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Summer is cookout season. From Memorial Day to Independence Day to Labor Day, there are several occasions where a good old-fashioned barbecue is just the right thing. The specifics of a cookout can be tweaked in countless ways to make it perfect for whatever it is you’re celebrating. But most have a number of things in common. Here’s a foolproof formula for throwing a successful cookout at your apartment!

If you like to host regular gatherings in your apartment, you’ll want all the tips for saving time, money, and energy you can get. If there’s one party planning trick you can benefit from more than any other, it’s incorporating mason jars into your arsenal of supplies. Here are a few of the inventive ways you can use mason jars that might impress your family and friends at your next party.

Do you love brunch? Who doesn’t? The lazy, dual-purpose meal provides the perfect medium for catching up with friends and family and indulging in delicious food and drink. One problem: The best brunch places can be crowded, especially on busy Sundays like Mother’s Day. Depending on how many mimosas or Bloody Marys you enjoy throughout the course of the meal, brunch can also be expensive. Eliminating that wait and cutting costs are two advantages of hosting your own brunch in your apartment. Here are some tips for pulling off this fun, feasible feat.

Picture a home where you can enjoy sprawling grounds, soak in a resort-style pool every evening when you come home from work, bowl and keep up with your workouts without leaving the property boundaries. Now, open your eyes and stop imagining a place where you can enjoy such a luxurious home life. See it for yourself instead. All of these amenities and more exist at AMLI Dadeland, AMLI Residential’s first Miami apartment community.

As you set out to tour apartments, you might be scrambling to make a list of questions to ask and nooks and crannies to investigate. In the midst of thinking about the finer details you want from your apartment, it is important to not lose sight of the bigger picture. Here are five things often overseen during tours but many apartment hunters actually care about.

When you hear the words “renters” and ‘inventory” used in tandem with one another, chances are one of two documents is being referenced. The first is an inventory of the appliances, furnishings, and decor in your apartment at the time of move-in. What works and what doesn’t? What’s marked up and what isn’t? This is the inventory that plays a factor in whether or not your rental deposit is returned to you when you move out. It’s often called an inventory-and-condition form. The second is an inventory of everything you own and store in your apartment. This is the list that corresponds […]

“How long should I give myself to search for a new apartment?” A lot of people ask this question, and not just the first time they’re looking for an apartment. Since apartment rental markets vary from season to season and region to region, there are no hard-and-fast answers. There are, however, some general rules for putting together an apartment hunting timeline that can help you find and secure your ideal home without too much stress or investing too much time.

Transforming an unfurnished living space into a comfortable, functional, and stylish abode doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Nor does it need to take much time. If you’re relocating and wondering how to furnish your apartment with little experience and a limited budget, here are some tips for some inspiration!

AMLI Mark24 sits on a chunk of prime real estate in the Seattle neighborhood of Ballard. In addition to offering stunning views and easy access to area attractions and conveniences, the Ballard apartments stand proud in an area rich with heritage. To honor that heritage, AMLI Residential commissioned a legacy band for its first Ballard apartment community.

If you have a tight schedule and few obsessive-compulsive tendencies, it’s amazing how quickly clutter can take up residence in your apartment. By assigning everything you use regularly in your apartment a storage place and creating miscellaneous or junk drawers to put everything else, you can keep clutter in your apartment to a minimum. Drawers can be designated to store almost anything. But if you want to maximize efficiency in your life and uncover the secret to keeping your apartment well-organized, check out these tips.