Tips for Living Off Campus

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Tips for Living Off Campus
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• Living off campus can be a new and exiting
  experience. It can also be frightening and
  frustrating. However, off-campus living is
  designed to make your college experience easier
  and fuller. In fact, its the first real step
  towards adulthood and independence. A life full
  of responsibilities, however could make you turn
  tail and move back on campus or into your
  parents house. Fortunately, there are some tips
  that can prevent a rental failure. Below are four
  tips that could help you survive off-campus life.

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Learn to Cook, Clean and Shop for Groceries

• One of the biggest complaints about dorms is
  that theres no kitchen or area for cooking. Of
  course, this all changes when you move into
  Durham College off-campus housing. Student
  apartments are always outfitted with kitchen
  areas. This means you can prepare your own meals.
  Preparing your own meals can help you save money
  and remain healthy. However, you cant prepare a
  meal without ingredients. So, youll have to
  learn how to grocery shop.

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• To begin your grocery shopping education,
  start by asking your parents for help and advice.
  If youre not a wiz in the kitchen, then also ask
  for simple recipes and help with preparing simple
  meals. Although all this grocery shopping and
  cooking can be exciting, remember to keep your
  kitchen and the rest of your apartment clean. A
  clean environment is more conducive to successful
  studying and completion of assignments. Besides,
  it can also prevent or reduce stress and make it
  easier for you to complete some of your other
  tasks.

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Document the State of Your Apartment and
Interactions with the Landlord

• Of course, landlords are tantamount to the
  operation of an apartment community.
  Communicating with this landlord from time to
  time is a requirement for successful apartment
  living. During these communications, you might
  renegotiate your rental payment and/or due date
  or make some other agreements.

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• Whatever you agree to or sign, remember to
  document everything. Only renegotiate the terms
  of your residency if its documented on paper,
  read the finer points of any agreement you sign
  and get a detailed rental receipt and receipt for
  your security deposit.

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• Additionally, document the state of your
  apartment when you move in. This means taking
  photos of the conditions of the appliances,
  furniture and features in every room. Also take
  photos of any damage that existed before you
  moved in. This will help secure your security
  deposit. Of course, you wont have to worry about
  these things if you search for the best rooms for
  rent Oshawa has to offer, like the rooms found at
  Village Suites Oshawa. If youre in need of
  housing that offers affordability, flexibility, a
  range of amenities and a prime location, give
  Village Suites Oshawa a call.

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Decorate Your Space

• Most student apartments are furnished,
  meaning your apartment is already furnished
  before you move in. Moving into a furnished
  apartment can feel uncomfortable and just not
  like home. However, most landlords in student
  housing communities give their tenants the room
  to decorate their space as they like. Take
  advantage of this opportunity.

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• If you can paint, paint the rooms in colours
  you like. Fill the space with personal items,
  including personal photos and decorations.
  Additionally, buy some curtains, put down some
  area rugs, and make the space your own. Once
  youve finished decorating, it should feel like
  home.