I live in a nice little apartment in a really gross building/area. I originally lived in a bachelor suite down one floor but when this one came available, I moved up one floor to this one bedroom apartment. The reason it’s so nice is because the lady who lived here before me was a hoarder and destroyed the place. When she lived here the patio was full from top to bottom with crap and you couldn’t see into the windows at all because there was stuff up to the ceiling blocking the windows.
When she left they were forced to gut the place, putting in new carpets, linoleum, appliances, bathroom fixtures, walls fixed and painted, new counters. It was like a brand-new apartment.
It’s also nice because virtually every piece of furniture in here is new. When I moved into the bachelor suite, I hardly had any furniture and bought the things I needed. When I moved upstairs to the one bedroom, I had a front-room/dinning area so I bought new furniture for those areas as well. While I was at it I decided to buy a new queen’s sized bed and wrought-iron bed-frame.
I’m their favourite tenant because I pay my rent, on time, with cheques that don’t bounce! Because I was a good tenant, they gave me a reduced rent rate for the one bedroom.
They own a bunch of apartments around the area and I guess they have some vacancies and want to post an add online so they want some pictures to go with the add and my place is the nicest and I usually keep it very clean.
Here’s the funny thing, when the building manager came to my door to ask me about the owners taking pictures, my place was a complete and total disaster! I mean a real mess. There was a huge storm here a couple of days ago which took out the power so I had to start pulling stuff out of the storage area (using my phone as a light) to try to find a flashlight. So there’s just junk everywhere. I also had a really bad period all last week and after work all I would do is come home, eat something, clean nothing and go to bed, leaving trails of clothes all around every room.
When she came, I had to open the door and then stand in the hall to talk to her so she wouldn’t see my filth. She said the reason they want to use my place is because it’s always so clean and tidy.
Guess I’m doing lots of housework this weekend!
If the other units don’t look like yours that sucks.