Vegas Apartment Hunt

Brian arrived in Vegas very late on Thursday night. I had to work for at least a few hours in the morning, so we went straight to sleep. The next morning, Brian and I were ready very early (thanks to the 2 hour delay), so Brian decided to drive me to work in the borrowed '96 Montero, and then drive down to see the strip until I was done.

We had an appointment with a rental broker at 11am. He drove us around and showed us apartments that were Condo rentals in the vicinity of my office. We really liked the first place we saw. The apartment looked relatively new, the complex had a very nice pool, but we were afraid it might not fit all of our stuff, and all of the stuff that we needed to store. At 900 square feet, it was significantly bigger than our old place, but didn't have any storage areas other than the closets. The broker took us to a few more condos which were bigger, but were total dumps. I mean, stained carpets, dead cochroaches everywhere, and even one place that still had food in the refrigerator from the former tenants. None topped the first apartment.

Then, we stopped for lunch at the famous In-N-Out Burger. I had texted Fabi the night before to find out that if you ask for your burger "Animal Style" you get it with grilled onions and a special sauce. It did not disappoint. Brian loved it. We had it for lunch both on Friday and Saturday!

Finally, we went around to the various apartment complexes that Brian and I had found on Apartments.com. It is difficult to find an apartment complex that allows dogs. So many said online that they allowed dogs, only to find out when we arrived that they only accept dogs 25 lbs and under. Total! The first totally dog-friendly place we went to had a dog-run and some swimming pools, but the tenants seemed a little sketchy. I hate to be judgmental, but I saw someone moving in who definitely looked like a stripper. Brian didn't mind (duh!), but I don't really want to share my pool with a stripper.

Finally, we came upon Hampton Garden Apartments, a beautiful gated complex 5-10 minutes away from my office. It has two pools, one indoor and one outdoor (swimming all year round!), a little gym, barbecue areas, doggie pick-up stations, some very nice apartment managers, low pet deposits, a nice balcony, two bathrooms, a walk-in closet, a in-unit washer/dryer and 1100 square feet! We are very excited about our new home and are really starting to look forward to setting up our new life.

Plus, 1/2 mile from In-N-Out!