You guys helped me land the job, now please help us figure out where to live! I'll be working in the Back Bay area and my husband in Waltham, near Prospect Park (thus not near the train station). [more inside]
posted by peacheater on Apr 24, 2013 - 16 answers

How do I get rid of my mattress that I don't want? [more inside]
posted by arveale on Mar 19, 2011 - 14 answers

Looking for a furnished house to rent for the month of July for a family of four in Boston -- more precisely, somewhere within a 30 minute drive of Lexington MA. Would love a swank place but would settle for a clean house, fair price, no pets. What websites or brokers would you recommend -- what advice would you give?
posted by LittlePumpkin on Jan 23, 2011 - 3 answers

We've been thinking about moving to Jamaica Plain for a while but have been looking mostly around Centre St / Sumner Hill / Pondside. Now we've found a pretty great place available, but it's on the "wrong" side of the tracks, due east from Green St station, right by Franklin Park. So, how is it around there? How is Franklin Park? We're somewhat worried about crime/safety. Also somewhat worried about being relatively far from the nicer shops/etc on Centre. Would love to read any advice on this specific area, or JP / Franklin Park in general.
posted by anonymous on Apr 4, 2010 - 7 answers

I've got eleven months to go on a lease, and a whole slew of problems with a new (to me) apartment, and a cheap, possibly negligent landlord. How do I remedy them? LOTS of details inside. But if you don't want to read the whole kit-and-caboodle inside here are the Cliff notes: (a) Landlord took more than weeks to fix the unusable bathroom sink; blamed the repairman. (b) Landlord expects me to find/select/transport the washer/dryer he’s obligated by lease to provide, and was missing on our move-in, and for less than $200. (c) Landlord flat-out refused to clean disgustingly smelly carpets we encountered on moving day (d) Landlord reneged on verbal agreement to replace crappy kitchen linoleum (e) Landlord made repeated, guilt-trippy and borderline abusive calls about first month's rent, and (bonus) (f) makes (super odd) references to lesbians. [Way too many details inside; you probably don't need to bother reading unless you want specific specifics] [more inside]
posted by mr. remy on Sep 30, 2009 - 21 answers

Help me find an apartment in Boston! [more inside]
posted by nasreddin on Mar 28, 2009 - 16 answers

Boston Filter: Where should I live in Boston? 20 minutes, or less, from Tufts Medical in Chinatown. [more inside]
posted by objdoc on Aug 12, 2008 - 10 answers

What's the best way to find a nice 2br apartment in the greater Boston Metro area? [more inside]
posted by Slap*Happy on Jun 15, 2008 - 16 answers

where can i rent a 15 passenger van or luxury van for a day in boston? we are going to a concert at the tweeter center and dont want to take 4 cars. tried to hire a ride, but they all want like $1700, redickerous. we just need a ride there and back.
posted by fumbducker on Jun 12, 2008 - 11 answers

Where in Boston should we live? Why? [more inside]
posted by Perplexity on Mar 3, 2008 - 15 answers

I'm trying to find a place that rents out soft boxes/umbrellas for outside rentals in Boston. I have a studio in my school that I am using for photo shoots but I do not have a soft box nor an umbrella which I desperately need. I am wondering if there are any places that rent them out for a day or two. Thanks in advance! [more inside]
posted by cheero on Jan 28, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I rent two cheap offices in Boston or Cambridge? I'm on a budget, and am willing to be creative. [more inside]
posted by josh on Aug 9, 2006 - 12 answers