The hunt

God I love October. Nothing more to that other than the usual halloweeny, seasonal stuff. Oh, and my birthday. I damn enjoy this time of year.

Househunting!

So Reese and I looked at a townhouse and a set of apartments yesterday. The townhouses were located in Bridgeville and MAN did they suck! They were small, overpriced and brimming with hidden fees. They even went as far as to go out of their way to say "And you can even put a grill out on your patio, so long as you can provide proof of rental insurance." Who the hell says something like that!?!? Seriously, neither me, Reese or my mom inquired about putting a grill on this deck-ish patio. The property manager just kind of "offered" that bit of information. WEIRD! Overall, the community was nice enough, I guess. They were renovating the exteriors of the townhomes, which was okay, but that didn't warrant the damn near $1100 a month they estimated I'd be dropping on it. Remember this name, and quickly forget it: Springhouse Communities.

On a whim, we decided to check out the luxury apartment campus called Parkside Estates in Canonsburg. We'd originally planned on scheduling a showing with them for later in the week, but we were in the area. We caught the property manager at 4:50pm, but he was more than happy to show us an apartment. These were MUCH nicer than the townhouses we saw earlier. The floor layouts are only a single level, but they are very, very spacious. The prices are very reasonable, and the community has everything that I'd need --- especially a running trail. These apartments are definitely on our short list.

The search will continue through this week. We're going to look at another townhouse as well as a few houses in the Canonsburg / Bridgeville / Carnegie area. Expect results soon.