too good to be true.

April 8, 2006 | By Kelly AuthorMy First Apartment

So, the place that I mentioned in my last post has gone the way of the dodo. The people who live there and who were supposedly moving out in early May, have decided not to move at all. I guess I’m back to looking at sublets. A friend of mine is planning on moving out…

So I’m looking for a place to live….

April 7, 2006 | By Heather AuthorMy First Apartment

So I’ve been living in DC for just over seven months now. Hard to believe it’s actually been that long. Since I’ve been here, I’ve lived in two places… well, not sure if you could consider one of them a “living” situation. For the first six weeks I was here, I slept on a couch.…

Onward, not backwards!

April 6, 2006 | By Drew AuthorMy First Apartment

I’m finding out that the most frustrating thing about hunting for apartments on a strict timeline is that it has to be done on a rolling basis. We looked at two more apartments, both of which were gigantic one-bedroom deals with hardwood floors and the whole nine yards. The first one, though, was the first…

What to Get?

April 5, 2006 | By Jeff AuthorMy First Apartment

The getting is good. Everything we don’t have we’ll get when we figure out what exactly is missing. The list on myfirstapartment.com helps a lot. It’s a list full of products and staples that I wouldn’t think of until I actually needed to use them. But there might be other holes, too. Like, we don’t…

could it be?

April 4, 2006 | By Kelly AuthorMy First Apartment

a lead? on a real apartment? Perhaps. I’ve heard things about a two bedroom place in Williamsburg where the heat is free and the lease starts in May. My friend and soon-to-be roommate Jackie has a friend who knows a guy (seriously) with a place available May 1st. I obviously wouldn’t be able to move…

The Wait Begins

April 1, 2006 | By Jeff AuthorMy First Apartment

I cannot wait to move out. My new bedroom is looking nice, right? Look at that view! Staying with my folks got old quick. I’ve been here for just about a year, but after five years on my own at college, give me a break—I can’t take this anymore. I’m the guy who doesn’t bring…

Interesting Floor Plans

April 1, 2006 | By Laura & Steve AuthorMy First Apartment

It really had never occurred to me before, but I’m beginning to realize the vast array of options available to apartment seekers. I had begun to think that all apartments look virtually the same, but this is not the case. For example, Steve and I visited an apartment this morning that has a sunken living…

Striking Gold

March 29, 2006 | By Jeff AuthorMy First Apartment

We found a place. Everything we wanted, plus it’s cheap. Somewhere in the middle of seeing bogus place after bogus place (see picture), I snapped and had to talk some sense into my roommates. After the places we saw last weekend, I could tell that they were getting tired of looking around. Yet they still…

frustration already

March 26, 2006 | By Kelly AuthorMy First Apartment

Can someone please tell me what a “railroad style” apartment is, and why some of them are “semi-private”? I guess maybe i’ve been spoiled living in the smallest big city in America, with the lowest housing costs, but why is it that a person should have to pay one thousand (1000) US Dollars to live…

This Might be the One

March 24, 2006 | By Jeff AuthorMy First Apartment

The apartment my roommates and I checked out on Wednesday night was great. There were two living rooms, three big bedrooms, two decks, and a big kitchen. Plus, the apartment was on the top floor and as an added bonus there was no security deposit, only a $200 dollar non-refundable move-in fee that we would…