Decision made

After several months of back and forth about the "to buy or to rent" decision, I put in an application for a new apartment yesterday.

Though I've looked at lots of condos to buy, none of them were really what I wanted and with feeling as indecisive as I am about how much longer I want to stay in Chicago and with the housing market the way it is... it just didn't feel like a good move.

That's not to say that if I found something that I just loved I wouldn't go for it. That's why renting in Chicago is kind of nice. You can almost always find someone to take over your lease.

Anyway, I've been consistently looking for places to rent for the last several weeks and really hadn't found anything - though I will admit my list of requirements were a little tricky.

But yesterday I saw a place that, while it's not perfect, hit just about everything I'm looking for. It's about the same size as my place now, just laid out a little differently. It has space for a dining table, is a 1st floor apartment in a house, has a fenced-in backyard, is 2 blocks to a dog park, has laundry in the building, and is in a very fun neighborhood which isn't too far from the train that takes me to work. Oh, and it has a parking spot included in the rent. All in all, I think it will be great!

I move in March 1st, so now comes the ultra fun task of packing up this place and getting ready to move. Good times.