I am the luckiest Mikey EVER

[mik3cap]

lionlady got me in touch with her landlord - a wonderful nice guy - and it turned out that he has an apartment available! And get this... he's going to let me live on the entire second floor of a Worcester triple decker (a six room apartment, with three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and living and dining room) by myself and he's going to charge me $400 a month.

400 dollars a month.

It has a two car garage. And a gas stove.

The only catch is that it hasn't been updated EVER. An elderly couple (brother and sister) in their 80s lived there until they both died recently. The same family owned and resided in the building since 1916. The landlord happens to know the entire history of the place because he's lived in the building next to it his whole life. The last time the house was painted was 1969, and everything inside the place is original and hasn't been fixed or updated in any way. Even the furniture and stuff that the elderly couple owned is still inside the aparment. He described it as akin to "stepping into a time capsule".

Essentially, the landlord is a Worcester native and he feels that the city is charging way too much for rents... and he feels somewhat guilty that I'll be moving in before he paints the walls or anything, so he's going to charge me $400 because I'm a friend of lionlady. I just can't freaking believe it.

I'm going to see the inside on Sunday.

I am completely, totally psyched.

lionlady is THE BOMB. I am so truly, truly grateful. I'm now feeling really, really excited about this new move. I can't wait!

Comments

Awww...

[lionlady.livejournal.com]

I'm Blushing!

[jicklet.livejournal.com]

I'm horribly jealous of your low-rent windfall. ;)

[leahseraph.livejournal.com]

That rocks. Very cool.

[bonisagus.livejournal.com]

Oh you dirty bizmatch :) Jealousy does not begin describe our rent differential...I wish more landlords were like yours.

FYI I've been watching a lot of Trading Spaces and Changing Rooms and I'm feeling the urge to so redecorating/diy...scary i know...but if you wish assistance in bringing things up a knotch let me know.

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

I'm going to get a tour of it on Sunday, so I'll see how truly scary it may or may not be then... but my guess is that it just needs a little tidying up. If it's truly set up like the classic triple decker, it probably has all kinds of neat cabinets and nooks and crannies.

Of course, the other issue is that decoration equals dinero. It may take a few months for me to save up enough scratch to feel comfortable about spending it on deco. :)

A little outdated?

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Make sure it has 3-pronged outlets.
And check for phone jacks.

Re: A little outdated?

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it's horribly outdated. I'm okay with that. I'm not going to need phone jacks because I won't be getting a phone, and I've talked with the landlord about the very first thing needing doing being the electricals.

The only thing I need to know is whether or not I can get cable and Charter Pipeline in that area. I sure hope I can...

Re: A little outdated?

[mikecap.livejournal.com]

I just called Charter - they just installed pipeline in the area. It's fate. Kismet I say!

[oldest-song.livejournal.com]

Niiiiiice. The Norns have smiled upon you. Take the blessing and RUN.