Apartment Hunting

I spent almost the whole day today looking for an apartment. I found a few places I kinda like around the Piedmont Avenue area but I also tried to look around Lake Merritt area. Lake Merritt is a nice area, a jogger's paradise and this is where they held last year's Olympic trials for the US Rowing Team. But for some crazy reason, the apartments I checked out, 2 blocks from the lake are just plain nasty. One apartment smelled like pee and the hallways smelled like the streets of Tenderloin in San Francisco. All that for $895 plus $50 for parking. Hell, no.

I was ready to settle for the apartment I saw yesterday for $850, parking included when I decided to browse Craigslist apartments one more time and found one around the Piedmont area that sounded awesome. So I thought I should go check it out before getting a $300 money order as a deposit for the apartment I saw yesterday. I wanted some sort of a confirmation that yes, I am making the right decision. So I thought checking out one more apartment will serve as the confirmation if I end up not liking it.

The apartment manager opened the door for me at around 5 p.m. The apartment is onthe first floor and oh my God, as soon as she let me in to the apartment, I totally fell in love with it. I knew right there and then that I wanted that apartment. I walked through the kitchen into the living room and I can imagine myself enjoying this place. Now, don't ask me how much is it. I think I deserve something like it. So I filled out an application form, went home and grabbed 3 pay stubs and paid $25 for a credit check. The manager said she will give me a call back tomorrow to let me know whether I got the apartment or not.

I am so stoked. But at the same time kind of nervous that I did something so hasty. But I guess it was my instinct working. I almost went for that $825 apartment, which is an okay place but the last apartment I looked at was supposed to be a confirmation that I should go for it. But it turned out to be the opposite.

So we'll see if my credit history is good enough for me to get this apartment. Aaaah, I can't wait to get away from my nasty neighbors!