Washington DC apartment hunting sucks! HELP: Suggesions on what to do.
My dilemma:
So I've been apartment hunting for a couple of weeks now and haven't come up with much at all. I've e-mailed so many people on Craigslist but only a handful got back to me and the ones that have don't seem to be interested.
In the past 2 days I visited two places that I really, really want in the DC area but they were open houses and there were all these other people looking so I don't think I'll get them because I don't feel like I stood out enough for them to pick me. I didn't get the vibe that either place really wanted me over any of the other candidates so I don't expect to end up with either one. Sucks because both are in the city in cute row houses and rather inexpensive (which explains why there were so many people there).
However, further away in a suburb to DC (Silver Spring, MD) I got offered a place that isn't bad but... hrm... I'm waffling on it. It's in a huge industrial apartment complex that houses like 5 huuuuge buildings. The place I was offered was the master bedroom with a 1.5 bath for my own use which a girl is leaving to move in with her boyfriend - and might leave some furniture for my use since I don't really have any of my own at the moment. It has a mini-gym and pool and the rent would be around $650 with utilities included. The two housemates left are two men in their late 20's, one whom is a rapper (?!!) in production school and the other is a freelance reporter. It's not super far away from a train station but it is definitely in a suburb and I really want to live in a cute rowhouse in the city.
The other option right now is very temporary - I can crash in an extra bedroom that a coworker offered me so I can continue my apartment hunting.
What should I do? Do I just give up and take the suburb place with two guys that I have yet to meet (though they both seem fair chill) in a decent master bedroom that isn't too pricey or do I stay with a coworker and continue my frustrating search for an apartment that I really want to stay in??? I just don't know if I want to throw in the towel or not... Should I just give up? Or continue my search?
So I've been apartment hunting for a couple of weeks now and haven't come up with much at all. I've e-mailed so many people on Craigslist but only a handful got back to me and the ones that have don't seem to be interested.
In the past 2 days I visited two places that I really, really want in the DC area but they were open houses and there were all these other people looking so I don't think I'll get them because I don't feel like I stood out enough for them to pick me. I didn't get the vibe that either place really wanted me over any of the other candidates so I don't expect to end up with either one. Sucks because both are in the city in cute row houses and rather inexpensive (which explains why there were so many people there).
However, further away in a suburb to DC (Silver Spring, MD) I got offered a place that isn't bad but... hrm... I'm waffling on it. It's in a huge industrial apartment complex that houses like 5 huuuuge buildings. The place I was offered was the master bedroom with a 1.5 bath for my own use which a girl is leaving to move in with her boyfriend - and might leave some furniture for my use since I don't really have any of my own at the moment. It has a mini-gym and pool and the rent would be around $650 with utilities included. The two housemates left are two men in their late 20's, one whom is a rapper (?!!) in production school and the other is a freelance reporter. It's not super far away from a train station but it is definitely in a suburb and I really want to live in a cute rowhouse in the city.
The other option right now is very temporary - I can crash in an extra bedroom that a coworker offered me so I can continue my apartment hunting.
What should I do? Do I just give up and take the suburb place with two guys that I have yet to meet (though they both seem fair chill) in a decent master bedroom that isn't too pricey or do I stay with a coworker and continue my frustrating search for an apartment that I really want to stay in??? I just don't know if I want to throw in the towel or not... Should I just give up? Or continue my search?