Apartment hunting

[fumblerette1.livejournal.com]

Like many people...I'm looking for an apartment. I live in Chestnut Hill (newton) right now, and while my apartment is great, I'm sick of not being even remotely close to the T or the bus. I want to move to Somerville (specifically Davis or Central areas). I would like to avoid using a broker if at all possible. I've been scouring craigslist daily but there's just not much there right now. If you know of anyone looking to rent their place, I'd love to hear about it! (And if you happen to know of a broker you'd actually recommend, that'd be great too, but as someone else posted here or in b0st0n today, those just don't seem to exist.)



I'm looking for:
June 1st move in. (Any time in June actually would be fine, all the way up to July 1. But I'd prefer June 1.)
1 bedroom
must allow cats
heat included
max rent 1200/month
10 min or less walk to a T stop (I'm not giving up my giant apartment out here in the burbs to be just as far from the T in a smaller apartment for the same amount of money)

Nice to have:
laundry on site
dishwasher
hardwood floors
windows, sunlight, closet space, the usual things.

(I am not opposed to living with others, but I've been living by myself for a few years, and I have a lot of stuff. I'm not interested in trying to cram my entire apartment in an already fully furnished house or putting half of my things in storage.)

Help? You can comment here or email me at: nichole (dot) burton (at) gmail (dot) com.

Comments

[alphacygni]

Don't forget North Cambridge! Bizarrely, apartments in North Cambridge that are a ~10 minute walk to Davis seem to be nicer and/or cheaper than similarly distant apartment along the more traditional Davis spokes (Highland, Holland, College)

Don't bother looking at anything that boasts proximity to Harvard Square. Last time I looked, I was shown putrid shoeboxes near Harvard for $1800/month with nothing included. Terrifying, the mark-up in those neighborhoods. Central, Kendall (East Cambridge), Porter and Davis are much more affordable.

[fumblerette1.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That's the main reason I've been avoiding Cambridge. Either everything on Craigslist that says Harvard Square is actually in Allston, or just way out of my price range, or super super small and crappy looking.