Help?

[uplift17]

Soooo I'm looking for 2 bedroom apartments in/around the Albany area for when I go back this year. I know this topic has been addressed once or twice, but I've been out of the country for a year (study abroad wooooo) and I was wondering if any of you nice people could tell me where the non-horrifying places to live are? I know sort of western downtown can be shady, but I'm not really sure about other places, and I won't have the opportunity to see any of these places myself until early August.

Thanks for your help, folks :)