Leahs Cafe

We are in the midst of apartment hunting, and internet is a great tool that aids in our initial search.Most of the sites we visited have quite extensive list of apartments, some even have users’ ratings and comments which help to gauge the condition of the apartments. Unfortunately some of the comments or ratings have not been updated for a long time, it’s hard to tell whether the apartment that gets a 5 stars rating 6 years ago still is as good now.:-)

We have used quite a few sites to find apartments that meet our criteria and budget, before we decide to visit the apartment management office for a tour of the apartments.

Most of this sites work more or less the same. If you are looking for Nashville Apartments, you just have to key in the city and zip code, you may or may not limit to apartments within a certain budget at this step.

The apartment finder will search for apartments in Nashville, TN and returns with some featured apartments and a map showing you the locations of this apartments on the top. At this stage you may set the criteria and budget.

You may also click on “See all” to look at all the apartments available in Nashville that meet your criteria and budget.

To get detailed description and contact information for that particular apartment or apartments that catch your eyes, you just have to click on the links. You would find photos and floor plans for the apartments or you can request for a brochure by giving your email. If you want to check out the apartments personally, you will find the maps and direction and contact numbers of the property management you can find on the site come in handy.

Internet is making apartment hunting much easier, isn’t it?

As I am disposing the business and getting ready to move to IL, the big boy has started to look at apartments for rent. We are going to get an apartment near his work place. We are going to live in a college town, the big boy prefers not to live among the students as it can be very noisy, with all the partying and drinking, typical of students’ lifestyle.

If we have a choice, we prefer to live in a duplex or a townhouse.  But, they are more expensive and  have more fees to cover. So we may just start with a one or two room bedrooms apartment and looking to buy our own house in 2-3 years.

My friend just moved back to her hometown after living and working in New York City for many years. She worked in the publishing field and loved the vibrant Big Apple very much. She and her husband moved from this small town to Big Apple after they got married seven years ago. But her husband was not so adaptable. If she was like a fish in the water in New York City, her husband was like the fish out of water. :-)

What can she do in this situation? If they want the marriage to continue, she has to make some sacrifices on her part. They sold the Manhattan real estate they owned. Though the real estate market was not fantastic, they were able to get out before the subprime crisis.

They were able to do it within a short period with the help of the real estate company. In fact, statistic had shown that people are able to sell their property consistently at a higher price by engaging a real estate company like Prudential Douglas Elliman !