Now some of you may know this already - after almost 3 years we are having to move again. For 3 weeks I was entrenched in Craigslist, rent.com, trulia.com, intown.com, condosatlanta.com, etc. Do you know what's out there right now? Not much. And have you seen the prices? Wow, these are the pre-spring prices... These are the same prices that I saw last spring/summer when we were considering possibly moving. Not cool.
I was lucky enough to spy a 2 bed/2 bath loft/condo near midtown. Closer to work, good location near everything, closer to friends, free wifi, gym included, and park close by for lil Li. We actually just returned from signing the lease. Despite the fact that I wanted to wait out my current house situation we couldn't risk any higher prices. I have talked to several people who have confirmed that prices will be going up around April and we can barely afford the "in-town" price now so we had to snag it.
While looking at the lease we noticed some fees, non-refundable of course. However, it says there will be a 0% increase to renew it in a year from now and after that it goes month to month, which is exactly what we are looking for. Also shows compensation if owner decides to sell. Thank goodness.
It's nerve wracking though. We will be living next to 2 other people and have people above us. I used to be able to sleep through anything. Then a few years into my relationship with C and now I wake up to a mouse cough. I'm hoping that since it's a loft and is mostly constructed out of concrete that we shouldn't have any problems. Cross my fingers, anyway.
We move next weekend. I should be requesting move quotes right now but instead I'm writing. Whoops. We also have about a third of the house to pack. Unpacking will be a challenge because we are going to need a bunch of things - buffet/butcher's cart, bookcases, standing wall rack for our bikes (that hopefully fit in the laundry room), a pot & pan rack, + much more.
I feel like every time I start start paying something down that something else comes along. Yup, right on time.
Attached are some photos we took. We will need some creative storage solutions so get thinking!!
