psttt.. my current roommates both wait tables and work at restaraunts.. they 3-4 loads a week easy.
psttt.. my current roommates both wait tables and work at restaraunts.. they 3-4 loads a week easy.
Hands down, nicer loft. It is your freaking HOME. Why not love your home. No matter if it is an aparment, condo, house... it doesn't matter. All that matters is that you are happy coming back to the place after a crazy day at work or a night of fun.
It might be more expensive, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Plus, they look beautiful!
It might be more expensive, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Plus, they look beautiful!
agree 100%
the extra $300/mo for in-unit w/d and nice exercise/pool facilities is worth it. just think of it as an apt. with a gym membership and parking space all in one.
Nightfall
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I have to say to get the more expensive apartment. Especially if you love where you work and its a stable place to work. Working 2 blocks away from where you live is a huge bonus. The biggest thing is that you live at a place that is safe, secure, and in a good neighborhood. I would never live in a total dive again. I made that mistake when I graduated from college and got my first job making about as much as you do now. I got an apartment in a questionable area, and I couldn't wait to get out of there. The new place I got was $200 more a month, but I got my own washing machine and dryer, utilities included, and a much nicer place to live.
Do yourself a favor, spend the extra cash and get a nice place to live. You won't regret it.
Do yourself a favor, spend the extra cash and get a nice place to live. You won't regret it.
So I guess the place from a week or two ago turned out to be kinda crappy?
I suppose there's nothing in between?
No way I'd pay $950/mo for one person unless I'm earning equity.
If the laundry thing is really your selling point, just go to a local laundromat. Could do all your loads at once, probably pay half as much, and get some good reading time in.
The pool is a great bonus, but in STL it's good for about 1/3 of the year. Unless it's heated and in a greenhouse type deal and open late in to the fall/early winter.
If you can justify entering a lease for 1/3 of your yearly income then you should just find a house/condo instead. In the other thread you posted you didn't seem to have much room to give outside of your car payment/insurance/phone/etc in your budget. I know you said you may make commission, but you also have to consider that you might NOT make any.
I suppose there's nothing in between?
No way I'd pay $950/mo for one person unless I'm earning equity.
If the laundry thing is really your selling point, just go to a local laundromat. Could do all your loads at once, probably pay half as much, and get some good reading time in.
The pool is a great bonus, but in STL it's good for about 1/3 of the year. Unless it's heated and in a greenhouse type deal and open late in to the fall/early winter.
If you can justify entering a lease for 1/3 of your yearly income then you should just find a house/condo instead. In the other thread you posted you didn't seem to have much room to give outside of your car payment/insurance/phone/etc in your budget. I know you said you may make commission, but you also have to consider that you might NOT make any.
That's kind of what I'm thinking too.. I know that if I took the cheaper apartment, I would be looking forward to getting something better. I disliked it that much. Of course I wouldn't be miserable there, but I would eventually, probably sooner than later, want an upgrade. Which would mean moving, etc..
The more expensive place, pssstttttt... i could stay there for years.
I just saw the option for C... I like it as well, but really think long about what you would like more, B or C... If there is something in one of them that you espeically love, run with that.
Well, I have a girl that may move in with me. And if she doesn't I want to find one soon, so I want the place to be attractive to a mate as well. I think the in unit laundry alone is selling me, because I'm lazy with laundry. I'll wash it and get it in the dryer, but sometimes I like to put stuff in the dryer before I go to sleep. I can't do that if I don't have in unit. I think just scheduling my laundry around others is stressful!
And I think a woman would greatly appreciate having her own laundry units, not having to share it with people she doesn't know. I know my female roommate said she hated going to the laundry mat because of that.
not comprehending the relevance of your remark.
I was just stating that the immediate environment is classy, not slummy.
Gooberlx2
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Meh, that's just renter's insurance and I doubt the OP has all that many super nice things. Probably not enough to need more than the minimum coverage anyway.
I've noticed that unless you live where there are hurricanes and/or flood planes, bare minimum renter's insurance probably won't deviate more then $20 per year, regardless of crime.
I've got about $20k worth of stuff. Computers, lcd's, tv's, guitars, games, clothes.
But I have renters ins.
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