Rental Assistance

I looked around on Craigslist for a new room/share, something comparable to the $600 I was paying at the apartment on West Pt. Loma Blvd.  After checking out a few spots around OB it was apparent that I would need to up the ante.  Fortunately for me, my friend & co-worker, Zack was also in desperate need to move out from a disastrous roommate situation.

Despite the fact that I'd never lived with someone that I worked a full-time job with, I was so hell-bent on moving out that I was willing to give it a shot.  There were more options for the two of us looking for a two-bedroom, one bath & it could give us the fresh start we both needed.

Every day I scoured the internet looking for places, until I found a spacious 900 sq. foot bottom floor apartment in a four-plex.  It was on Cape May Ave, across from Sunset Cliffs Blvd (where I always wanted to be) & only two blocks from the ocean.  

I called the number every day for five days until I got a call back & secured the application.  I used up all of my $1000 Mad Munch nest egg on the application fee & the rest on the security deposit after we got approved.  Lucky for us, Kate & my folks let me borrow the rest.

"It's too good of a place & location for $1300," I pleaded with my mom.  She knew over the phone how important it was for me to get out of my old roommate situation.  

After the check cleared, the countdown began.  September 1st couldn't have come soon enough.  Moving out was the easy part, since I was the guy with a truck.