Looking for Apartments, Update 5

You may remember that I had been looking for a new apartment. At the time, my girlfriend and I were planning to live with each other. Since then, we have decided to delay cohabitation.

In any event, I searched for affordable one-bedroom apartments near my office, but I didn’t find anything that convinced me it was worthwhile to move from my current location. My noisy neighbors have moved out, and for the moment, my lack of overtime frees me up to take care of my chores during the week, such as laundry. This in turn will allow me to visit my girlfriend’s new apartment over the weekend.

I’ve renewed my lease for a year, but if I decide not to continue living here—either to move in with Amy or to transfer to a new job—I will break my lease. I’ve considered the implications, and it’s not horrible as long as I can plan ahead.

With the new lease, my rent is increasing to $901 a month. The photograph at the top of this post is a picture of the apartment complex where I live.

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  1. #1: Kyle
    Friday, June 30, 2006
    5:05 pm (reply)

    So you’re not moving to NJ’s Gold Coast, huh? Well, at least your rent isn’t increasing by the standard 7.25% in NYC this year. Best of luck to you!

  2. #2: Doobie
    Friday, June 30, 2006
    8:26 pm (reply)

    So Rupert’s sticking around for a little while longer?

  3. #3: Flexo
    Saturday, July 1, 2006
    9:49 am (reply)

    Rupert (my cat) is sticking around, and so am I. Thanks, Kyle for all your suggestions about the Edgewater area. I’m leaving the option open for the future… it seems like a great area to live.

  4. #4: saving advice
    Saturday, July 1, 2006
    11:50 am (reply)

    I’m sure that you have worked out the numbers, but I was just curious what extra fees you’d have and how much you’d estimate it would cost if you broke the lease?

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