And I Will Call Him Roommate

After a couple of unlucky tries at finding a roommate through craigslist, I finally had some luck. One of my friends from college, Evan, and I talked a little over the weekend and decided to try and find a place together. Originally, I had thought of having Evan as a roommate, but the timing of our leases was off by quite a bit that it really didn't seem feasible. However, our thoughts and where and what type of building we want to live in is similar as is our income so finding a place should be a lot easier. I'm just going to have the bite the bullet and pay the rent myself for the first month or two, but hey, that's the cost of moving. It'll still probably be cheaper than paying a broker. We're planning on looking at places this Saturday so if I'm really lucky, I might have a new home by next week.

Still seaching for a place to call home

It's now been three weeks and the search for an apartment in New York still continues. The search has taken me all over the place. First I wanted to live on the Upper East Side. Then I was set on living in Brooklyn. Now I'm back to looking for a place in Manhattan, but now I'm more open to which part of the city. Basically, if its close to transportation and below 96th, I'm pretty good.

But I realize that I'm still pretty picky about apartments. It's definitely taking me a little to get used to dollar to square footage ratio in NYC; it's definietly not the same as CT.

Now, I'm looking at a roommate. Oh man...when will this all end?

Searching For A New Home

I've been searching for an apartment in the city now for about a week and a half. It has not been going as well as I had wanted. I've now decided that I'm open to living in Manhattan (preferrably the East Side) and Brooklyn as well. Brooklyn is definitely more affordable, but I know less people there and it would just be more convenient for work and for friends if I was in Manhattan.

This whole process has been really stressful. Work wants me in the city by July 1 yet they aren't really giving me any help in the process. It's a little ridiculous to expect me to get it all together by myself by July 1, especially since I don't live in the city so actually viewing apartments is challenging. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and really hoping that I can find a place without using a broker because I just can't afford their fees at this point.