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In 2008, Site Selection Magazine ranked Dayton the #1 medium sized metropolitan area in the nation for growth and expansion. This in important to know, because you surely want to move to a place city that is growing, but will also help you grow along with it!  Whether you are single, newlywed, or a family you will find Dayton to be an exciting and safe place to live. Dayton has a rich history of invention and innovation . Dayton is also known for its many patents, inventions, and inventors that have come from the area, most notably with the Wright Brothers’ invention of powered flight.

Imagine your kids growing up in an area known to encourage imagination and propel dreams to full fruition. They may grow up to take care of you one day with the money they make from one of their inventions or patents.  However, it doesn’t have to be just your kid’s dreams and goals, it could be the fulfillment of your own.    The environment in Dayton and the constant reminder of past achievements will serve as a natural motivational tool to help you continue on your path to greatness. This is a perfect location to call home!

Get more information and search tips on Dayton Apartments, or view all Apartments for Rent in Dayton, OH.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio

Industry Leader is now the largest source of apartment videos nationwide

For Rent Media Solutions, the largest source of apartment videos nationwide, and a division of Dominion Enterprises, is proud to announce the beta launch of AptsVideo.com, the multi-family housing industry’s first video sharing Web site. AptsVideo.com is the premier destination for apartment renters to watch and share apartment community videos nationwide.

“AptsVideo.com brings a video sharing site, with qualities similar to YouTube, to the multi-housing industry,” says Brock MacLean, vice president of national sales and development and Internet operations, For Rent Media Solutions. “As an added value service, this site expands the reach of our clients’ Community Theater^TM videos and helps drive more traffic to their property listings on ForRent.com. Our goal is to provide property management companies and owners the tools needed to successfully market themselves through the use of video. We are excited to be the largest source of apartment videos nationwide.”

Currently, AptsVideo.com features all of the more than 1,300 videos found on ForRent.com. AptsVideo.com enhances the apartment shoppers experience by allowing users to view each apartment community’s most sought after units and amenities as well as the surrounding city where it is located. Users can search AptsVideo.com for the apartment of their choice by selecting their desired city or apartment community name. Users have the ability to contact the property directly, map out directions to the property, rate videos on a scale of one to five stars, email the video to a friend, send the video’s information to a cell phone or embed the video on a Web page.

“Not only do we want to make the jobs of apartment community professionals easier,” says Terry Slattery, president, For Rent Media Solutions, “we are also here to revolutionize the apartment search process. Apartment seekers will enjoy having the ability to go directly to the Community Theater video for the apartment community of their choice.”

Online video is becoming increasingly popular among Internet users. According to a recent Kelsey Group study, out of the 55 percent of people who view a video on a Web site; 30 percent visit a physical store; and 24 percent make a purchase as a result of watching. While watching a video, a user can see the overall rating which other users have given the video and also add their own rating, giving the users control.

AptsVideo.com complements the already established For Rent Media Solutions video syndication network, which consists of more than 10 different video sharing and social networking sites. AptsVideo.com will also become the “go to” source for a variety of apartment tips videos about apartment living, decorating, lifestyle issues and more.  In addition, the site will house user generated content video submissions from the ForRent.com video contests. To visit the Web site, go to http://www.aptsvideo.com/. The site is also accessible on Internet capable phones.

Every year people make resolutions for the New Year. Most resolutions circle around weight loss goals, money or time with family and friends. This year, we want to provide New Years resolutions specifically for renters!

Take a look below:

1. Start 2009 fresh….if you’re tired of the apartment community you live in now? Visit ForRent.com to find a new apartment in your area!

2. Follow the trend of 2008 into 2009, utilize tips for ‘going green’!

3. Feeling overwhelmed from 2008? Get organized in 2009!

4. Have you been saying you’re ready for a new look? Then spice up your decorating style in 2009 with a few decorating tips!

5. Wanna get fit this year? Why not utilize your apartment communities’ amenities?! Go to the Fitness Center to work out!

6. Is your goal to spend more time with family and friends this year? Become a terrific cook with these recipes and you’re bound to have more gatherings at your apartment!

7. Need to save money in 2009?? Consider getting a roommate, browse these roommate tips.

8. And if 2009 is another year that reminds you you’re alone, considering getting a pet! Weigh your options by reading pet-friendly apartment tips.

9. If you’re thinking of relocating to a different area, be prepared! Research as much information about that city/state as you can; one place to do so would be at our City Guide.

10. Another great resolution is to get to know your neighbors!

ForRent.com hopes you have a happy and safe New Year! See you in 2009!!

