I hate renting. I hate looking for apartments. I hate moving....every year. I especially hate the doubt that comes in when searching for an aparment. Is this it? Can I afford this? can I do better? Will there be more/better rentals available if I wait a bit? Should I snap something up now? How will I come up with a security deposit?.....I have an application in for an OKish apartment that I've looked at, but I don't really want it. I'm just afraid that I can't do any better.
All of this is being compounded this year by a complete lack of roommates for next year, and the amazing housing prices in the Madison area. I am willing to pay a little more to live in a place that I really like, because I know how depressed I get living in a place I hate. Nothing like spending an entire year hating the idea of having to go home. However, most of the places that I like would be affordable only with a roommate. In this town, nice two bedrooms can be affordable but even horrid, tiny one bedrooms and efficiencies in inconvenient places are terribley expensive. Blah.
I need a roommate. I also should start getting rid of some of my furniture and stuff. I don't have that much stuff in the grand scheme of things, but the less space I need the better. Anyone wanna buy my stuff? I thought not. *sigh* Time to scan the ads again.
