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Post by shanendoah on Jan 5, 2015 18:50:32 GMT -5
Firebird - No, it's my way of saying I've met your DH. I know he loves his family, but if he feels forced to spend every weekend with them, without the ability to "get away" since you'd either be staying with them or they'd be staying with you, something is gonna give. And I don't know that he'd be the one to break, but the stress on him will wear on you, and BOOM. I know you both love them, but you've had years of being in your own little family unit with only infrequent contact with everyone else. Suddenly going to all family all the time is not a recipe for success.
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Post by chen35 on Jan 5, 2015 18:57:53 GMT -5
You are not crazy. You are in a situation where if you don't make the decision to do something NOW, you won't do it. (I know this because I've watched you "plan" on doing this for a few years now.) In addition, thanks to a couple recent windfalls, you and DH are at a point financially where you can afford to make the move and support the family for a short period of time while you search for jobs.
Some people just need time tables, short time tables at that, to get stuff done. You now have your time table, thanks to the end of the lease. Go for it.
(Though, to reiterate something I've said before - make sure you draw very clear boundaries with DH's family about how often you'll be in Seattle/they'll be in Portland. You shouldn't spend every weekend traveling or entertaining, you will still very much need nuclear family time.) I get WAY more done on a short time table than something more long term. Something about the panic it elicits
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Post by TheOtherMe on Jan 5, 2015 19:26:23 GMT -5
As long as I've been reading your threads on this forum, you've been talking about this. With this kind of a rent increase, now is the time.
I hope you both find jobs soon and a nice place to live.
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Post by Bonny on Jan 5, 2015 20:13:40 GMT -5
@tbird, I think there are limitations on how much the rent can increase within the term of your lease but once it's over, all bets are off. We were expecting something like this. I meant to address this earlier. Rent can't be increased during the lease period unless it's already been noted in the lease.
There are only a handful of cities in CA which have rent control provisions. Otherwise by State Law a landlord must give 60 days notice if a rent increase is going to be more than 10%.
I'm not sure in what SF Bay Area town Firebird is in but I know in my very middle class town that a 2/2 is in the $2500/mth range unless it's a scary .
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Post by sapphire12 on Jan 5, 2015 20:39:54 GMT -5
Good luck Firebird!
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Jan 6, 2015 10:46:26 GMT -5
...:::"Well, you're crazy for not waiting for summer.":::...
I thought that moving in the Jan/Feb time frame was the best time so snag a deal on a lease. Everyone is trying to move over the summer and rates and demand are at their highest. You may not get the pick of the litter, but you have more leverage than you would if there is a waiting list.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 6, 2015 12:50:30 GMT -5
Firebird - No, it's my way of saying I've met your DH. I know he loves his family, but if he feels forced to spend every weekend with them, without the ability to "get away" since you'd either be staying with them or they'd be staying with you, something is gonna give. And I don't know that he'd be the one to break, but the stress on him will wear on you, and BOOM.
I was joking, hon. But actually this was a big factor in eventually choosing Portland over Seattle (cost and commute were the other two big ones). We wanted to be close enough to visit as frequently as WE wanted but not so close that it would be reasonable to expect us to visit every weekend. I think 2ish hours away is perfect for this.
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Post by aprilleigh on Jan 6, 2015 13:40:59 GMT -5
After spending a weekend down your way, I love Portland like a million times more than before! I will never ever complain about traffic up here again! Let me know if you need any logistical help from up here! PS: Baby Firebird is absolutely adorable! And so sweet!
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Post by Firebird on Jan 6, 2015 13:58:14 GMT -5
PS: Baby Firebird is absolutely adorable! And so sweet! Aw, shucks. You saw her at her cranky time so it's especially nice of you to say that We loved meeting you and your DH. Excited to spend more time with you guys when we're less time crunched!
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Post by Firebird on Jan 6, 2015 20:37:13 GMT -5
Well, DH is officially much more valuable than me. SO okay with this His company can't afford to replace him right now so they might end up letting him work remotely from Portland for up to four weeks. Since he carries our health insurance, this would be an ENORMOUS help. I'm really proud of him. Fingers crossed!
