[Aviza]

It's going to be tight (like just shy of two paychecks a month), and finding a place is hard when you work during their open hours! I mean come on. I found a great place near family, and that takes me 45 minutes to drive to. Their last appointment of the day is 15 minutes after work and she's being inflexible. Expects me to magically make a 40 minute trip in 15 minutes during rush hour. They aren't open on Saturday.

I'm not about to rent a place and not see it, even if on paper it seems good. She's telling me to take time off work to come view their apartment. OMG, it's not real estate it's a rental unit. I'm debating about contacting the ownership. There are two places I want to see, one is near work the only stuff I know around there is work. I can get to that rental during business hours, but this one place is being difficult. It's less change which might be easier for me to manage.

[kaliope]

it sounds like you know your options. the one is better suited for you, so if you want it, you are going to have to take an hour off of work to go see it. or as you said, contact managment to see if you can get the woman to stay later. but if this is someone you are going to have to deal with on a regular basis, do you want to get on her bad side by going over her head? and do you want to have to live in a place with a manager who is so inflexible? and 45 minutes from work where you will be driving during rush hour every day to and from work making it even longer drive? all for convenience of familiarity. i commuted forever because it was more comfortable to live in the rural setting then in the city i worked. then when it came time for me to move five years ago i took the leap and got an apartment in the city close to work. OMG! i cant believe how thrilled i am to be off that road 30-45 min each day going to and from work, especially in the winter. sometimes i literally get out of bed fifteen minutes before i have to be at work and can make it on time! it does not take long to adjust to a new area.

[Aviza]

Many years ago I drove 15 minutes to work. I'm familiar with the close proximity affects, and how nice it is to live close. I did so for years. But the housing space is much bigger, I work off peak rush hours so traffic isn't that awful. Really debating between the two places.

But her abrasiveness is a turn off for sure.