Our time before the Great Migration South is limited, so we headed down to Charlotte this week to find a new apartment. We searched the internet fruitlessly for the past couple of months to find a place that fulfilled all of our requirements. We were looking for an apartment that was within walking distance of good food, fancy drinks, and fun entertainment; that was in an area where our car wouldn't need a new window every few months; and that had more space than our current teeny tiny home. I had big hopes of a kitchen that would hold all of our wedding presents and look pretty at the same time. Alex wanted a space to record music where he could rock out without bothering neighbors below or above us. Our dream apartment seemed unattainable and imaginary.
We got into Charlotte on Monday and spent the whole day with Katherine, the wonderful Charlotte tour guide. She drove us through all of the different neighborhoods around Carolinas Medical Center and went on at least seven different apartment tours with us. By the end of the day, we were exhausted and discouraged. We couldn't picture ourselves in any of the apartments we had seen.
We started off our second day of searching with an appointment at a townhome I randomly found on Craigslist a couple nights before. When we showed up for the tour, there were two other people waiting to see the house as well. Once we got inside, we immediately fell in love with the place. It had two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a den. It came with huge walk in closets, a pantry, and a garage!! The counters were granite and the appliances were stainless steel. There was even a little balcony for Moo to watch birds! It was awkward walking around with the other apartment hunters because they clearly loved the place too. In the end, lucky for us, we won. The townhome is ours to rent and we move in June 10th!
We got into Charlotte on Monday and spent the whole day with Katherine, the wonderful Charlotte tour guide. She drove us through all of the different neighborhoods around Carolinas Medical Center and went on at least seven different apartment tours with us. By the end of the day, we were exhausted and discouraged. We couldn't picture ourselves in any of the apartments we had seen.
We started off our second day of searching with an appointment at a townhome I randomly found on Craigslist a couple nights before. When we showed up for the tour, there were two other people waiting to see the house as well. Once we got inside, we immediately fell in love with the place. It had two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a den. It came with huge walk in closets, a pantry, and a garage!! The counters were granite and the appliances were stainless steel. There was even a little balcony for Moo to watch birds! It was awkward walking around with the other apartment hunters because they clearly loved the place too. In the end, lucky for us, we won. The townhome is ours to rent and we move in June 10th!
The new apartment!! It is in uptown and only a few blocks away from tons of awesome restaurants, 7th street market, a movie theater, the Charlotte Bobcats stadium, and the Carolina Panthers stadium. We will only be 1.8 miles from Carolinas Medical Center so I can ride my bike! Look at that Carolina blue sky!
Ours is the one behind the bigger tree. I already bought a welcome mat for our stoop!
Our garage! It will be so nice not having to worry if our car will have a window the next morning. I didn't take any pictures of the inside because people are still living there.
Thanks to Tessie and Katherine for letting us stay with them and helping us find our new place!
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