Real Estate Jitters

Met with the realtor and landlord this morning, gave them the check for 2 months rent, and we are signing leases tonight. The landlord seems like a really cool guy, although he did come off just a BIT snobby, but not bad or anything… Definately not a slumlord of any kind. :)

Anyway, we found out today that the townhouse we originally looked at was going for a bit more money than we were told, because it was streetfacing and apparently those go for more… But he was willing to come down to our price for the other two units in the building. We looked at the one that was “most finished” today (they are all being constructed still, but now they are doing things like railings and doors, so they are almost done). It is a hair smaller (1820ish vs. 1920ish sq. ft), but I think the layout is actually a bit better. I didn’t get any pictures of it, but I do have pictures of the more expensive unit. Apparently our credit reports and combined income are more than sufficient, and the landlord seemed to like Adam and I, but he wanted to talk with Rory and Matt too. The realtor seems to think that there won’t be any problem, but I am still keeping a pessimistic view… I would rather be surprised vs. disappointed after the nightmare I had last time I was looking for places.

Here is the webpage for the actual complex… If you look closely, you can see a button for “Take a Virtual Tour”… This only apparently works in IE, and the pictures in it are also of the more expensive unit, but it gives you a good idea of how classy the place is. :)

I figure I can let my friends know this much since things look good and the apartment is now delisted… You can continue to keep your fingers crossed… :)