Apartment Hunting

I arranged for a realtor/leasing company to help us find apartments prior to leaving the USA.

Our estate agent came at 10am and showed us 5 furnished apartments that are very close to the University. All of them looks great but we settled on one that is just across the University gate. The rent is LM140/month . ( 1LM = $3.00). We pay for the water and electricity. Something that I have not anticipated is the commission we have to pay the estate agent. The cost is outrageous! Both the landlord and the tenant have to pay 10% of the total rental for 5 months + tax. The landlord and I ended up paying LM 82 ($246) each for an hours work of the realtor.

The apartments are furnished with TV, sofa, bed, refrigerator, washer, oven, kitchen utensils, linens, tables, airconditioner, and cleaning equiment. Nimfa kept asking for a dryer and they kept on showing her a wooden frame (they call it a dryer stand), where clothes are hang to dry. During our move, they gave a key to the dryer--a key to get to the rooftop and in there are clothes line where one can hang clothes to dry under the sun!

I'll show you some pictures next blog!