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06-17-2009, 12:56 PM
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I can't think of anything clever to say here
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Loudoun County, Virginia
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Originally Posted by JakilaTheHun
I've often joked that every craphole in the US is now labeled a "luxury apartment" complex.
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LOL that was true even way back when I was renting apartments. I remember a building on my street advertising "penthouse" apartments--some penthouse, the building was only 3 stories tall!  |
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06-17-2009, 12:58 PM
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Yeah, I lived there too..
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: DC Metro/NoVA
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You can search craigslist by zipcode. That may help..We just had our Thomas Guide and asked as many questions as possible over email. Oh and prayed a lot.
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06-17-2009, 01:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Those apartment guides you can pick up at Metro are useless. I remember the first time I searched for an apartment in the area. My budget was $1100. Not enough for the places I was told was flooded with people just like me, fresh out of college -- e.g. the highrises in North Arlington. If only I could swing $1400!
Now, many years later, I can swing that $1400 and change...and I still can't afford those highrises. Because those same apartments are now $1800 and up for a one-bedroom.
A girl just can't get ahead.
(P.S. I have since acquired a dog, and a highrise would be impractical anyway. But the point is that I thought it would be much easier finding a place I love this time around because I have a higher budget, but truth is, rents have risen just as much if not more so than my salary.)
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06-17-2009, 07:55 PM
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Yeah, I lived there too..
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: DC Metro/NoVA
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Originally Posted by seiketsu
Those apartment guides you can pick up at Metro are useless.
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A Thomas Guide is a Rand McNally published, 100 page map of the area. Those apt guides you speak of are no good. |
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06-17-2009, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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When the description says "clean and roomy" and you walk in and a cloud of cat pee hits you like a mack truck....people...cat pee....are you for real. It is one of the worst smells in the whole world. What are some people thinking? Frustrating!
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06-17-2009, 09:56 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
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add some rat droppings to really clinch the deal. Perhaps a condom in the trash can.
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