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Mon Jan-23-06 09:05 AM
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Ugh...it's apartment-hunting time again. Wish me luck. |
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Astute readers remember my last apartment hunt.
This time the circumstances are better -- I'm moving in with my SO and his daughter -- but the process still sucks. There's a special place in hell for landlords who fudge the apartment's stats in the ad or on the sign and waste my time. "Well, we said it's a three bedroom, but before you get excited, that's really all there is. There's a bathroom-sized kitchen and a closet-sized bathroom. You'll need to use one of the bedrooms as a living/dining room, which is OK because it doesn't have a door or closet. No basement, no yard, no parking. Oh, and be worried about the back stairs."
And, Milwaukeeans -- I'm looking in the Bay View neighborhood (isn't everyone?), so any leads will be appreciated. 3 bedrooms (or at least two-plus-den/office, because that's how we'll be using the third bedroom), cats allowed.
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Ellen Forradalom
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:44 AM
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who just bought a house in that area. Fixing up a 100 year old Victorian. I detect an uptick in cool Chicagoans escaping to Milwaukee. That city is going to be an ever more happening place.
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:56 AM
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7. If/when Metra gets extended to MKE (like they say it's going to), there |
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will be a lot of MKE-to-Chicago commuters. There already are quite a few Amtrak/car commuters, but I think that might be the tipping point.
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:36 PM
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they keep talking about that, too.
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:45 AM
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:59 AM
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9. You'd think people would WANT to rent these places quickly. |
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But, no...they don't call me back, and they describe things inaccurately, and neglect to tell me when I ask about the street and the neighborhood that there are train tracks literally in the backyard.
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:48 AM
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3. I thought the plan was for you |
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to move into the apt he just moved into like 6 mos. ago...? :shrug:
Although, Bay View... :thumbsup:
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:55 AM
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6. We didn't really have a plan. |
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(Big shock there, I know.)
The East Side's wearing thin on J in particular, but me too. Plus, his apartment's just too small for the three of us, plus two birds and a cat. My apartment's the right size, but too old/creaky/lead-painted/no sunlight/crappy neighbors/etc.
New plan: • I send 60-days notice with my February rent (vacating by April 1.) • We get an apartment hopefully with March 1 occupancy. • I move. • He moves either when his lease is up in May (yep, it'll be a year by then), or when he finds a subletter.
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:52 AM
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4. You're getting a new place? Hallelujah! |
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:52 AM
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Edited on Mon Jan-23-06 11:52 AM by jpgray
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Mon Jan-23-06 11:57 AM
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8. They watched football yesterday. |
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It was ... loud. Lots of profanity. Lots of questions from the kid.
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