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 11:42:25 GMT -5
It's looking like I may not qualify for unemployment after all. Which would suck, but whatever. I'll still apply for it if necessary and hopefully I won't need it, especially if DH is still working for his company. The good news is that my boss is being super flexible about my timeline (unlike DH, I'm basically useless right now and we all know it, so that helps). She's willing to let me take a week or two off sometime this month, and make up for it by working remotely for the same amount of time in February. Which is a great trade off. So the plan now is for me to go to Portland by myself the week after next to find us an apartment. I'll stay someplace cheap in the city and hunt by day - hopefully I'll also have some interviews by then. I'm not too worried about finding a decent apartment, but the location thing is going to be completely hit or miss. Without knowing where we'll be working, whether the new apartment is anywhere near our eventual new work locations is going to be 100% luck. Oh well. Just gotta go with what feels right. Today I'm canceling cable and ordering about a year's worth of contacts. Small stuff, I know, but my to-do list is long and frightening and anything I can chip off it will make *me* feel better. As I mentioned in the job thread, I'm also applying for 5 jobs per weekday which gives me the illusion of making progress
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 13:33:06 GMT -5
Portland friends - do you guys know of any local place where I could leave my car for a couple weeks?
We'll need to transport three vehicles - my car, DH's car, and the moving van. Since I have to go up to Portland early to look at apartments and I'll need a car, I'm planning to bring mine - and then leave it behind and fly back, so it's one less vehicle we have to move.
I was thinking maybe the long-term parking lot at the airport, but I'm not sure if that would be cost-prohibitive. Are there other good places to leave a car for awhile? Not much more than two weeks.
Worst case scenario, I can always drive it to Washington and leave it at DH's family's house and fly back from there. But getting it back would be an extra hassle so ideally I could leave it somewhere in Portland.
Any ideas?
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 7, 2015 13:34:29 GMT -5
Portland friends - do you guys know of any local place where I could leave my car for a couple weeks? We'll need to transport three vehicles - my car, DH's car, and the moving van. Since I have to go up to Portland early to look at apartments and I'll need a car, I'm planning to bring mine - and then leave it behind and fly back, so it's one less vehicle we have to move. I was thinking maybe the long-term parking lot at the airport, but I'm not sure if that would be cost-prohibitive. Are there other good places to leave a car for awhile? Not much more than two weeks. Worst case scenario, I can always drive it to Washington and leave it at DH's family's house and fly back from there. But getting it back would be an extra hassle so ideally I could leave it somewhere in Portland. Any ideas? Walmarts parking lot.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 13:52:50 GMT -5
Eh... I don't know. That sounds kind of dicey? I'd rather leave it with someone I trust or in a secure parking lot.
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Post by justme on Jan 7, 2015 13:53:20 GMT -5
There's off airport parking at my airport that's like 5 a day and some give discount for more time.
Would you have decided on an apt before leaving? If so you could leave it there.
Bribe one of the ym members.
I've left my car in a shopping complex parking lot for a few days.
Any parking places there do like month parking? Though that's more where there's commuters.
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Post by aprilleigh on Jan 7, 2015 13:53:53 GMT -5
Portland friends - do you guys know of any local place where I could leave my car for a couple weeks? We'll need to transport three vehicles - my car, DH's car, and the moving van. Since I have to go up to Portland early to look at apartments and I'll need a car, I'm planning to bring mine - and then leave it behind and fly back, so it's one less vehicle we have to move. I was thinking maybe the long-term parking lot at the airport, but I'm not sure if that would be cost-prohibitive. Are there other good places to leave a car for awhile? Not much more than two weeks. Worst case scenario, I can always drive it to Washington and leave it at DH's family's house and fly back from there. But getting it back would be an extra hassle so ideally I could leave it somewhere in Portland. Any ideas? We've got extra parking available at my shop. It would be unattended nights & weekends, though. But we're in a pretty un-accessed area, and there's a gate.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 13:58:19 GMT -5
We've got extra parking available at my shop. It would be unattended nights & weekends, though. But we're in a pretty un-accessed area, and there's a gate.That sounds perfect! How much does it cost? Would you have decided on an apt before leaving? If so you could leave it there.
Good point but I wasn't planning on taking possession/getting the keys until February so I'm not sure if I'd have tenant parking before then. Plus, I'd like it to be somewhere a friend or family member could check on it now and then to make sure it's still there. Bribe one of the ym members.This is probably my best bet I have chocolate...?
