first or second floor?

[nageov3t]

I was searching through apartment listings today, and was surprised to see that first floor apartments nearly always tended to be cheaper than second floor apartments, even in the same complex.

I've always preferred 1st floor myself, on account of being hella lazy (not to mention it's a lot easier to get furniture inside the apartment if you don't have to worry about winding staircases), but what does a 2nd floor have to offer over a 1st floor to make it worth the extra money?

 

[vi edit]

Saftey usually. It's easier/more convenient to break into a 1st floor than a 2nd floor. Insurance rates take that into account too.

Plus, if there isn't a 3rd floor, the 2nd floor people don't have people thumping above them.

 

[olds]

Obligatory, "second floor so the girls can slide down my pole".

 

[imported_weadjust]

1st floor sucks. You have to listen to the 2nd floor person stomping all over the place all night or early in the morning.

 

[bamacre]

Considering I work at home, definitely the 1st floor.

 

[ChaoZ]

Second since it's harder to hear stuff from the first floor.

 

[nageov3t]

bump for working stiffs

 

[compuwiz1]

Never tried a second or third floor. Just figured it was more of a hassle to move in, carrying sh!t up flights of stairs.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I live on both floors. Two-story house FTW!

 

[Zolty]

Top floor, I hate people being above me and hearing them constantly. If I can't hear them I don't care.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
I live on both floors. Two-story house FTW!

thanks, Mr. Moneybags... I bet you have cable tv too! 😛 jk

 

[homercles337]

I prefer the top floor. 1st and 2nd are for ground dwellers. Im currently on the 6th (which is the top floor in my building).

 

[jhayx7]

Top floor

 

[MercenaryForHire]

second floor 4 life

First floor needs to be destroyed ASAP in case of zombie attack. Kill the elevators, block the stairs, and a standard apartment complex becomes remarkably secure.

- M4H

 

[markgm]

I won't live in a place where I can hear the people above me. My first place was the top floor and my second was the first floor. I liked the first floor place much better.

 

[nakedfrog]

Definitely not the ground floor. Way too easy to get robbed.

 

[K1052]

I typically prefer high/mid rises.

Ground floor is noisier and less secure.

 

[Tiamat]

First floor is much easier to move stuff into.
Higher floor has less noise.

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

second floor 4 life

First floor needs to be destroyed ASAP in case of zombie attack. Kill the elevators, block the stairs, and a standard apartment complex becomes remarkably secure.

- M4H

Why, do you feel that way, because I throw all my butts down below, but I throw all my roaches up to the floor above? 😉

 

[Linflas]

Haven't lived in an apartment in ages but when I did I prefered the top floor but it really didn't matter enough to me that I would have paid a premium for it.

 

[slimrhcp]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

second floor 4 life

First floor needs to be destroyed ASAP in case of zombie attack. Kill the elevators, block the stairs, and a standard apartment complex becomes remarkably secure.

- M4H

What if the zombies discover stilts and/or pogo sticks?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Why, do you feel that way, because I throw all my butts down below, but I throw all my roaches up to the floor above? 😉

The occupants of the first floor will be fine - they'd just need to grab their gear and move up. I'd just rather not be displaced. 😛

Originally posted by: slimrhcp
What if the zombies discover stilts and/or pogo sticks?

Impossible - zombies lack the coordination, never mind the cognitive capacity, to use either implement.

- M4H

 

[slimrhcp]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: slimrhcp
What if the zombies discover stilts and/or pogo sticks?

Impossible - zombies lack the coordination, never mind the cognitive capacity, to use either implement.

- M4H

Dude you're funny as hell.

 

[gamepad]

Zombie defense aside, I like 2nd floor for the view.

 

[Modular]

2nd floor...

Security
Better View
Free heat from the sucker living below you