your own.
This course will help you in a way that is easy for you to understand so you can face this life skill with confidence.

We did the research for you
There are alot of information online and in print on renting an apartment or home. We compiled the most relevant information you need to rent your first apartment in a concise and easy to understand format.

Avoid making costly mistakes
Emphasis is stressed on knowing the costs involved in renting an apartment, determining if you really can afford to rent an apartment & much more

Will understand what you are signing up for
Specific guidance on how to read a tenant lease agreement & understanding the common terms & policies in being a renter

Empowered to take this major step towards starting life on your own
With solid knowledge on knowing how to search for vacant apartments, calculating costs, competently reading your lease agreement, protecting your personal property & much more...you will say...I can do this!!
This is the first time I saw a course on how to rent an apartment...I watched 2 lessons, the one on qualifying for apartment and the other one talking about the tenant lease agreement, I have to say I learned some good info.
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