I\\’ve searched high and low for the almost perfect apartment. \u00a0I\\’m a little spoiled where i\\’m at right now being so close to a metro which I obviously prefer however I am willing to make some minor\u00a0sacrifices. \u00a0Such as taking the bus or not\u00a0being\u00a0100% central within reason. \u00a0Bear in mind I don\\’t have a car so these things are nice to have in a\u00a0relatively\u00a0convient area. \u00a0The first place I went and checked out was OK, however I felt it wasn\\’t near anything. \u00a0Then today my geographically challenged ass found out different (DUH!) so hopefully it\\’s not too late to apply and hopefully I can score a 4.5 (2 bdrm) since they\\’re quite reasonable at $555.00\/month. \u00a0I looked at the one bedroom which was decent and it\\’s cheaper then here!<\/p>\n
Anyway, I took an application and kept looking just the same. \u00a0Holy shit, the dissapointment was\u00a0UN-real! \u00a0I like most people have a budget of course and for the sake of having an extra bedroom to use as a guest room\/office I was more then willing to spend a little more money. \u00a0False advertising should not be allowed when it comes to trying to rent your space! \u00a0IE: it\\’s on the corner of such and such (ideal street) and then you call them and find out it\\’s in a totally different part of town!<\/p>\n
Then I looked at a place that\\’s\u00a0relatively\u00a0close to a metro\u00a0which\u00a0is ideal, until I actually seen the place! \u00a0Strangest layouts I have ever encountered! \u00a0I seen two, both were in the $600.00 price range and included nothing (appliances, heat\/hot water\/hydro) was to be paid by the tenant. \u00a0Which would have been kind of OK except that 1. I don\\’t own any appliances and aren\\’t in the market to purchase any either.<\/p>\n
One place had a fuse box (WTF!?!) I\\’ve heard those aren\\’t allowed in apartments anymore due to being a fire\u00a0hazard\u00a0and the current\u00a0tenant told me that his hydro bill was $150\/month! \u00a0Holy shit! \u00a0I pay $45.00 all year round pretty much. \u00a0Granted I don\\’t cook here much or have a washer\/dryer but still… Not only that it was totally open. \u00a0There was a claim of a closed room but I don\\’t recall seeing one (?) so it was totally open concept and the floor was really soft in some places, so that wasn\\’t ideal either. \u00a0Not only that ALL the flooring was this old, gross vinyl tile (ICK!)<\/p>\n
The second one was not bad, although a tad large for my tastes. \u00a0Perhaps if the layout was different I would like it more. \u00a0It was also on the top floor, needed some major work and included nothing and had washer dryer hook-ups which is great if you have the money to buy them. \u00a0Yeah you can buy them second hand but then those usually don\\’t come delivered and don\\’t have\u00a0warranties\u00a0which bothers me. \u00a0Not only that, my sisters dryer caught on fire and almost wiped out my entire family so not down with buying used appliances! \u00a0So that in turn would end up costing me a small fortune. \u00a0I don\\’t mind painting,\u00a0sprucing\u00a0a place up a little but that would cost more then I have.<\/p>\n
I seen another one the other day which I really liked except for the floors. \u00a0Again with the ugly tile and carpet throughout. \u00a0I HATE carpet! \u00a0It\\’s usually utilitarian and ugly, it was poorly laid and\u00a0harbors\u00a0dust, dirt and other icky things\u00a0which\u00a0I don\\’t care for. \u00a0It was also in the basement which is kind of meh. \u00a0That could be changed though, that wasn\\’t too big of a deal to me. \u00a0So we met and I called him back to confirm the place, leave a deposit and what have you and he just called to say that the woman who\\’s using it as a cheap crash pad is keeping it. It was also kind of pricey at $580\/month which included nothing. \u00a0I would have dealt with it because I LOVE that part of town. \u00a0Alas it was not meant to be apparently!<\/p>\n
So today I go and see a place and it\\’s *almost* perfect. \u00a0I loved the layout, the location was great, it included everything including a gas stove (total win) and the fridge, had a balcony, lots of windows and storage. \u00a0I could totally overlook the pink tub, toilet and sink. \u00a0Also the shitty paint job since I have every intention of changing it up anyway. \u00a0The landlord himself however?<\/p>\n