Big Move

For the past month or so I've been acting as a real estate agent for my sister Sallie who was hoping to get a job at a new Borders opening up next month here in the Bay Area. They delayed the opening at least once so she wasn't actually able to apply for the job until a couple weeks ago. She finally heard yesterday that she did indeed get the job. Woo hoo!

So all my visiting apartments.com and actual apartments were not for naught. I had already sent Sallie the application for my apartment of choice so she was ready to move on it. She faxed me all her proof-of-everything papers which I took over to the apartment complex last night. Now we just need to get approved (I applied as a co-signer to make sure our income was three times the rent) and we're good to go.

Here's the floor plan of the studio apartment we've reserved for Sallie:




I like this layout because the front door opens towards the kitchen so even if the bedroom area was a bit messy and the sliding accordion door was open, your visitor doesn't immediately see it! It's also 600 sq ft which is a big size for a studio. What the floor plan doesn't show is the balcony (it's on the second floor) which is accessed through a sliding glass door in the living room.

If you want to see photos of this apartment complex and the model studio apartment, visit my photos website, scroll down to the fifth row of photos where the label says "studio". The model is on the ground floor so, instead of the balcony area Sallie will have, it has a patio.

Sallie is leaving Minnesota next Wednesday and should arrive on Saturday or Sunday to move in on April 21. It's all so exciting!