Searching for rentals sucks

So, a few weeks ago, as you all read in a previous post, I met my new roommate. She and I have been house-hunting for a rental and man, it sucks. I forget how stressful this process can be. It wouldn't be so bad, except that there is a big time-limit since I'll be gone for three weeks on vacation. We're hoping to find a place before I leave, but that's proving to be quite an endeavor....and with only a week left before I leave, it's getting a bit close for comfort. But, if we wait until I get back, that only leaves me three weeks before I have to leave my current dwelling, so that's a time-crunch, too. Pain in the ass!

So, the places we've looked at so far all seem to be a piece on the inside. A washer and dryer from the 70's, an oven that looked like it could have been originally built by the Pilgrims, bathrooms with tubs in them that are damn scary, floors that look like they've been danced on by professional cloggers. OH, and the house I saw yesterday. The current tenants had 3 dogs and 4 cats. Except that I couldn't find any of the animals with all the stuff piled up in their place. OH, and I can't forget the one place with the land-lady that yelled rather than talked (and in broken English).

But tonight I'm supposed to look at a place that looks promising on the outside. Wish me luck!!!