I swore I wouldn’t do this, but the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. So, despite my better judgment, I’ve decided to make an appeal in my housing search to the Loyal Readers and others who find this site on Google Alerts. Let the snark begin.
Seriously, though, if you haven’t heard, the rental market in San Francisco has tightened up considerably, for a number of reasons we don’t need to go into here. Now, normally when I go looking for a place, it takes me no more than a week or so, maybe 2, and I find something that isn’t akin to a Third World prison cell, or something out of a Dickens novel (and you’d be surprised how many of those there are in Supposedly Liberal and Wealthy San Francisco).
This time, however, despite consulting the many listings of Craigslist, MetroRent, et al, I haven’t been able to secure a new place and time is running out. Despite giving notice on my current place, my current landlord hasn’t found a new tenant so I scored a month-to-month in the interim, but it’s time to move on as I really need to get settled. (Blah blah blah shouldn’t have given notice in a tight market blah blah blah. Yeah, I know. No restating the obvious, please.)
Here’s where the Loyal Reader or even the Casual Reader can help, and in the process score a little surprise of their own. If you email me a tipoff to a vacancy that leads to a signed lease, you win a cash prize. Really. And it’s not $5 either. The amount, however, will only be disclosed to serious folks, to keep out the riff raff of annoying snotty bloggers and anonymous haters who populate Blogland sometimes.
A few qualifications: sending in a list of links you find on Craiglist or MetroRent does not count – I can read those myself. The exception is if you actually know the person putting up the listing, and you make an effort to connect myself with said landlord or agent, then you qualify.
As for location, obviously I would like to say within walking distance of our Mighty N, but at this point, I’m willing to settle for a decent place that’s in the $1000-$1500 range that’s in a safe area (i.e. not in Crackland or some other hellhole neighborhood), and has decent access to some sort of MUNI so I can continue to regale San Franciscans with the joy and whatnot of Our Wonderful Transit System.
The winner not only gets a chance to spread some Christmas Spirit, but also win a little bonus as well, and will get untold Christmas cards in years to come for helping out in this time of need. Thanks, and keep the snark to a minimum, gang. Merry Christmas!
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What kind of a place are you looking for? Are you looking for an appt. with roommates, a studio? Where along the N would you prefer?
@Peter: a studio or a 1 bedroom place would be fine…I prefer a 1 bedroom simply because I like to set up a home office, but a decent studio would be fine since I’m a minimalist….big thing for me is no “in-law” units and no roommates. as for location, I gave up on the Inner Sunset some time ago, and am willing to consider anywhere along the line, but for the right place at the right price I’ll leave the line and go elsewhere. I just don’t want to sign a lease on a crummy place and be stuck with it for a couple of years.
Hey Greg, there’s a flat for rent in the 1500 block of 10th (on the West side of the street).
Sorry didn’t get the exact house number, but it’s two or three houses up the street from Kirkham.
Not sure about rent or details (beds, baths etc), but there’s a for rent sign in the nit with a phone number (which I couldn’t memorize).
Best of luck!