See, this is why I don't want to be an adult
Why does apartment hunting have to be so hard?
Everything is either in the ass-end of beyond away from my place of work (and transit is this city is balls), or expensive enough to make me wince. Landlord people do not respond to inquiries with sufficient promptitude.
I checked out a place today -- it's very cute, in it's way, with slopey ceilings, and a strangely large central room, and random windows, and you can't beat the location... but it's not precisely cheap, the bedroom is rather wee, for some reason, and it's a third-floor walk-up which makes it a bitch and a half to move into. There's a couch already up there, thankfully, but what about all my other shit? (Much of which I do not own yet. I have to buy furniture. /m\). There's an air conditioner, and all utilities are included, and access to laundry in the basement, and wireless is shared among the house residents for about $11/month. And the landlord seems like a good guy.
What's the +/- of this sort of setup versus getting a "regular" apartment in a building managed by a company? There is one listing I've found for a place in a three-storey low rise at $14 more per month than the other place. I haven't personally seen it, but the floor plan on the website reveals a pretty standard 1br unit. Cons include having to pay for hydro myself, as well as arranging my own internet/cable/phone which is bound to cost me, coin laundry, longer distance to work, and, yes, the possibility of an other third floor walk-up.
I'm still poking around, but other places seem to be, as above, expensive and/or a Very Long Ways Away. And I want people to respond to my inquiries now, dammit. *sigh*
Should I just keep looking? Problem is the first wave of university students is also on the prowl, and while I can sort of beat them by going for the higher price range, I'm still working with time constraints, in a way. Somebody do it for me, please?
ARGH.
ETA: P.S. Dear landlord type person, please include your first name on listings so I have someway of knowing to whom I should address myself when calling. Asking for 'A. Person' is just a little weird, IMO.
ETA2: Since this posting, another landlord person has contacted me. The listing called it a 'lower apartment', so that's good, and it's not too far away. It's $320 dollars more than I pay presently, but I shan't be availing myself of parking, so maybe I could talk her out of $50 if it gets down to it. But, hey, furnishing of some kind is included, so that might make up. Also a patio, yard and gas fireplace. Yay? Hopefully I can see it next week. I have a feeling it will be better than the first one!
Everything is either in the ass-end of beyond away from my place of work (and transit is this city is balls), or expensive enough to make me wince. Landlord people do not respond to inquiries with sufficient promptitude.
I checked out a place today -- it's very cute, in it's way, with slopey ceilings, and a strangely large central room, and random windows, and you can't beat the location... but it's not precisely cheap, the bedroom is rather wee, for some reason, and it's a third-floor walk-up which makes it a bitch and a half to move into. There's a couch already up there, thankfully, but what about all my other shit? (Much of which I do not own yet. I have to buy furniture. /m\). There's an air conditioner, and all utilities are included, and access to laundry in the basement, and wireless is shared among the house residents for about $11/month. And the landlord seems like a good guy.
What's the +/- of this sort of setup versus getting a "regular" apartment in a building managed by a company? There is one listing I've found for a place in a three-storey low rise at $14 more per month than the other place. I haven't personally seen it, but the floor plan on the website reveals a pretty standard 1br unit. Cons include having to pay for hydro myself, as well as arranging my own internet/cable/phone which is bound to cost me, coin laundry, longer distance to work, and, yes, the possibility of an other third floor walk-up.
I'm still poking around, but other places seem to be, as above, expensive and/or a Very Long Ways Away. And I want people to respond to my inquiries now, dammit. *sigh*
Should I just keep looking? Problem is the first wave of university students is also on the prowl, and while I can sort of beat them by going for the higher price range, I'm still working with time constraints, in a way. Somebody do it for me, please?
ARGH.
ETA: P.S. Dear landlord type person, please include your first name on listings so I have someway of knowing to whom I should address myself when calling. Asking for 'A. Person' is just a little weird, IMO.
ETA2: Since this posting, another landlord person has contacted me. The listing called it a 'lower apartment', so that's good, and it's not too far away. It's $320 dollars more than I pay presently, but I shan't be availing myself of parking, so maybe I could talk her out of $50 if it gets down to it. But, hey, furnishing of some kind is included, so that might make up. Also a patio, yard and gas fireplace. Yay? Hopefully I can see it next week. I have a feeling it will be better than the first one!