Denver Dash

I just got back from a quick trip to Denver to house hunt. After figuring out my salary for my first year, I realize that I have quite a bit I can drop on rent. The plan for the trip was to rent a car for the first 2 days and drive around to find a place.

Unfortunately those plans were foiled when the day after I arrived, the city was hit with a blizzard. I haven't driven since high school, so needless to say I stayed indoors. I was actually crashing at WhiteRapper's place and he lives about 20 minutes south of the city.

Saturday, we braved the rain and checked out a bunch of high-rises. Each one had it's ups and downs, but for the rents they were asking I just was not impressed... until I walked into the 16th street high-rise. It is the closest to the hospital. It is the newest of all buildings. It offered the most amenities for the price.

Let me tell you what I would get. First of all, since they're so new, they're trying to fill up the vacant apartments. The current special includes $250 off PER MONTH on studios. Included in the rent is concierge service/security, 24-hour fitness center, entertainment room with 3 huge flat screens and full kitchen, business center with free wifi and free printing, OUTDOOR patio with an outdoor fireplace and 2 large grills, a PRIVATE entrance into the upscale restaurant on the bottom floor with priority seating, gratuity-free valet parking, washer-dryer in EVERY unit, brand new appliances (dishwasher, microwave, stove, etc) in EVERY unit.

I mean this place is a dream to live in. It's exactly 1 mile from the hospital with a bus stop right out my door. It's on 16th street with FREE shuttle the entire length of the street. I just could rave on and on.

And I did rave to my parents... who predictably took a nice sh!t on my parade. They told me the rent was too high for denver, I could find closer to the hospital, blah blah blah. I had told my mom I was going to ask her and dad to pay my rent as my graduation present. They bought my sister a new car for her graduation, so I should get the equivalent cost in rent.

After mulling over everything, I've decided that I am going to pay my rent on my own... and just ask for the graduation gift as a check. If they don't wanna give it, I'm not really going to care. As I have a nice cushion under my butt from all the money I've saved since high school.

I put myself on the priority wait-list for this apartment building, and I'm confident I'll get what I want, since the office has already emailed me with a few openings in my time frame. I CANNOT WAIT!

And for all my friends who read this, you only have 1 year to visit me in Denver. Start saving and keep an eye out for flight deals!