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Did the 1-2 punch. Sent an email with links to my work and music sites as well as those for my g/f. Called and left vm with his wife as well. He wrote back saying he's at a retreat and mostly off-grid and that his wife is doing the credit checks etc and we should hear soon.
Unfortunately in some situations you can't just write the check. Certain rentals have landlords desperate for tenants. We looked at one last week - they already dropped the price from $4K/mo to $3690 and it still is over price imho. The one we want is the opposite. There is at least one other family that would have written a check on the spot (and I offered on Saturday). When I went back on for the follow-up I offered to pay from July 1 even though the house wouldn't be ready to move in until probably the 5th. I'm looking for a place to stay for the next 4 years until the boy is out of HS so a little extra money up front washes out. There just aren't that many good houses out there for rent. And about half of those that are on the market are "no pets". As much as we want to move, it would have to be dire for me to ditch the cats. For the life of me I don't understand landlords that won't take cats with a deposit (I'll even do non-refundable) unless they are deathly allergic.
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