How to get out of this bloody apartment
How I did it: My husband had been looking at places, but I kept finding things I really didn't like about them. So one morning, he says to me, since I have more stipulations about where we live than he does, how about I find a place. Okay I says, and I start by looking on kijiji that afternoon. There was nothing so I tried the Pennysaver, and I found a great place for less than most of the others we'd seen. I made an appointment to see it later that afternoon, and I went over by myself. The man showed me the place and I thought it was pretty decent, so I told him so, and asked if he wanted cash. He said he'd have his son call me, as his son does all the paper work. After the weekend I met with his son at the house with first and last in cash, we signed the papers and he gave me the keys. he didn't even ask for the one reference he wanted until after we'd signed everything!
Lessons & tips: offer cash. Be really really friendly. if you are a
Resources: kijiji, pennysaver.... online
