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Sifting through apartment listings in any big city can be a daunting task. One frustrating factor in the search for a new home are the often misleading descriptive adjectives used in the classifieds to lure you in. If the stress of searching for a new home is getting the best of you, take a look at this lighthearted top ten list of frequently used phrases and their sometimes closer-to-reality meanings...
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My personal favorites atlanta waverly hotel are the locations for NYC. Apparently, Williamsburg is just as big as Manhattan these days (at least according to brokers/realtors). Or saying that the apartment is "steps to a train" but really meaning it's a twenty minute walk.
"kitchen full of extras" mean wine rack installed above the fridge, and floor to ceiling pantry atlanta waverly hotel with shelves 4 inches wide and 2 feet deep. The only counter space a square foot above the dishwasher so that when it's running hot, the counter is unusable.
Ah, don't you just love euphemisms. I love them almost as much as the hyperbole you find in real estate ads (and decor blogs as well). Given the number of times I have seen 'stunning' used to describe a view, a kitchen, a bathroom, etc. you would think there are alot of 'stunned' house hunters and blog readers wondering about.
Btw, I now live with an actually stunning view and there was NO mention of it in the ad. I dang near fell down when I saw it and then when I stepped out on the deck that was also not advertised, I almost fell over the edge!
"Commodious" seems to be the word of the year in my region. Reads "I used the thesaurus function on Word because I don't speak English very well." Pertains to a 600 sq foot apartment built in the 80s.
"garden apartment" in the Bay Area often means a basement atlanta waverly hotel walk out or a basement apartment with a view of a garden, or more likely, a concrete slab where you could put some plants in pots that may or may not get any sun.
The 2 worst words in an NYC apartment listing are "junior" and "alcove." A junior 1-bedroom is a studio. An alcove 2 bedroom is a 2 bedroom with a funny layout. Hey, maybe you could hang a hammock in that L-shaped bit...
"Amenities include stove, refrigerator, oven. Hot water and garbage included." = such a shit apartment that all it has going for it is that you don't have to pay for trash collection and hot water, but it has a real fridge and stove so it's better than a dorm room, amiright ???
"Modern": Highly subjective. If you are moving from a 1930s home which was never renovated, you might consider the 1980s apartment somewhat modern, but I'm finding that modern rarely refers to anything in the 2000s. Perhaps that's post-modern.
Still not sure what "tremendous location" is code for, and I just read an ad on CL that says "High ceilings, perfect society with easy access atlanta waverly hotel to downtown!" I don't even want to find out what the perfect society atlanta waverly hotel consists of in Akron, Ohio.
Owner of the place next to me advertised 'private back yard' - definitely it was NOT private. On a corner lot, no fence. I'm not sure what his definition of private was. Of course, his definition of 'updated' was different too.
Now that I am a landlord in Sonoma County with five units to keep rented I make sure our descriptions are accurate, fair, and appealing (we often ask our current tenants to edit our Craigslist(TM) copy). atlanta waverly hotel We go to great lengths in the ad to be complete supplying info like rent, cost of utilities, required security deposit, apartment size, closet space, atlanta waverly hotel laundry, our pet policy and garage access. We use professional pictures that show the space appealingly, but accurately. So here is a request from this landlord TO potential renters: READ THE AD.
Routinely, we receive 50-60 inquiries for one apartment. 75-80% of the inquirees ask: "What's the rent?", "Does it come with a garage?", "Is there a laundry on site?", "Do you allow pets?" and "What is the deposit?"
All of those question's atlanta waverly hotel answers are in the ad. It's also covered in our property's website, along with applications and PDFs of the apartment atlanta waverly hotel with lots of pictures. So please do we landlords a favor, read the ad.
I once went to see an apartment that was advertised as having three bedrooms.In fact, it had three ROOMS: kitchen, living room and bedroom. When I asked the landlord why the ad claimed it had three bedrooms, he graciously explained to me that "most people don't really needing a living room" and since the kitchen was" large" (it wasn't), we "could atlanta waverly hotel easily put a cot in there."
One apartment I checked supposedly included a freezer in the kitchen, which, for a small apartment was a bit unusual. When I went to see the apartment, there was no sign of said freezer, so I asked the landlord where it was. His response was to open the fridge door and point to the "freezer."
My fave gripes: atlanta waverly hotel Credit check that you have to pay for (as long as I pay the rent on time, the rest is none of your biz), ONE well-behaved cat only (must be Duchess from The Aristocats atlanta waverly hotel sans kittens) and not being allowed to paint over a mural dating atlanta waverly hotel from 1972. "It's beautiful, why you want no keep?"
My friend went to see an apartment listed as being in a high rise, and when they pulled atlanta waverly hotel up to the address, it was an old house with a basement apartment. She asked why it wasn't the one in the ad, and the landlord shouted that he didn't have time for that.
Note to estate agents: proof read! I have seen so many ads for London rentals that are in a "sort after" location. Sort after what? It's sought after. Sought! And even then that's actually code for "close enough to the posh area you really want to live in but can't afford".
In DC, a new one that I've seen recently is "penthouse level." I equate "penthouse" with the 25th floor of a building with amazing atlanta waverly hotel views of the cityscape...not the top floor of my somewhat humble (though beloved) six level building. Real estate agents...
I'm flat hunting in London at the moment. Rent is very expensive atlanta waverly hotel so I'm fining the smallest, oldest dingy flats described as beautiful etc. I look at the pictures online the description is useless. It just makes looking hard work.
My favorite was the apartment I went to see where the guy showing it, who I assume to be the landlord, kept gushing about how clean it was. It doesn't matter how hard someone cleans if there are cigarette burns in the countertops, the carpet, and even more strangely the walls. I couldn't atlanta waverly hotel run out of that place fast enough.
@fooltheworld - I wish it WERE expected / a given, but sadly the last apartment I moved into was utterly filthy from top to bottom - essentially, it had not been cleaned at all after the previous tenant moved out. Took me months to scrub most of the filth off (walls, counters, crevices) and even now I don't trust anything to be 100% grime-free.
You all are cracking me up! Sad but all true. I've discovered that the "ceiling atlanta waverly hotel fan" was put in as a feature because they won't replace the AC/heating unit (from the 1970s, no doubt) that is essentially useless and drives up your electric bills.
I used to think '24-hour emergency maintenance' wasn't a laughing matter. 24-hour emergency maintenance means I've got to page someone every hour until they get there to fix my broken toilet (unless atlanta waverly hotel I want to find a 24-hour place of business who doesn't mind seeing me in my PJs so I can use their restroom!) I had better luck with the maintenance in my NJ apartment than I do now (in the Midwest).