by Laura
Many New Yorkers come to wonder why they’re shelling out big bucks to share a closet with some friendly local critters. Location, location, location is of course the answer. But if you’re willing to give up, um, everything about big city life, you’ll find real estate heaven in North Carolina.
Harold and I found an apartment via a complicated process:
- Google apartments close to campus.
- Visit the top options.
- Choose the nicest one.
We kept waiting for steps #4-121, which in our NYC experience included begging brokers to help us out while hanging on to our last shred of dignity. Typically, those conversations sounded like, “We’llgiveyouwhateveryouwant – butfortheloveofgodhaveyounohumandecency?”
Now that my Mom is also looking for an apartment in the Triangle, we’re keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that steps #1-3 will hold. My Mom has not looked for an apartment in a long time. She had many hard-hitting questions for the leasing office, such as, “Does the tub have a shower? Or is it just a tub?” and “Will there be enough cross-ventilation?”. Fortunately, it appears that North Carolina may be able to accommodate this wish list.
As for all you suckers back in NYC, as Nelson on The Simpsons would say, “Hah-ha!”
Laura
Harold
