This week I experienced something that most everyone does in his or her lifetime sooner or later: I leased my very first apartment on my own. That may seem a little surprising at this point — and yes, I have been out of the nest for quite some time now. However, currently my landlord is also my family member, and I have never had the opportunity to pick out my own place before. This week, I had my fill of that and more.
The first thing that I learned from my apartment search is that I have been spoiled for not having to conduct one until this point in my life. The quest took two long days over the course of two weekends with a different team of people each day. That leads me to the second thing I learned: I’m so very lucky to have a team of people who helped me find my new home.
I know it would have been exponentially harder by myself. I had no plan put together on Day One of my search. I expected to call up some apartments who would be excited for me to come by on a moment’s notice. I thought surely they would be ready to impress their prospective new tenant.
That was very wrong.
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Alaina O'Neal 