{"id":30,"date":"2008-10-20T17:34:15","date_gmt":"2008-10-21T01:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/providentiallife.wordpress.com\/?p=30"},"modified":"2008-10-20T17:34:15","modified_gmt":"2008-10-21T01:34:15","slug":"monday-morning-yall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jenniepalluzzi.com\/blog\/monday-morning-yall\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday morning, y'all."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s Monday morning out here on the West Coast, and it’s a special Real Estate edition.<\/p>\n

Here’s what peeves me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This weekend, Jeff and I looked at apartments. It was not our original weekend plan–he had a weekend off, and we were going to laze around and enjoy ourselves. But looking casually Friday night led to two full days of hunting. 8 apartments later, and I am a little disheartened. Of course, there were things we loved about each ones, and things that we hated. I think we whittled down a list, however, and finally know what we want:<\/strong><\/p>\n

*sunshine, and lots of it<\/p>\n

*windows (to help with above said need)<\/p>\n

*Air conditioning, because a year without it was NOT fun<\/p>\n

*PARKING (This is one of the most important)<\/p>\n

*more than a walk-in-closet sized kitchen<\/p>\n

*bathroom that isn’t “old” or cracked or otherwise gross. (Jeff also is not keen on weirdly tiled sink, a commonplace in some places here)<\/p>\n

*hardwood floors (I hate carpets, and Jeff also hates them from the dining area, and its seemingly all or nothing here)<\/p>\n

*A landlord\/manager ON SITE that speaks impeccable English. (We’ve have difficulties in the past.)<\/p>\n

*something NOT on a hill, as Jeff DOES bike to work, and would be very appreciative if he could get to and from work in ease.<\/p>\n

That being said, we’re looking mainly in the Los Feliz and Franklin Village areas, so we might not get lucky with the hill…We’ll see. Meanwhile, things we do not want:<\/strong><\/p>\n

*carpet<\/p>\n

*a parking space that is exposed (Jeff worries about dings)<\/p>\n

*A place that doesn’t pay water\/trash (common place in LA, and some apartments we saw yesterday didn’t have the basics)<\/p>\n

*a ground level apartment<\/p>\n

*something too far from the 101<\/p>\n

*A spot in an apartment complex with lots of children and\/or college students<\/p>\n

Also, we have created a “things that would be nice” column:<\/strong><\/p>\n

*A place that has an area to store a bicycle<\/p>\n

*A pool<\/p>\n

*An option for a second parking spot<\/p>\n

*A bathtub and a shower without a door but rather a rod.<\/p>\n

Any suggestions? Ideas for us? LA is a scary place to find an apartment, but I am confident it’s out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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