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Apartment search off to a bad start

Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd

I mentioned here this past week that my rent had suddenly been upped by 1/3, so I'm looking for another place.  It's not going well since it has to be on the ground floor due to my Chronic Kidney Disease's nerve damage to my legs and the fact that I have a dog.  


Today I went to see a promising apartment but when I got there the landlady had double-booked showing it.  There was a family of 8 there to see it, too, and the landlady basically ignored me and ended up renting it on the spot to them.  


Hoping for better apartment hunting tomorrow. Sorry if because of the hunt I'm not online here during the day as per usual.

Dani1960
Dani1960
I wish you well in your search
arfie
arfie
the search for lodging goes that way on a routine basis. trust the force. it will all work out at the speed of life.

continued support while you work it through.

wandering wonder
you were looking to make an apartment big enough for a family of 8 into a bachelor pad? my mind is boggling a bit over that logistic.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I hope you find a great place really soon sweetie.... Sending a big hug and a blessing... xo
hasty_05
hasty_05
My son went to look at several apartments. Lured there by low prices but when he arrived, the leasing agent said those are all gone and we can show you one for triple that price. Sigh.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Ouch, hasty_05, that's the old "bait and switch" sales trick. Shame on them.

I saw a place this morning, but it was built such that I couldn't move my air conditioner from the bedroom in the place I'm in now to the bedroom in that place, so no way. I hate to be a big baby about it, but this 65 year old fella can handle the Mexican heat during the day fine, but when it comes to night time and sleeping, not so much.

I have enough to handle about sleep with my PTSD insomnia. I'd have no business trying to fight that AND the heat at night. So I passed on it.

I'm starting to think I may have to swallow the sudden 1/3 rent increase. Gulp. Oh, well. I'm blessed as to what a fine apartment it is, so I'd just tell myself to appreciate it 1/3 more, then.
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Yeah, I decided to swallow the 1/3 increase. It turns out that moving my air conditioner to a new case here in Mexico isn't a given the way it is back in the States. And here in the tropics, a/c is a must.

I've got a good place. Thanks for supporting me through figuring this out.
Mich79
Mich79
All the best with your search. Homes are so important- really hoping you get somewhere that feels safe and comfortable
Mich79
Mich79
Oh- you’ve decided to stay where you are! I hope it’s manageable for you x
arfie
arfie
at 69, i still live by the policy of keeping my options open and reviewing those options on a routine basis. over the decades i have dogmatically lived by this policy, my most frequent finding in the reviews is that what i got ain't so bad in the balance of things.

another thing i get from this policy is a deeper awareness of the community i am living in. there is always something new to learn on that score.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I hope that you find a place that you can stay in ongoing really soon Muji.... A place to truly call home

Sending you a huge hug of support while your search continues.... xo
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