the hunt- part I

go ahead. say it. i know. i'm a slacker.
with a valid excuse, of course.
i was on the hunt.
and quite a hunt it's been.

finding an apartment in NY might be properly compared with running a marathon, but one in which fierce, biting dogs are strategically placed at each mile point, ready to chew your exhausted self up.

yes, i mean it.

the marathon being the "tiring, exhausting, when shall i ever reach the finish line, will it be before i die?" part and the fierce dogs being the brokers that knaw at every edible inch of you.

its really fun though. i swear.

no, on a serious note though, should you have an unlimited budget and/or not care where you live, i'm sure its quite the pleasant experience.

i, as one, have a limited budget and apparently, "fine taste" in neighborhoods. i want to spend around $2000 for a 2 BR and i would like for it to be in one of the following 'hoods: E.Village, W.Village, any Village, Chelsea, and up the West Side, (if need be).

now, for all those that are residing/ have resided in NYC, you probably just laughed your asses off for a good five minutes.

yes, that's my budget and yes, that's where i want to live.

no worries, don't feel bad...i've been laughed at innumerable times now, by my favorite population of humans, the brokers.

and then they usually proceed to tell me that the $2000 apt in the E.Village, that they posted five minutes ago is already rented out, but they have one for me for $2500 in East Jabib, proper. Wow, thanks and my name is, in fact, Ignorant Idiot.

phew, well, with that being said,..i have found some really decent places within my budget.

miracles do happen.
of course, the first one fell through.
and the second.
and on the 3rd- 10th, i received no return phone calls.
and after the 11th, after supplying all of our info, the guarantor info that i should never had been required to submit...it once again, fell through

...i can thank a lying, dirty, money-scoundreling female broker for that one- what a surprise, right?!
no, i'm not bitter or anything....really, i'm not...