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CaptainObvious110 t1_izm7v2r wrote

Back in early 2018 I was looking for an apartment in Baltimore and found a really nice one at the Severn. The lady who showed the apartment told us most people were renting those apartments sight unseen from out of state. I looked at my mom and sis and they looked at me in total disbelief.

We had never imagined that people would move to a brand new city having never ever stepped foot there and rent an apartment knowing virtually nothing about where they were moving to at all.

I say all that to say that there are a lot of people these days apparently with a lot of money that can go where they want for the most part. These building managements know this and so they are using it to their advantage especially with the Pandemic taking place.

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TitsMageesVacation OP t1_izm8aa5 wrote

They probably get a lot of doctors or grad students who need to find a place ASAP when they land at a program. I couldn’t commit to home without seeing it in person.

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CaptainObvious110 t1_izmj7h5 wrote

Yeah I'm absolutely the same way. I notice people comment on this subreddit and wonder how many of them just showed up and then got a very rude dose of reality once they settled in.

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caro822 t1_izmaxjr wrote

A lot of people moving to the Severn from out of state are going to be med students or grad students at UMD or JHU. Lots of international and out of state people move to Baltimore sight unseen.

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