"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
11/20/2018 at 15:24 • Filed to: None
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"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
11/20/2018 at 15:24 • Filed to: None | 0
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The hunt for an appartment near my new job (Leiden/Amsterdam area) is becoming really frustrating. First thing I realised were the rather high prices: no problemI can deal with that. Second thing I encountered was scarsity of appartments/studios: no problrm, I’ll just have to make sure to reply to more of them.
The thing which is really frustrating me, though, is that every broker/letting agent seems to have other conditions to check if you are worthy of renting their dump. Some examples: gross income must be more than 3(or 4) times the monthly rent, net yearly income must more than 50 times monthly rent, no income requirements but you need a permanent contract, etc. To make things worse they all use different calculations, with some accounting for gas/water/electricity bills, while others assume a certain guess for that, and yet others just leaving it out of the costs all together.
So this means that when you call/mail for an add that 9/10 times it’s either gone or you don’t meet all criteria...
Anyhow, end of rant. Have this Maserati 300S I saw at Le Mans Classic this year for your time:
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> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
11/20/2018 at 15:55 |
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We had the same problem when we moved to DC - we wanted to rent, but the stuff that was available was terrible, and landlords wanted big money and to watch you jump through hoops. We ended up just buying a place - it seemed easier.
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> someassemblyrequired
11/20/2018 at 16:13 |
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Yeah, I’m sort of considering that as well now. Only issue with that is that I’d need my parents to co-sign, as I just graduated university so I’ve still got my student loans and limited saving
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> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
11/20/2018 at 20:35 |
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Ooh yeah, I mean you could probably houseshare for a few years, but that’s super annoying when you have a real job, even though it saves a lot of money.
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> BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
11/21/2018 at 05:33 |
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live in a van on the street?
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BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> pip bip - choose Corrour
11/21/2018 at 12:12 |
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It’s an option, but it can get pretty cold and wet here so I’d rather live under a roof lol