Things to look for when looking for an apartment
Inspired by my own apartment hunt last year.
In no particular order:
- Cell reception
- Hot water
- Outlets: Are they grounded? Are they ALL grounded? Are they REALLY grounded?
- Proximity to laundry (in-building? coin-op laundry nearby?)
- How good said laundry is
- How expensive said laundry is
- Window directions (east-facing: warm mornings; west-facing: warm evenings)
- Can windows be opened?
- Can windows be blinded?
- Trash/recycling/compost disposal: Where? How? Capacity/limits?
- Noise
- Access to cable TV/internet
- Access to transit
- Does the building have a twin? (If so, you have a random chance of a resident of that building entering the wrong building and trying to get into what they think is their apartment.)