With our move-out date (May 17) rapidly approaching, it became clear that we weren’t going to have a condo in time to move straight from our current apartment. We asked about moving to another unit in the same place and staying month-to-month, but they wanted a minimum 3-month occupancy, and $200/month on top of the market value for the privilege of not signing a lease. With the post-renovation price hikes, the result was that it would have cost us more to rent a studio than we’ve been paying for our 2-bedroom apartment. Not an option.
alenxa found a place just a few blocks away that does everything month-to-month, was reasonably priced, and isn’t in a scary part of town. We toured the property and filled out an application on Monday, and signed the paperwork this morning.
So we have a place to live!
Pros:
- We don’t have to put all our belongings in storage and move in with my parents for a few weeks.
- Once we find someplace permanent, we won’t have to break a lease to move out.
- We already know the nearby grocery stores, restaurants, etc.
- It’s quiet.
- It’s reasonably located for my commute.
- It’s on the ground floor.
- Laundry room uses a card system instead of quarters.
Cons:
- It’s smaller (1 bedroom), so we still have to move some stuff into storage. But even including the storage cost, it’s still cheaper than that studio would have been.
- There’s no guest parking, and street parking is extremely limited.
- There’s no dishwasher. I think I can deal with that for a few weeks/months.
Yay! That’s a relief. Sorry about the dishwasher, but as you don’t have cats a drying rack won’t be too much of a hazard. 😉
Heh. I hadn’t even thought of that.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to work out the best way to have some sort of broadband available as soon as possible after move-in. I can wash dishes by hand for a few months, but I can’t go back to dial-up.