Welcome to My First Apartment, a brand new website dedicated to helping you survive your flight from the nest and into the great, wide world of renting. As experts in the field of screwing up and learning by experience, we have amassed a wealth of tips about what to look for when scouting for a place to live, how to choose a roommate, where to find furniture that will fit every budget—even how to keep your beloved new apartment vermin-free. In addition, this site will feature an ongoing blog—called Tales from the Walk-Up—that’ll post war stories from the first apartment front, as well as allow you, our visitors, to share your own experiences—the good, the bad, and the how’d-I-end-up-in-this-dump ugly.

So look around, join our forums, check out our polls, and make yourself at home in My First Apartment..