List Only

Scared of Apartment Living ?

Ok so I married a girl in Mexico and lived with her there for several years. We had a baby together and I was working down there at a good job and everything was nice. We lucked out with an apartment that was new and also really nice for very cheap rent (even for Mexico), but after a couple of years they told us we were going to have to go (they wanted to rent is to someone else). So I started looking around for a job in the US so I could make better $ and live better and here we are. Problem is, even though I am making WAY better $ the cost of living is higher and we can't even rent a descent house. I thought once I got the good job it would be all 'American Dream' style, but not so much at all. We are living with my parents right now and my parents have a nice, big house but my wife is not at all down with the situation. So we have to hunker down in an apartment until I can figure out how to get back down to Mexico (life was just better there I think!). But I am nervous to get into an apartment now that I have a family and everything. I finally found one that I like, has a short-term lease, good location and the whole bit. But even then it got really low reviews on the Apartment Ratings website: http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/CO-Centennial-Orchards-at-Cherry-Creek-Park.html So what do I do? Wife says she isn't happy unless we have our own space. But to me it just makes more sense to live with mom and dad and $ave up for a few months while looking around for another job that'll let me telecommute. What can I do to reassure myself that I can get along in an apartment for a few months?

Public Comments

1. Why do you think you can't "get along"? What is it that makes you scared? Millions of people in this country live in apartments. What, exactly, makes you think you couldn't be one of them?
2. You'll be fine. Low ratings are very subjective...unless you have a ton of them saying the same thing. Problem with those ratings online is that people who feel screwed some how will find anything to complain about, some will even log in with different accounts to add more negative ratings. The only way to know what you're getting into is to go visit the complex yourself, take a tour, ask questions, get things in writing, and compare. As to the guy who said this is just the way Hispanic women are - what a bunch of bull. Stop being a stereotypical racist old dude.
3. Are you 5 years old? You got along in the kidnap capital of the western hemisphere. What's the problem?
4. if i was your wife and we had a child together i would want my own space too. i see your point in staying at your parents house to save money for a better place, but you just said that you wanted a place to stay until you get back to mexico. so you need to think about if you are going to stay here for a long time or are you really going back to mexico, because if you plan on going back i think the best thing for you to do is stay in an apartment. if you dont like the reviews, then dont aim for one thats really cheap. they have plenty of ok costing apartments that are beautifull. leasing an apartment for one year isnt that bad. your wife gets what she wants and you have a motive to move back to mexico where both of you were happy. whatever your decision....good luck.