We’ve put in an application and refundable deposit on an apartment. My tension has just melted away.
We saw a very nice place on Friday evening in a building we had looked in before. I thought it was great but Matt was hesitant. So we didn’t act on it. Then over the weekend Matt started to warm to it. But I thought it would be gone by now. I emailed the management company agent last night and she got back to me today and said it was still available. So we acted FAST. She emailed me the application and I put together all our paperwork (since we’d already put most of it together in anticipation of finding a place).
It has pros and cons but mostly pros. I feel very happy. It’s in the area south of Columbia University.
I was tense and frantic all morning. The agent said that someone else over the weekend had expressed interest in it (true? not true? who knows, who cares) so I wanted to get all our papers together and get the necessary money orders and hightail it back into the city (Matt couldn’t get away from work today).
So that’s all done and we just have to wait for approval. There’s no reason we wouldn’t be approved, but I like to worry. Well, my body likes to worry. My body is all keyed up and tensed up from a weekend of stress and a morning of worry and it hasn’t quite realized it can relax now.
At any rate, I AM SO RELIEVED.
YAY! Congrats!
Finding a place to live in NYC is such a nightmare!!!
Congratulations! You must be so relieved. Looking for an apartment in New York sounds like a nightmare. I know you and Matt will be happy in the new place. (Well, I don’t actually know you or Matt, or even where the new place is exactly, but still, I know you’ll be happy!)
BTW, many years ago I lived in Syracuse, New York, and when I was looking for an apartment, I checked out this little town nearby that was the birthplace of L. Frank Baum, of Wizard of Oz fame. Baum only lived in this town until he was about 6. But I saw several apartments in very old houses where Baum reportedly lived, at least according to real estate agents. Kind of like George Washington slept here, I guess. Apparently, at one point or another, Baum lived in every building in town!
Congrats, you guys!
My experience is they ALWAYS lie when they say someone else is interested. However, if you’re moving on an apartment, I think it’s more than a good thing to act as quickly as you can.
So, congrats!
Congrats! Now gather the boxes!