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Originally Posted by Mutt
why not keep looking then in the city for another place without the ugly panelling? how long is the lease on these places?
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There really isn't much else and I'm moving the first week of December, so I need to lock a place up this week.
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Originally Posted by PersianKitty
You didn't mention square footage on either or the number of bedrooms and baths for #2.
Alot depends on how long you are planning to live there. If you're looking at long-term (more than 3 years or so), I'd say #1 is a place your baby could grow up in without much worry. The dogs have a small yard. No hauling them in and out alot as with #2 (believe me that can get old with larger dogs). Also.. #2 is upstairs.. you're dealing with a downstairs neighbor and that can be a pain if they complain about noise (dogs, baby as it gets older, etc).
Another thing to consider is what things cost in the suburb versus the city. Where I live things like gas, groceries, etc are all quite a bit cheaper a few miles outside of town than they are in Seattle itself.
Crime in the area would be another thing to consider. Schools also (again if you are thinking long term).
Ultimately you have to live there..not us.
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Square footage and whatnot is pretty much the same. I think #2 might actually have more, but #1 is laid out better.
Your points about the stairs and downstair neighbors are a couple of the things I'm struggling with. This will probably be our home for 2-3 years at least.
Crime isn't an issue since the city apartment is in the really good part of the city. Schools I don't have to worry about for 4 years anyways.
I know I have to live there, I'm just hoping some feedback from other keyboard warriors who work from home like me can give me some perspective.
If I didn't work from home I'd almost certainly take the place in the city, no question.
Since I spend so much time inside though, I'm worried that I'll go nuts with all of the things I don't like about the inside.