Well, we're finally here!
After driving cross-country with two cats in the car and shacking at my cousin's in a quaint Oakland house near the Fruitvale BART (!), in a bittersweet moment, we signed a lease on a place in Walnut Creek.
It's not quite what we'd been planning on, but in measuring our needs for space, amenities, tolerance for some freaky potential landlords, safety, and proximity to BART (which I'll be taking to the office most days, or I'll be using a work car to drive outside of rush hours or to locations not in the city), we found this place to be our best bet in the short time we had to search.
We'd have loved Rock Ridge or North Berkeley, but nothing panned out there in our price range, nor did the wierd and competitive open-house apartment showings work very well for us.
Any good riding out in the hills and the heat? The hills are pretty nice to look at...too bad my bikes won't arrive until the 3d week in July. (Along with the rest of our stuff...)
See you all on the trails very soon...your advice was much appreciated.
-Mike
After driving cross-country with two cats in the car and shacking at my cousin's in a quaint Oakland house near the Fruitvale BART (!), in a bittersweet moment, we signed a lease on a place in Walnut Creek.
It's not quite what we'd been planning on, but in measuring our needs for space, amenities, tolerance for some freaky potential landlords, safety, and proximity to BART (which I'll be taking to the office most days, or I'll be using a work car to drive outside of rush hours or to locations not in the city), we found this place to be our best bet in the short time we had to search.
We'd have loved Rock Ridge or North Berkeley, but nothing panned out there in our price range, nor did the wierd and competitive open-house apartment showings work very well for us.
Any good riding out in the hills and the heat? The hills are pretty nice to look at...too bad my bikes won't arrive until the 3d week in July. (Along with the rest of our stuff...)
See you all on the trails very soon...your advice was much appreciated.
-Mike