Therealsoulmate4dj

Therealsoulmate4dj t1_j1hpcin wrote

Throwing my 2 cents out here.

Other comments state your partner works on the Hill. You could live in Mt. Vernon (artsy historic neighborhood in Baltimore) near Penn Station. The MARC train is pretty painless and the neighborhood is pretty fun. Grab some under 40yr/o (very) cheap tickets at the BSO and Centerstage for some top tier entertainment. Plan to go to the Everyman theater on pay-what-you-can nights and splurge on tickets at the Hippodrome occasionally. Regularly visit the Walters and BMA art museums (both free). Enjoy some excellent bars like the Brewers Art, Owl Bar, and Wet City. Enjoy walking literally a few blocks to get to the dentist, doctor, and gym (if your apt doesn't have one).

Same advice as some other comments, really, just wanted to give my personal take from doing exactly the above for a few years.

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Therealsoulmate4dj t1_izpfafx wrote

These landlord companies all stink. I would have lived in my first apartment another 3 years if they didn't auto increase the rent 6% each year because the "market pieces" were going up. Meanwhile, like many of you have noted, the identical unit next door was on the market for LESS than we were paying.

Had to fight about it each year for them to knock our rent down instead of signing a brand new lease to move next door, to the same stupid unit, and have them re-list our unit. Moved when they eventually stopped accepting our counter-offer of common sense.

I swear they're allergic to brain cells, cause they sure try their best to alienate happy, paying tenants.

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