kevin and i have been on the prowl for a new apartment. we have a lot of requirements that have been nearly impossible to meet considering the humble amount we can afford to pay each month for rent/utilities (and still afford food/gas). the requirements:
1. month to month
2. townhouse with fenced backyard
2. washer/dryer (or atleast W/D hookups)
3. dishwasher
4. atleast 1 bedroom, but would like 2
5. ground level
6. aleast 1 assigned parking space
7. safe area
impossible? i was hopeful, but now the hope is slowly fading. all the places we've had our eye on have either turned out to be in areas only acceptable to methheads, in the backyard of the landlord's house (sketch) or out of our price range. when an add for housing requires renter's insurance, i take that as a huge red flag.
we had a meeting with a townhouse complex saturday, but
1. the manager stood us up
2. we stood her up, too - kevin and i took one drive through the complex and our first thought was "we'll get aids here"
it looked like druggie housing. one little kid was playing outside and even looked at us while we drove by - his sad brown eyes begging us "take me with you, take me with you." needless to say, we got outta there fast!
once we checked out all the places we find on craigslist, we drive through neighborhoods dreaming of owning a house. we took a drive through the stockbridge complex in milwaukie (my brother used to own a townhouse there). they were selling a brand new, beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse with backyard, granite countertops, hardwood floors, new carpet, etc for 169,900.00! that, my friends, is 20 grand less than what my brother bought his for like 5 years ago. seriously? we took a flyer and dreamed all the way home about how we could possibly make it ours. it seems like, for the price, the mortgage would be equivalent (or close to) the rent we pay now. SO frustrating! [too bad we don't have any savings either ] the hunt is still on and i have a feeling we're going to be extending our lease on our current place once again.
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