apartment hunt phase change

saw last apartment. don't really want to scour craigslist to see what's been added in the days since, because i like this place w. medford place so much. basically, i now will only be searching more if this place fails for some reason (eg final numbers don't crunch right, or she --- has-v-hallila --- turns down my application, which i don't have reason to expect, but of course could happen).

so, last apartment was more expensive than the w. medford one. not affordable. also, not significantly nicer! so, ha.

after that saw extra apt, located on the 3rd floor of friends' home. renovations are being done, and judging by their apt, i believe that the place could be made nice despite how seriously trashed it looks now. price is undefined, but likely to be much more comfortably affordable. however, the layout just cannot give me what i want in a home, which is the ability to host friends at nice parties. (... and to shower standing up ;-) )

i might call up old landlord Sean, just to see how much they are looking to rent the now-vacant first-floor apartment of Arlapt for, for completeness sake, but basically i have transitioned to apartment-hunt phase 2: attempting to secure the desired apt. (phase 1 was locating it!) (and, i guess you could say phase 0 is deciding to move)

i have the application, i'll be calling her tomorrow. co-workers & friends especially navraze gave some wonderful help in clarifying what questions I want to ask (and how to ask them!). I can also ask my folks a bit when i most-likely see them tomorrow night

i feel prepared with months n months of past expenses recorded in my pretty "book o' spending".

it will be reaaly good to go live there :-) (change that to "would", so's not to presume)

any other advices people want to add here are cool, k?