Apt hunting

It has been a week or two of active hunting here in Chicago for another place. Based on the things we knew, it seemed that staying in Chicago was the right choice for now. We began the hunt via Craislist for a place. I am unsure how I ever looked for a place without Craigslist and Google streetview. That is an awesome combo!

In our recession-not-calling-it-a-depression, apparently a considerable number of condos are available here in the Windy for rent. Needless to say, there are a slew of places out here for rent. There are also a considerable number of people who want you to believe there are not a lot of options if you want certain things. Our interests were simple. We wanted dog friendly, location, and as much bang as we could get for our price range. Oh, we also needed to not be in a garden level. Having been broken into last month as well the uninterested party in every drunken group staggering from Southport to Clark, we were in tent on never being this low again.

Our search seemingly came to an end Fri night when we took a look at a little one bedroom in Lakeview (Boystown). Until the it was a deadlock between a nice place on Pine Grove and a cute spot on the 10th floor in Edgewater. We looked at this one Fri night and did not even need to talk about it. We told her we'd take it. Happy and relieved we went home.

The next morning, we were informed that the management co. had already take care of the apt and we were back to square one. while Tiff was busy riding a float for work in the St. Patrick's Day Parade, I was looking all over Lakeview for another tie breaker. After a dozen more choices, Tiff and I decided to take another place in the building we had just lost the night before. It cost a tad more, but the happy in our location made up for it. However after an exhausting day of searching, nic-fitting, and still fighting a bug, well, we sat there in hollow victory. The sweet place is getting better, but man that was tiring.

Stay tuned for news on the new place to come. These pic's were the best of the discarded. Don't let them tell you it's tough to find a place to rent right now. A lot of things are tough these days, but available places to live without owning are bountiful. A few even have views.