![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
[blows the dust off]
Mar. 19th, 2026 23:07Going through a lot of life transitions right now, why not do the thing I did last time that happened and make a Dreamwidth post?
Apartment hunting on a tight deadline is actual hell. Apartment hunting in one of the most expensive areas in the USA where I think a third of the listings are scams and the rest are like $5000 a month is worse. It's probably a marker of how wiped I am by this nonsense that I stared at a lease in my inbox for two days before twigging on to the fact that asking me to wire three months rent before seeing the apartment is sus (did not actually wire any money).
IDK how much y'all think the average single person income in the area is, but it's not enough for all these stupid luxury stainless steel apartments. I don't need a pet spa or three gyms on site or a saltwater pool(?!). I need a box with a fridge, an outlet for my desktop computer, and to not have to drive an hour each way to get to work. Housing is a nightmare.
Apartment hunting on a tight deadline is actual hell. Apartment hunting in one of the most expensive areas in the USA where I think a third of the listings are scams and the rest are like $5000 a month is worse. It's probably a marker of how wiped I am by this nonsense that I stared at a lease in my inbox for two days before twigging on to the fact that asking me to wire three months rent before seeing the apartment is sus (did not actually wire any money).
IDK how much y'all think the average single person income in the area is, but it's not enough for all these stupid luxury stainless steel apartments. I don't need a pet spa or three gyms on site or a saltwater pool(?!). I need a box with a fridge, an outlet for my desktop computer, and to not have to drive an hour each way to get to work. Housing is a nightmare.
