Popular Post dinneR ★ Posted March 8 Popular Post Share #1 Posted March 8 My housing problems continue. I told my current landlord I would not qualify for my apt and would move out at the end of April. I asked if anything else was available. Possibly, fill out an application, pay us and we will let you know. My rent would more than double and the fees would increase. I would have to pay another security deposit. Ok, I jump through the hoops. Last week I got an email saying Great news, availability! May 1. I say I'll take it. Nothing. I email again. Nothing. I call. Nothing. Finally, they call me and say I am not eligible. We have a policy in place that prevents us from transferring residents during our turn months of May and November. This means that in order to transfer you to another apartment, one would have needed to become available in April or June. Somebody who doesn't live here can move in, but I cannot because I am a current resident. I asked why she even told me to apply and why she sent me the great news email if I was not eligible. I got a stupid answer about the arbitrary policy, so I asked for a refund on my application fee. 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 8 Share #2 Posted March 8 If you want to move someplace shitty with no skiing or mountains on which to mountain bike, you could move to Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 8 Share #3 Posted March 8 10 minutes ago, dinneR said: My housing problems continue. I told my current landlord I would not qualify for my apt and would move out at the end of April. I asked if anything else was available. Possibly, fill out an application, pay us and we will let you know. My rent would more than double and the fees would increase. I would have to pay another security deposit. Ok, I jump through the hoops. Last week I got an email saying Great news, availability! May 1. I say I'll take it. Nothing. I email again. Nothing. I call. Nothing. Finally, they call me and say I am not eligible. We have a policy in place that prevents us from transferring residents during our turn months of May and November. This means that in order to transfer you to another apartment, one would have needed to become available in April or June. Somebody who doesn't live here can move in, but I cannot because I am a current resident. I asked why she even told me to apply and why she sent me the great news email if I was not eligible. I got a stupid answer about the arbitrary policy, so I asked for a refund on my application fee. Why can't you room with your sister at Lake Fancypants temporarily? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #4 Posted March 8 9 minutes ago, jsharr said: If you want to move someplace shitty with no skiing or mountains on which to mountain bike, you could move to Texas. POTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #5 Posted March 8 I hope they're not pricing you out @dinneR. I hope you can at least find another place. Would you consider living in a town outside of Jackson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 8 Author Share #6 Posted March 8 One of my co-workers gave me her notice. She lost her housing and is leaving the valley. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 8 Share #7 Posted March 8 Just now, dinneR said: One of my co-workers gave me her notice. She lost her housing and is leaving the valley. I would think this has to be a very common occurrence for the non wealthy average worker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #8 Posted March 8 When I was there a woman in some silly shop said her and her husband sold their home and made a mint and bought in a town about 20? 30? miles to the south. I was thinking that’s a very common commute in the big city but the two lane hwy could be a bitch and not all small towns are desirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 8 Share #9 Posted March 8 2 hours ago, Randomguy said: Why can't you room with your sister at Lake Fancypants temporarily? Oops, confused you for Allen temporarily, sorry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 8 Author Share #10 Posted March 8 7 minutes ago, jsharr said: I would think this has to be a very common occurrence for the non wealthy average worker. It is common. Eventually, some people give up and move. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #11 Posted March 8 Hoback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 8 Share #12 Posted March 8 4 minutes ago, dinneR said: Eventually, some people give up and move. Freeing up rentals! Just tough it out and some softer sap will cave first! Sadly, the reality is that you have to assess if it will get better or will trend worse and worse. Either it's time to buy a place and let that value go up and up (eventually cash out) or call it a day and move to some less popular ski town in UT or CO (are there some?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted March 8 Share #13 Posted March 8 3 hours ago, dinneR said: Somebody who doesn't live here can move in, but I cannot because I am a current resident. This seems like a well-intentioned, but ultimately misleading policy. It creates false housing availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 8 Author Share #14 Posted March 8 1 minute ago, Dottleshead said: Hoback? Cheapest thing in Hoback is $2.25 mil Hoback has a problem with their drinking water. This water belongs to my friend Trevor. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #15 Posted March 8 Disgusting. Unless you go over Teton Pass it doesn’t look like there are many alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 8 Author Share #16 Posted March 8 2 minutes ago, MoseySusan said: This seems like a well-intentioned, but ultimately misleading policy. It creates false housing availability. Not well-intentioned at all. She said it's because they are busy. The manager is an idiot. She lost my taxes and threatened to evict me if I did not email copies to her. She booted my friend's car. She said it had been there two days. It was there two hours and had a guest parking sticker on the dash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 8 Share #17 Posted March 8 15 minutes ago, Dottleshead said: Hoback? The Amish bakery I go to is on Hosack road. The houses along there look like you could buy them pretty cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #18 Posted March 8 1 minute ago, Longjohn said: The Amish bakery I go to is on Hosack road. What's the best item they bake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 8 Share #19 Posted March 8 Do you like water skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 8 Share #20 Posted March 8 3 hours ago, dinneR said: My housing problems continue. I told my current landlord I would not qualify for my apt and would move out at the end of April. So, at the end of April you are homeless? Then what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted March 8 Share #21 Posted March 8 8 minutes ago, Dottleshead said: What's the best item they bake? They are famous for their donuts but their pies and breads are awesome too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #22 Posted March 8 Whitefish MT is the bomb. But I know nothing of their economics or their airport (they have one, right?). If you can stand the cold (dinneR definitely can) then Lake Flathead area w/ Glacier National Park is very desirable area. Not much of a drop off beauty-wise and Whitefish has a similar feel to me as Jackson. But I've never lived in either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #23 Posted March 8 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: They are famous for their donuts but their pies and breads are awesome too. I was thinking about their breads I guess. Probably their donuts too but never thought about their pies. Mmmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted March 8 Share #24 Posted March 8 29 minutes ago, Longjohn said: The Amish bakery I go to is on Hosack road. The houses along there look like you could buy them pretty cheap. Here's a map of the Amish settlements in the US as of 2020. The closest thing to me is in western Montana. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 8 Share #25 Posted March 8 5 minutes ago, Dottleshead said: The closest thing to me is western Montana. NEAR WHITEFISH!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 9 Author Share #26 Posted March 9 3 hours ago, Bikeguy said: So, at the end of April you are homeless? Then what? I have another weighted drawing coming up next week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted March 9 Share #27 Posted March 9 5 minutes ago, dinneR said: I have another weighted drawing coming up next week. The lower you income, the higher the probability of winning the lottery? Good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted March 9 Author Share #28 Posted March 9 3 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: The lower you income, the higher the probability of winning the lottery? Good luck... The more years here, the number entrants, and some luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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