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Apartment

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:02 am
by russ257
So graduated from college ( at which I lived in the dorms for all 4 years) and i got a job. SO i decided I am moving out. I ofund an apartment. I applied and got it and am going tomorrow to sign the paperwork. This should eb a learning expierience

Re: Apartment (russ257)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:13 am
by AKLGT
good luck to you! hopefully next summer i'll be able to move out too! just working on saving up a lot of money so it won't be such a financial burden. 2 room apts here are about $900+, security deposit, and if i can find a place that will allow me to bring my 2 little pups.... a pet deposit. oh ya, and furniture would be good to have too! lol

Re: Apartment (trdvibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:18 am
by cspmeinkc
If you decide to have roomates...........Be very careful who you choose!I have lost my a$$ because of deadbeats, some i thought were good friends!

Re: Apartment (cspmeinkc)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:24 am
by AKLGT
well i will have a roommate of sorts, but not too worried. but ya, i've heard some horror stories.

Re: Apartment (trdvibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:28 am
by redlava
Good luck in the new place. I have lived in my share of apartments. Mostly alone, but I have had a few roommates. I just moved in with a friend of mine last month to try and save some money to pay off my car faster. Good job living in the dorms, I think all students should be required to live in the dorms at least for one year. It helps build character. I have seen stuff in there that I never thought was possible. Good times.

Re: Apartment (trdvibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:30 am
by Sputnik
Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »good luck to you! hopefully next summer i'll be able to move out too! just working on saving up a lot of money so it won't be such a financial burden. 2 room apts here are about $900+, security deposit, and if i can find a place that will allow me to bring my 2 little pups.... a pet deposit. oh ya, and furniture would be good to have too! lolHere in Ontario they can't tell you not to have pets when you rent apartments.

Re: Apartment (Sputnik)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:33 am
by AKLGT
Quote, originally posted by Sputnik »Here in Ontario they can't tell you not to have pets when you rent apartments.oh most places here won't allow pets. but sometimes if you know someone, you can. or if it's more like a town house or condo than an apt. which is more or less what i'm hoping for. but that'll be next summer. and then hopefully about a year or 2 after that i will be able to buy my own place.

Re: Apartment (trdvibe)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:42 am
by Sputnik
Our apartment that we had before our condo had a no pet rule when we signed the lease (we have two cats), but the superintenant said at the time we signed, that they can't enforce it by law. So thats nice. Apparently its different with condos though - if its in the condo rule that no pets are allowed, the no pets are allowed. We had our lawyer check that before we waived all the conditions on our condo purchase.

Re: Apartment (Sputnik)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:48 am
by AKLGT
most condos and townhomes here allow small pets on approval. but they are a little more money but are a bit nicer. and i'd like to find something w/ a garage or carport, but we might have to put that on hold so we're not spending a ton of money to rent. would much rather make do w/ something and save up to buy our own place then to end up renting forever. besides, in the US we get a nice tax break on interest!

Re: Apartment (russ257)

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:53 pm
by ebslopp
Quote, originally posted by russ257 »So graduated from college ( at which I lived in the dorms for all 4 years) and i got a job. SO i decided I am moving out. I ofund an apartment. I applied and got it and am going tomorrow to sign the paperwork. This should eb a learning expierience Make sure to fill out every little bit of damage on the check in sheet. At my last apartment, when I moved out I was charged for dumb things like "dust on blinds" even though I cleaned them.