Hey guys!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
My bestie and I and the pup took a ride this week down to the area where we are thinking about moving. It was a LONG day as we drove there and back on the same day because we didn’t have money for a hotel. Needless to say, I was sick of riding in the car by the time we got home. But we got to see the neighborhood(s) and figure out where the nearest grocery stores were and if we would feel safe in the area. Bonnie even got a trip to a new dog park! She loves those! But even she was getting tired of riding in the car! Lol.
We did not look at any apartments because we had the pup along and didn’t think that most apartments would want to do a tour with our dog, even if they allow pets. I’m not sure if we will be able to physically see the actual apartment we select because of the no cash for a hotel thing. We will have to just go off of photos and hope for the best!
The building we are currently living in has been bombarding us with e-mails trying to figure out if we are moving or not. We have not given our notice to vacate because we TECHNICALLY have until the end of this month before we have to. Since they were unwilling to work with us to lower the amount of rent they wanted next year, we are going to wait until the last possible moment for a couple of reasons… 1. We don’t currently have a new place lined up and if, for some reason, we do NOT find one we will still be able to stay live here, albeit at the much higher rent. And 2. Since they did not negotiate with us, we are NOT going to make it easier for them to rent out this apartment than we need to. I am sure they want to advertise to try and get new tenants, but like most landlords, they require a 3-month notice to vacate, so the other apartments – the ones we are interested in – are not advertising either. So you could say that I am being petty or an ass. And I guess you are right. I am still bitter that they are raising the rent on an apartment we have lived in for 6 years by over $500.00 per month. I know it is “the way the rental market is right now” but being a former property manager myself, I think keeping quality tenants should be taken into consideration when raising the rent. Call me silly.
ANYWAY, my drama is NOT why you came here today! lol! Below are another 300 pics from my Self Portrait folder! I hope you guys enjoy and have an AWESOME weekend!
Jason
