Ugh...it's apartment-hunting time again. Wish me luck.

[eyesroll]

Astute readers remember my last apartment hunt.

This time the circumstances are better -- I'm moving in with my SO and his daughter -- but the process still sucks. There's a special place in hell for landlords who fudge the apartment's stats in the ad or on the sign and waste my time. "Well, we said it's a three bedroom, but before you get excited, that's really all there is. There's a bathroom-sized kitchen and a closet-sized bathroom. You'll need to use one of the bedrooms as a living/dining room, which is OK because it doesn't have a door or closet. No basement, no yard, no parking. Oh, and be worried about the back stairs."

And, Milwaukeeans -- I'm looking in the Bay View neighborhood (isn't everyone?), so any leads will be appreciated. 3 bedrooms (or at least two-plus-den/office, because that's how we'll be using the third bedroom), cats allowed.

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. Hey I know someone

who just bought a house in that area. Fixing up a 100 year old Victorian. I detect an uptick in cool Chicagoans escaping to Milwaukee. That city is going to be an ever more happening place.

[eyesroll]

7. If/when Metra gets extended to MKE (like they say it's going to), there

will be a lot of MKE-to-Chicago commuters. There already are quite a few Amtrak/car commuters, but I think that might be the tipping point.

[Ellen Forradalom]

10. Same with DeKalb

they keep talking about that, too.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Good luck.....

...it does suck. :hi:

[eyesroll]

9. You'd think people would WANT to rent these places quickly.

But, no...they don't call me back, and they describe things inaccurately, and neglect to tell me when I ask about the street and the neighborhood that there are train tracks literally in the backyard.

[dolo amber]

3. I thought the plan was for you

to move into the apt he just moved into like 6 mos. ago...? :shrug:

Although, Bay View... :thumbsup:

[eyesroll]

6. We didn't really have a plan.

(Big shock there, I know.)

The East Side's wearing thin on J in particular, but me too.
Plus, his apartment's just too small for the three of us, plus two birds and a cat.
My apartment's the right size, but too old/creaky/lead-painted/no sunlight/crappy neighbors/etc.

New plan:
• I send 60-days notice with my February rent (vacating by April 1.)
• We get an apartment hopefully with March 1 occupancy.
• I move.
• He moves either when his lease is up in May (yep, it'll be a year by then), or when he finds a subletter.

[asthmaticeog]

4. You're getting a new place? Hallelujah!

:evilgrin:

[jpgray]

5. The Rufus on fire!

[eyesroll]

8. They watched football yesterday.

It was ... loud. Lots of profanity. Lots of questions from the kid.