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Housing Peeromancy
I bet no one reading this knows which comic I took "peeromancy" from. Anyway, procrastinating on the housing search has been less painful than I feared at first. 1BRs are pretty much gone, but some nice 2BRs are out there. Bunch of tradeoffs.
1) Right in the middle of downtown, great location. Most expensive, $800 with discount, $900 with a roommate. Huge, over 1000 square feet; the larger bedroom is about the size of my apartment, it felt like. Laundry is 4 minutes away. :( Pretty close to a friend. The only place currently occupied, so I'd have to talk to my current landlord about staying around long enough. Don't rent to undergrads. Not that much counter-space.
2) A 1BR in a duplex, which I found by looking for signs. Actually very close to where I am now, probably a bit more into the quiet zone. Laundry hookup, but if I want coin machines I'd have to haul to where I do now, from a bit further away but closer than #1. Second most expensive, $750, and not that big, though has the high ceilings and windows of my place, and a much nicer kitchen.
3) Back to Cedarview! Off on the east side. Kind of isolated, though that's good for noise. Could come furnished at $800, or un- at $700, or mixed (I've got a bed, but their couch is nice.) Good kitchen
4) Back to Bart Villa! $645, utilities included except for socket electricity. I know I fit well in those places since I came out of one. Pet friendly policy, which is bad if there's a loud dog. Run by Deer Park, which has a fair number of tenant complaints. East side.
5) College Mall, also run by Deer Park. Discounted down to $595, utilities not included. Remodeled, unlike Bart Villa. Kitchen and shower faucets had quirks. East side.
The latter 3 are all on 2nd, which I've been on my whole time here. They also have basement laundries, unlike the first two. 4 and 5 are cheapest, but have the sketchiest landlord. 1 is most expensive, but biggest and probably best location. Perhaps the worst kitchen, though still a big improvement on now, and there's room for a table for extra working surface. All places have decent shower pressure, though maybe not as high as I have now, though 1 was willing to swap out.
1) Right in the middle of downtown, great location. Most expensive, $800 with discount, $900 with a roommate. Huge, over 1000 square feet; the larger bedroom is about the size of my apartment, it felt like. Laundry is 4 minutes away. :( Pretty close to a friend. The only place currently occupied, so I'd have to talk to my current landlord about staying around long enough. Don't rent to undergrads. Not that much counter-space.
2) A 1BR in a duplex, which I found by looking for signs. Actually very close to where I am now, probably a bit more into the quiet zone. Laundry hookup, but if I want coin machines I'd have to haul to where I do now, from a bit further away but closer than #1. Second most expensive, $750, and not that big, though has the high ceilings and windows of my place, and a much nicer kitchen.
3) Back to Cedarview! Off on the east side. Kind of isolated, though that's good for noise. Could come furnished at $800, or un- at $700, or mixed (I've got a bed, but their couch is nice.) Good kitchen
4) Back to Bart Villa! $645, utilities included except for socket electricity. I know I fit well in those places since I came out of one. Pet friendly policy, which is bad if there's a loud dog. Run by Deer Park, which has a fair number of tenant complaints. East side.
5) College Mall, also run by Deer Park. Discounted down to $595, utilities not included. Remodeled, unlike Bart Villa. Kitchen and shower faucets had quirks. East side.
The latter 3 are all on 2nd, which I've been on my whole time here. They also have basement laundries, unlike the first two. 4 and 5 are cheapest, but have the sketchiest landlord. 1 is most expensive, but biggest and probably best location. Perhaps the worst kitchen, though still a big improvement on now, and there's room for a table for extra working surface. All places have decent shower pressure, though maybe not as high as I have now, though 1 was willing to swap out.
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The big problems I had with Deer Park were all with the management/maintenance staff. The apartments themselves were nice enough for the money. If you're willing to live somewhere where management's opinion is that all they have to do is say "okay" when you request maintenance, and that's enough of a response to meet their 48-hour window (regardless of when the maintenance actually takes place), then it's not too bad. Very convenient to the mall and the stores in that area, at least.
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