Third Time is a charm! or is it?
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Ok... so browsing StreetEasy, my apt. site of choice (it is really good), I find a "2 bedroom".  I put "2 bedroom" because any two bedroom in our price range is usually a one bedroom that is convertible to 2.  This one is a true 2-bedroom -- advertised as 760 sq. ft. on the site but is really 643 sq. ft. on the deed, but who's counting?  It's listed as $4300+fee, which of course is $1K/month more than our original rejection.

I send the hubby there to check it out.  He likes it... which I dunno if this is good cuz he always likes the first one he sees.  I basically told the broker we liked it but will get back to her later because we were moving on our second choice.  So, of course our second choice fell through.  So, I call her up again, and somehow this place is still available a month later (she claims because tons of college kids with bad credit are stringing her along).  I see it -- it looks a little less stellar than the others, but it has a lot of light.  We will need to put in AC units, kitchen is same from the 90s... ah what the F --  we take it -- on one condition -- they put in a dishwasher.  Also, she comes down to $4200+fee per month.

No prob, the broker says.  They are doing renovations anyway.  So, they say they can't get the renovations done by July 1.  They say we can move in July 15th, even though our lease says July 1.  Today, I called again --  they still don't have approval from management.  What?!!

The broker is a trip.  Constantly saying she wants to marry each of us because we make steady incomes.  She's so used to giving excuses that she just yabbers.  Tells me her bathroom isn't working.  TMI and stuff I don't care about it.  Should probably save another post about her.