We looked at a condo for rent today and oh boy, did it suck. And honestly, it wasn’t that bad, but compared to our place, it looked terrible. The bathroom tile was that ugly small tile with the nastiest color (off white and green), and the kitchen appliances were old as dirt, plus the cabinets were this ugly white. Size-wise, the place was nice. It was 1100 sq feet, which is 310 more sq feet than our current place, for only $10 more a month in rent (although we would have to pay for the central air in the summer which is currently free). There was a nice walk-in closet in the master bedroom. But it wasn’t worth it. I wasn’t terribly fond of the area, especially since the place was right off a very busy street without a traffic light, and I’d have to be turning left out of the lot to get to work every morning. Now, I’m the kind of driver who takes the “path of least resistance”. I will always go a bit out of my way to a traffic light as opposed to turning left against oncoming traffic, particularly on a busy street. So that alone was a huge turn off.
The place gave us a profound appreciation for our apartment. I wanted to come home and kiss our carpeting. Sure, we pay a bit more for a small one bedroom, but all the kitchen appliances are brand new, the tile floors are immaculate, and the bathroom is very attractive, not to mention quite large. If only we could get rid of the cigarette smell, we’d stay here until we found a house. But I guess we’ll just keep looking and hope we can find a nice place like this without all the issues.
It’s just amazing to me how other people live. You should have seen the condition of the carpeting and walls in this condo. The carpet was matted and dirty and the walls were scratched all over and also dirty. How do people live like that? We’ve never had our walls or carpeting cleaned in the two years we’ve been here and they look fabulous. Our maintenance guy has commented more than once on how clean and nice our place is in comparison to other apartments he’s been in. I just don’t get why people would live in such filth. It makes me uncomfortable just being around it. I guess people are just disgusting.
Houses are even worse. It’s amazing to me how people can be so disgusting, but to be so blatantly sloppy while selling a house to potential buyers? Ick.
I remember when you found this apartment in the first place and how really ecstatic you were about it. So I’m glad you’re confirming again what a nice place it is (neighbors and smell aside), and I’m glad that upstairs freak is leaving soon. Good luck!