Lowly Apartment Dwellers
I didn’t mind living in an apartment when I lived in Indianapolis. I was right downtown, I walked to work, dining and shopping were right outside my front door, parades went past, and I listened to concerts just by opening the windows. Living in an apartment in the city was a choice – a way of life.
Now that we live in a small town, being an apartment dweller is just an every day reminder that we don’t own a home. There’s no advantage to living in an apartment – there are no shops or restaurants within walking distance, there’s no concerts or festivals, and the neighbors…lets just say they aren’t young working professionals.
I can’t wait to move somewhere like here (Some of you know where “here” is. I can’t tell the rest of you just yet. Sorry. Proprietary information.)….
Kristen
BEAUTIFUL house!!!
jennster
there ARE upsides to having an apartment.. usually you’re paying WAY less in rent than you would in a mortgage… so more money to play with each month is FUN!!!!!! you can have a pool and a nice apartment that you aren’t responsible for and don’t hvae to clean or pay for! it’s not all bad. sometimes i wish we were still renting and didn’t own our house because i crave the 3 grand we’d have each month to play with that we don’t have now. 3 grand A MONTH!!!!!!!
Laurie
Hell I want to move there, and it looks like there just might be room for me. I call dibs on the bedroom on the upper left!
Laurie
Oh, and I also wanted to say from what I have seen… your apartment is great. I am in awe of your fabulous garden on the patio. Can’t wait to see what you do with a house!
Corrin
Holy shit, Jennster – That’s more than half of what my husband and I make each month! Our rent now is $1200/mo and payments on that house come out to be about $900.
Corrin
Laurie – I do think I might have a green thumb. I still plan on hiring a lawn service though.
Mkcoy
Oh my I wish my way of life was like that in that I got to live in a big house like that as well. It sounds really beautiful. I’m a city boy at heart but I’m looking to move to the quiet conutry side.
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Karen
That looks like a beautiful home. There are upsides and downsides to owning.
On another subject: Zoloft.
Another: I need the link for comment exchange, pretty please.
Holly
I know exactly what you are talking about! I lived in an apartment complex that just had nothing going for it. I wanted a house so bad because all of my neighbors had loud children who would run though the halls all hours of the night screaming.
Apartments are good if you live in the right one and it’s in a good location.
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Christina thecoffeelady
renting/paying the bank….. done both…. not happy with either! lol good luck
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Maureen
I agree that living in the city is a way of life. Everyone talks about owning as being great, but honestly it’s easy to refinance and throw in the cc debt, or other things and keep it stringing along. Also, the maintanance is huge. Cost after cost. I could rent something nice for almost a third of what I pay for mortgage, insurance, taxes…The only time it may really be beneficial is when it’s paid for
spygrrl
Girl…. you are on your way to getting that dream home!
Personally…. i would love to have ANY place to call my own home. lol
Jacob
Don’t worry too much about it. Everbody has to start somewhere and apartments aren’t all that bad, even is the little cities.
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Julie
I love that house, so cute!
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m a m a j o s s
cute cute cute!
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vein
I like many things about being in a suburban apartment, for example the time and miney saved not looking after a yard or vacuuming acres of carpet
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cady
that house is so pretty! i love it!
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PecanCtMichael
That’s a fantastic house! Is it in Texas? $900 a month for a house that size is too cheap in Northwest Indiana.
Michael
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Corrin
Michael – Shhhhh, don’t blow our cover just yet!