I'm gonna be moving into my first apartment in the coming months. I'm not your typical broke college student with no/minimal income, but obviously I'm not just care free $2000/month 3 bedroom apartment either. So with that said I'm not really looking for the usual slew of "buy all your food in bulk from walmart and buy all your clothes from goodwill"... because let's be honest, that's common sense if you're on a very tight budget.
Looking more for what to look for and what to ask when I'm checking out apartments, as well as tips for making the life easier. I do think I would like to get a pet eventually, probably a cat because I expect to work fairly long hours. Other than that I couldn't really care less if it's 300 square feet or whatever as long as it has a basic kitchen and some place to sleep, and isn't in a dangerous neighborhood.
edit: I've been reading around myfirstapartment.com, some nice tips there in case anyone else wanted help or was going to suggest that.
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[–] 5405446? [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I looked into it deeper after I posted that, turns out they only need to allow it if you have a government qualified mental/physical disability. I'm pretty physically able, and the mental disabilities/illnesses are basically mental retardation, severe depression, all of which I'm good on right now. And a doctor actually needs to prescribe an emotional support animal.
[–] TheMagicalElf ago
That's too bad. I will say I've always been able to find somewhere to rent across 2 states and over 10 years with my cats, but it does add a significant cost and limit options.