First apartment rent transparency💸🩷
As far as first apartments go, I really like mine. It’s a bit more than i wanted to spend on an apartment living by myself but I make it work.
How did i find it: On rent.com. I have a boxer bulldog and most apartment complexes have very strict dog restrictions that prevented him from going there. There’s not a lot of apartment complexes in upstate new york that don’t have dog restrictions and I was really lucky to find mine.
The only things I really don’t like about my complex is that there’s a lot of carpeting, it’s a bit far from my job, and the service isn’t the best. I also live in a building that’s hidden from the main parking lot so delivery drivers can’t ever find me. I usually end up walking around outside for awhile giving them directions to where I am.
But i absolutely love having all of my utilities aside from National Grid already included in my rent. It makes paying my bills monthly so much easier!!
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I think your apartment is the first one that I’ve seen in New York that seems worth it. It’s very expensive up there, so I think you got a good one. Your apartment is super cute too!!!!