As everyone knows, Lent is in progress. This is a time when many people choose to give up something in their life for 40 days. The standard is to sacrifice something in your diet, such as chocolate, candy, etc. Many health conscious individuals give up something diet related, enabling them to adhere to their program. But what some fail to realize is that the true purpose of Lent is for your sacrifice to help you recognize the blessings that are taken for granted most of the time.

According to AmericanCatholic.org, “Lent is about conversion, turning our lives more completely over to Christ and his way of life. That always involves giving up sin in some form. The goal is not just to abstain from sin for the duration of lent, but to root sin out of our lives forever.”

Now I am just as guilty as the other health conscious individuals because I gave up chocolate this year for Lent. While I could make the argument that chocolate is considered a sin to my diet, I have no plan to give up chocolate for life. So I am not really taking the true meaning into my lifestyle. But that hasn’t always been the case for me; one year I gave up swearing and had a jar to collect money from myself should I ‘slip’ up. That period of time has impacted my vocabulary ever since.

So whether you gave up sugary treats, smoking, swearing or whatever-my question to you is…how are you doing? Have you been able to maintain some resistance towards the something you gave up? In my opinion, if you follow through on a goal you set for yourself (no matter what that goal may be, e.g. giving up chocolate for 40 days) then you have made an improvement in your life and maybe one day you’ll be ready to take on something bigger!

I hope everyone is doing well with their goals! Good Luck!

Source: AmericanCatholic.org

You want to host a Super Bowl party with all your friends and/or family, but have to watch what you spend? Food/drinks is obviously going to be a larger expensive, rightfully so, but how can you have a bit of décor to your themed party when you’re on a budget? Well, here’s a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Make Your Own Football! This is a really cute and neat idea. Just take some paper plates, cut them into shapes of footballs and decorate them (i.e. color them brown w/white threads or in the colors of the football teams playing that day). You could even hole punch them and string them up around the room like a banner!?!

2. Bake A Football Cake! Since you’re already going to be providing food (or maybe have a pot luck) make sure there is a football decorated cake. You can use food coloring for the icing and little sticks (or going really economical-matches) for the goal posts. It’s sure to be a crowd pleaser, decoration centerpiece and a yummy surprise!

3. Styrofoam Bricks! These are really cute ideas for people to throw on the ground when the referee makes a bad call or their team gets scored on. Guaranteed to get some use!! Just go to your local arts and craft store and pick up a bunch of blocks. Get some spray paint (preferably the reddish/brown color of bricks) and paint away! Stack them up in the middle of your room, they’re bound to be discovered!

4. Balloons Galore! Balloons are a cheap and easy way to decorate your house for this party. Get a few bunches (probably not more than a dozen, which can cost you about $6 dollars) and strategically place them where the majority of your guests will be. They will make a big impact for not a lot of $$!

5. Paper Chains! Going back to your childhood days when you use to make decoration out of paper strips, staple them together in circles and build from there. It made a cute little chain that you could decorate the classroom with. Why not mimic that for your party? Sounds goofy, but for two packages of different colored paper (very inexpensive), you can cut them into five strips each and get a pretty decent size streamer around your room! Be creative and do one of the teams colors around the food and the other team’s colors around the T.V.

6. Use Your Computer! Have you found all sorts of neat graphics online that you’d like to use? If you have a color printer, why not use it! Print out some of these images and cut them out. Tape them on various surfaces around your apartment. It actually turns out quite nice (and really good for your budget)! Place them on the bathroom mirrors, the kitchen cabinets or on the fridge. It’s just a little bit of decorations everywhere without a lot of extra money coming out of your wallet!

7. Use The Dollar Store! I swear by this place to everyone! Seriously it’s amazing. Go here for your other items that you have to buy (i.e. paper plates, napkins, cups, utensils, table cloth, etc.). It’ll really save you money in the end and still be sufficient enough for your party! Other stores that are economical that might be in your area are: Dollar Tree, 39 cent store, Party City, etc.

Do you have anymore cheap ideas for decorations? Let us know! The more ideas you share, the more money in everyone’s pockets this Super Bowl Sunday (especially for any of you who have wagered on the game and might loose!!)

A New Year’s Resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. The name comes from the fact that these commitments normally go into effect on New Year’s Day and remain until the set goal has been achieved[1].

We at ForRent.com strive to be the leading internet listing service for apartment seekers. We want to give you an opportunity to choose your next loft, townhouse, condo, efficiency, house, duplex or apartment for rent by searching through over 50,000 apartment listings nationwide on our website. We also wish to be apartment hunters’ guide when searching for tips and advice in their daily life as well as during the apartment search. So that is our resolution, to be all those things for you!

So what are your resolutions this year?? If it’s to find a great new place to call home, go to ForRent.com! We can help you make your resolution a reality!

[1] Wikipedia.org