As we become senior citizens and decide we want to enjoy life and move to an apartment to eliminate yard work and home maintenance, don't forget to keep in mind one very important thing. How far will I have to carry my groceries and everything else before getting to my apartment? The apartment might be lovely, but the distance you have to haul things might not be so lovely, especially in the rain, ice and snow.
By Joanne from Fond du Lac, WI
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I consider this the biggest drawback in renting an apartment: I've found that you never know how much your rent will be when your lease is up making it extremely hard to budget. Apartment management caters to new residents and doesn't reward good residents who prefer to stay in one place and not move every year. I'm a senior and moved to an apartment.
Every time my lease was up my rent went up at least $60 a month. I can eat for two weeks on $60. A neighbor with the same floor plan as mine and had been there about 5 years was paying nearly $1,000. month move than me.
I moved to another large city with a major university with a lot of duplexes. I now have a very nice duplex and after 5 years my rent is still the same, never went up and I don't find myself having to move every year. So for those looking to rent an apartment if you don't budget accordingly you will find yourself having to move every year. Even if you rent you want the place to feel like home. There are things you can do to accomplish that but I found it not worth the effort knowing I'd be moving in a year. Just some things to take in consideration.
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