Thanks for the advice and suggestions everyone! There were some things I had not thought about!
Rowdys' mom, I take it you live in Austin? Are there any parts you would recommend avoiding when we are looking for apartments? Any particular areas that are better than others? As much as I'd love to live near downtown, that isnt' going to be an option with our budget ($850 or less for a 2 bedroom). Most of the places that appear to be in our price range are in the Northwest. Is this a nice area? If end up living in the NW area, how far of a drive is it to the most of the "action".
Mojo, we've never been to Austin before and just don't feel comfortable with committing to a place to live until we get there and see it. Right now we are hoping to find a place to sublease for a month while we look. If we can't, we do have enough money saved to live in a hotel a week or two. We'd rather spend a bit of extra money rather than be stuck living in an apartment we don't like. Austin does have agent (free of charge) that work with most of the complexes in the area and will work to find exactly what we want, so i don't think it will take longer than a week or two.
We were thinking Red Roof hotels since they are pet friendly without extra charge. I'll have to look into Best Westerns too, I didn't realize they were pet friendly
The day before we leave, they are going to get groomed. They of course, don't sleep while they're there so they'll be nice and tired. More than likely that night we'll have family in and out most of the early evening so hopefully they'll be nice and tired! |