Lesson #45: Apartment Treasure Hunt

Apartment hunting.
Blech.


Lyndon and I have been living in the married housing apartments on campus for almost two years, but that won't be the case soon.  As long as someone is taking four credit hours, you can stay there.  The thing is, this is my last semester of classes.  All I will have left after this semester is an internship in the summer and my school's version of a music major's senior recital in the fall.  I won't be taking enough hours, so we're being kicked out (in the nicest way possible).


We've been looking for possible apartments/homes since January, but it wasn't until the past week and a half that we started actively looking.  This week has been filled with apartment/house hopping, and it's only Wednesday.  We've been overwhelmed, we're burnt out, and we haven't found a place yet.


As different as we are, we have been in total agreement about most of the places so far.  We have been having the same gut feeling/reaction toward each place we visit, so at least we're together on this.


Lyndon's mini rant:  Why do we have to go all over the internet to find different places?  Why can't there just be one complete site that covers all available apartments and houses?


We check property management sites.  We check apartmentguide.com.  We check Craig's List.  We check real estate sites.  We check everywhere, yet one of the most promising places was a random complex I spotted while we were out looking.


Here's where I ask for your help!  Know of any great apartment/house hunting tips?  Know of someone who can help us (for free)?  Know of a place that needs awesome tenants?  Let us know!


This is what we're looking for:
1,000 square feet
No more than $700 a month
Dog friendly
2 bedrooms


Save us from the misery that comes with apartment/house hunting!