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Post by aprilleigh on Jan 7, 2015 14:01:19 GMT -5
We've got extra parking available at my shop. It would be unattended nights & weekends, though. But we're in a pretty un-accessed area, and there's a gate.That sounds perfect! How much does it cost?
I'll check with my boss when he gets back! Probably not much.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 14:08:48 GMT -5
Thankkkkk youuuuuuuu! You've got chocolate coming to you! Plus, this gives us a guaranteed excuse to hang out for longer than 15 minutes. Maybe we can even have dinner or something since I'll be kid free.
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Post by shanendoah on Jan 7, 2015 14:41:08 GMT -5
Firebird -If the thing with aprilleigh doesn't pan out, let me know. I have relatives in the area whose houses you could probably park in front of.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 15:33:19 GMT -5
Thanks very much, ladies
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Post by t-dog on Jan 7, 2015 16:18:36 GMT -5
Good luck Fire - sad that we are losing a "local" before I got to actually meet you in person.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 7, 2015 16:21:29 GMT -5
Hey, there's still time if you're up for a road trip
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Post by lynnerself on Jan 7, 2015 18:25:48 GMT -5
FYI
Long term Economy parking actually at the airport (PDX) is $10 a day, 7th day free.
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Post by Formerly SK on Jan 7, 2015 18:53:45 GMT -5
Portland friends - do you guys know of any local place where I could leave my car for a couple weeks? We'll need to transport three vehicles - my car, DH's car, and the moving van. Since I have to go up to Portland early to look at apartments and I'll need a car, I'm planning to bring mine - and then leave it behind and fly back, so it's one less vehicle we have to move. I was thinking maybe the long-term parking lot at the airport, but I'm not sure if that would be cost-prohibitive. Are there other good places to leave a car for awhile? Not much more than two weeks. Worst case scenario, I can always drive it to Washington and leave it at DH's family's house and fly back from there. But getting it back would be an extra hassle so ideally I could leave it somewhere in Portland. Any ideas? You can leave it at my house if you want. I'm super close to the airport too so I could probably drop you off if I'm available.
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Post by Firebird on Jan 8, 2015 13:02:31 GMT -5
It turns out that moving is like totally stressful man. Someone should really warn you.
DH and I are currently debating whether I should go to Portland next week or the week of the 19th (as I originally planned). Any thoughts on this? I'm kind of freaking that I won't be able to find an apartment if I wait until the week after next. And potentially if I did go next week, I could stay another week if I still hadn't found anything (although at that point I may have suffered a heart attack so this could be moot). I'm not sure if the second week in January is a great time to be looking for an apartment in February, though. It's been awhile since I've done this.
Is sooner better than later, apartment-wise? Because stress wise, I'd love to get this trip done sooner rather than later and know we've got a place to live. Yeah, it means leaving my car there for awhile longer but several YMers have kindly offered up their spaces for me to use. So I'm kinda leaning toward leaving on Sunday and doing the trip this week.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 8, 2015 13:10:53 GMT -5
I would probably go up sooner rather than later. And yes moving is stressful (says someone who is trying to figure out how to interview with 2 companies that each want me to meet at their HQs that are not in the same town as the job and halfway across the state from each other ... and of course not in the same state I am in).
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Post by Firebird on Jan 8, 2015 13:12:59 GMT -5
muttleynfelix - *hugs* On the one hand, I'm jealous that at least you have offers. On the other hand, I keep wondering why we're not looking in the same states so we can meet and get drunk offer each other moral support.
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Post by justme on Jan 8, 2015 13:14:15 GMT -5
Sooner. If you have an idea where you're looking you could go to a few websites of apartments and see if they list the availability.
But I wouldn't wait till the 19th unless you're moving end of Feb.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Jan 8, 2015 13:19:13 GMT -5
Firebird - Well, no offers yet, just interviews. My "plan" is that I'm going to go up there and I'm going to wow them all and get 2 job offers and I can pick the best one. But who knows, I may not get either one. BTW why aren't you moving to Iowa? If I can make this move without going broke, we will be in the Portland area (Washington side of everything) in June for niece's graduation party.
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