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New Home In Los Feliz |
March 22, 2007 2:52pm |
Last week Bri and I went out to drinks for an ABC social event at Power House which is probably the most bar like bar in the Hollywood Blvd. tourist area (the chinese theatre, star walk etc.). We went around 8:30 and left Commie in the apartment. When we got back around 11:30pm there were two very angry anonymous computer typed notices about Commie barking.
We've already had tons of problems with noise issues at the apartment. Basically we are never unaware of how much noise we're making because our floors are hardwood and the guy below us can hear everything! The letters spoke of calling the police, fines, and while they were anonymous they were addressed to Apt #33.
This was too much, and though we had casually thought of finding a new home in the past we were quite content with our own dwelling. Bri started pulling possibilities off Craigslist that night. Saturday morning our friends Jeff and Tiffany called me to see if I wanted to look at a duplex that was for sale in Los Feliz. We went and it turned out to be for rent or for sale which ever came first. So I put down an application on one of the units to rent. It was on a noisy street (fountain ave) and wasn't adjoined with any other properties so I was excited about the thought of living in a situation where commie barking wouldn't be a problem.
After we left Tiffany mentioned a 3 bed 3 bath house in the hills with a great view, it was listed at a rate we could all afford together so we decided to go look at for shits and giggles. Little did we know the place looked amazing! We made an appointment to see it with the realtor the next day.
Sunday came Bri, Jeff, Tiffany, and I all got into my car and drove over to the hilltop house. We called the realtor to confirm our appointment and he said it would be better if we came back a an hour later... we didn't like this cause it meant he was probably showing it to other people before us! So we drove over there and decided to casually "pop in". The realtor was there showing the unit to an older couple. He was obviously not into us and told us he already had an approved applicant who just needed to drop off the deposit on Monday. He also said they weren't interested in renting to two couples. He asked us if we were going to make it a "party house" and suggested that we would put too much wear and tear on the house. In privacy Jeff asked him if he would rent to us at all, and he told Jeff he wouldn't.
The experience really messed us up. We loved the place and couldn't believe that we wouldn't get it because the realtor got the wrong first impression. We furiously started looking for other houses. On Monday I called the realtor and asked him if he got the deposit from his applicant and he said they had backed out. There was still a chance!!! He confirmed that the property owner wouldn't rent to us but this wasn't enough. Even though we had all given up unknowingly Tiffany and I both emailed the realtor to see if there was anyway at all that they would change their minds. Tiffany's email must have been convincing because the next day the property manager emailed back and said the owner changed his mind and would rent it to us.
It had already been an emotional roller-coaster and now we were sensitive to the thought of constantly having the property manager watching our behavior under a microscope but we knew we wanted the place.
 We put down the applications, got the acceptance call, I got a certified check for the deposit, and I drove it over to the realtor's home office. It is done. Here is photo of the view, it looks out over Los Feliz (Hillhurst, Vermont, Western @ Franklin), and hollywood, and you can actually see Beverly Hills beyond Hollywood.  The second photo is from the livingroom looking out. The view is really what sold us, each room has it and each room has a patio. All we could think about when we saw it was how we would be able to garden so much more with all the sunlight. I know it looks like we're big high rollers, but this was completely about the fact that we were willing to share it with friends thus being able to split the cost down the middle. So that's the story of our new home, hope you like it as much as we do.
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March 26, 2007 9:48am |
Laura Jane
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GORGEOUS, i can't wait to visit!!!!! yesterday eric and i were talking about how we MISS CALIFORNIA!!! wtf? anyway maybe we'll eventually make our way back out there in a few years, who knows. that aside, the house looks/sounds AMAAAAZING!!! xoxo |
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March 23, 2007 4:51am |
Anne
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Congratulations – It looks amazing! |
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