Wow. Hm. Wow.
This past Tuesday I was scheduled to work, but found out early on in the day that I didn't need to go in. Good, I thought. Time to get cracking on Portland stuff. So I launched into yet another job search (really, I could do without them for a while... but no such luck looking at my plans) as well as housing search, and fell into a deep, deep chasm of crazed obsession and sick organziation.
I started calling property managers to assess the logistics of applying for rentals, how long properties are held after a deposit is paid, etc. Then I found several properties that seemed viable. Then I found more.
And then I went crazy and made an Excel spreadsheet of all the properties, rent, deposit, application fees, features, proximity to city center, pros, cons, etc. Granted, I needed to transfer all of that information to Brian somehow, but you and I both know that I went the Excel route because I'm a huge dork.
Only I'm not dorky geeky enough to know how to find the 'print screen' function on a Mac so I can't show you the gloriousness that is my Excel spreadsheet.
Oops, I seem to have strayed away from my original point.
ANYWAY Wednesday, during my mean trip to Panera, I found a listing for a 2-bedroom, 1-bath house just south of the Mt. Tabor neighborhood in Portland, for $1000/month. It was a short listing with no pictures, but something about it struck me and I decided to go ahead and call the number on the ad. (I had to - the landlord's name was Brian.)
To sum it up, he and I engaged in several extremely fluid conversations about the house, my sight unseen situation, being from the East Coast, and previous tenants flushing tampons, he was true to his word in following up every promise to email me information (sent pictures and a floor plan the next day after we initially spoke) and I sent him our application tonight.
That's right. In four days I went from no prospects, to applying for a HOUSE. In PORTLAND. It has a private backyard and a deck! It's 800 square feet with an equally spacious basement for storage! It's less than a mile from Mt. Tabor Park!
I am so jumpy and antsy you wouldn't believe it. Well, you probably would.
I don't want to share too many pictures until it's for sure ours (aaahhhh!!!) but here's a little preview:
I'll of course keep you all posted...!!!
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Command - Shift - 3 should work for print screen. Love macs!