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Posts By Shilpi Paul
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Shilpi Paul, from most recent to least.
First-Timer Primer: What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?
Shilpi Paul | Jun 29th
The preferred mortgage product among most home buyers is the fixed-rate mortgage. However, the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is another option for fi... read»
How to Obtain a Basic Business License For Your DC Rental
Shilpi Paul | Aug 16th
UrbanTurf is re-publishing an article with updated links that is a step-by-step way to get a basic business license.... read»
Obama, The Tenant: A Chat With The President's DC Landlord
Shilpi Paul | Jan 20th
When Johnsie Walsh rented a unit in her Stanton Park apartment building, she had no idea that she would be turning it into a future stop on a presiden... read»
What Is It Like To Live in The Roundhouse?
Shilpi Paul | Aug 12th
This week, UrbanTurf is re-running an article from a few years ago that looks at what it is like to live in one of DC's few octagonal houses. ... read»
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Brokaw, Rose, Russert: DC's Newsiest House
Shilpi Paul | Aug 7th
A stately five-bedroom Woodley Park house has been home to not one, not two, but three of the most recognizable broadcast journalists in recent decade... read»
Navy Yard/Capitol Riverfront: After a Rain Delay, the Stadium's Boomtown Starts to Deliver
Shilpi Paul | May 23rd
After years resembling a ghost town, the southeast DC neighborhood is seeing long-planned projects come to fruition, and the streets are finally filli... read»
The Best Holiday Gift For The Techy Homeowner: Skybell
Shilpi Paul | Dec 20th
A new doorbell, dubbed the SkyBell, allows you to see, hear and talk to anyone who comes to your stoop via your smartphone.... read»
Unique Spaces: Making the Most of a Skinny House
Shilpi Paul | Dec 9th
This installment of Unique Spaces required architects to make good use of a particularly narrow footprint in Foggy Bottom. ... read»
The Splitting the Rent Formula
Shilpi Paul | Dec 3rd
When sharing an apartment or group house, it only seems fair that those in bigger rooms should pay a higher share of the rent. But, how do you factor ... read»
Metro in 2050, With Stops in Georgetown?
Shilpi Paul | Nov 26th
As Metro charts out the next few decades, they are considering two stops in Georgetown, a plan that Georgetown Metropolitan writes is supported by var... read»
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