You know you’re getting desperate for an apartment when you resort to launching a letter writing campaign to the owners, complete with a photo montage so they know just who will be occupying their home. I’m not saying this is the latest tactic Emily and I used to secure an apartment over the weekend. But [...]
Posts Tagged ‘apartment searching’
fingers crossed
Posted in all, tagged apartment searching, Pacific Heights, san francisco on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
apartment hunting. sigh.
Posted in all, tagged apartment searching, craigslist, life on July 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
After several months of apartment shopping in San Francisco, sifting through hundreds of ads on craigslist.org, separating the too-good-to-be-trues (they always are), from the junk (always posted in caps), and whittling it down to potential places in my price range (not much) – I’ve learned a few tricks. And because you are so lucky (and [...]
30 days notice
Posted in all, tagged apartment searching, friendship, life, moving on on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and jump.
For much of the past year I have been contemplating moving out of my apartment. When I first unpacked the Subaru last January I expected staying six months – maybe a year. At the time, I just needed a place to lay my head at night [...]
a place to call home
Posted in all, love, tagged apartment searching, life, love, new beginnings, san francisco on May 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There is nothing quite like apartment searching. Yes, it’s stressful. Yes, it’s time consuming and emotionally draining looking for what boils down to an 800-square foot space of sheet rock and hardwood. But, in my opinion, where you choose to rest your head at night is one of the most important decisions you can make [...]
