Quick Trip to Cali
Last week Andy and I took a quick trip to Oakland, CA to look for apartments. We are moving from VA to CA in two weeks and would like to have an apartment already rented so when we move all of our stuff we have a place to unpack it upon arrival. This whole cross-country move involves quite the logistics. Little did we know just how competitive the rental market in the Bay Area is. I spent a day making phone calls (of which no one answered their phones!) out of the hotel while Andy was at work. After a full day of calling and emailing I had one (ONE!!) apartment set up to view. It was frustrating to say the least. The next day was better and eventually I had a few open houses lined up. On Saturday Andy and I set out to view open houses and see the appointments I had set up. People were ravenous I tell you! It felt like we might have to fight for it if we wanted an apartment. After realizing this, we arrived at one of our top choices and made sure we were early. Luckily we were first to ...