 Hey y'all welcome to our apartment touring video. We just moved to Austin, Texas And we've never been to the city before so it's crazy to us And it's probably crazy to a lot of you who are watching this video We had a lot of preconceived ideas about Apartments here and just living here and I feel like we're like fantasies I think we kind of romanticize what it would be like to live here Yeah, not really what we thought would actually be like we definitely thought it was gonna be a lot cheaper to live here and It is so not cheap to live here Unfortunately, that's our from Atlanta to give you yeah, you're from like, California You probably are gonna laugh at us when we tell you the price. That's true But we're from Atlanta So based that maybe like people in Nashville or like South Carolina and if I understand how cheap it is to live Mm-hmm So we want to kind of go through each place that we toured kind of give you guys The square footage the price and our pros and cons of everywhere you looked at so let's get started Her old boss actually recommended that we use a realtor that she knew From I guess just connections and throughout her network and who actually lives in Austin has lived here for a long time So we got in contact with her her name was Ashley and she was awesome worked really hard for us Mm-hmm, and she set up a portal In a sense for us so we could go online and look at the listing that she has added to the website Look the picture square foot pricing neighborhood Something about that the actual address so I can map it to work to see how far it was She was really helpful in the search and she kind of studying the areas of Austin we're out one to live like why be a good idea versus a bad idea. She's kind of a good kind of like a Legation because I never we'd never been to Austin So we kind of had her as a resource to understand what Austin was like before we moved and for advice and tips When my old boss advised me to use a realtor I kind of got scared at first because I didn't know that you actually don't pay them like you Well, I think we used like she's actually realtor. I think we used her as a locator service not as a realtor Oh, I don't know well, okay Maybe it's different for house buying but for apartments. They usually just get a referral fee from the apartment So you don't really have to pay them. I guess is what I've learned So that was nice because she was of really big help and we didn't really have to take that out of our budget maybe for anyone watching this who's trying to Maybe got a job at Oracle is trying to see where they should live when they come here or For people who are working to VMware or any of the big kind of tech firms in Austin I guess if you guys ask us or we could put it in the description for Ashley's contact She's really helpful. So maybe we can get you guys connected. I think she'd appreciate that too. Yeah, for sure We'll do that The main thing with Ashley is she mostly put houses on there or townhouses and we were open to that and for apartments And we didn't really realize how much we'd want an apartment until we got here And kind of saw what the houses were like a lot different from Georgia for the price So that was kind of played into a factor when we were deciding where to live Right. One thing I did want to kind of let you guys know is that there are false advertisements on Facebook Especially like we were going through not the portal sometimes like we wanted to see what else was outside of the portal because not everything Was going through her portal. So we would find stuff on Facebook We would find stuff on apartments comm and then send it to her and Unfortunately, they advertise the price as something totally different and way cheaper. We're like, oh my god This is amazing like totally under our price limit and then she called them Which was also nice having her because she was able to like, you know, know her words and So then she called them and it was a lot more expensive So just a heads up, please don't get your hopes up on Facebook advertisements, especially for like apartments. It might say like this apartment is 1500, but it's probably like Only the first month and then it bumps up to like 2000. So it's something so stupid like that But put it on apartments comm and then when you get there, they're like, oh, that was a special we were running Yeah, it's like okay, we'll win, you know, they don't they change the prices every day depending on like Obviously the supply and demand like who's coming in are we getting more people and plus the Oracle? Classes are now coming in so it's June July and August classes and what are they like a hundred people hundred I've heard up to 300 for a class. So just imagine 300 people Finding apartments in this same area They're definitely hiking up their prices because they know that people need apartments close to Oracle So unfortunately, we maybe didn't come at the right time, but again We're just trying to share our experience with y'all and let's get into the actual apartment touring right now 70s Did you know the square I do actually it's I have everything here in front. So perfect. It's 1440 I So the first place we actually toured was a duplex and a duplex is a house that's connected to a house Just like by wall to separate doors to separate kind of identical everything right and both units were open in this Instance so like we had the left one toured and we could tour the right one to see if you'd like to lay out flipped or not Mm-hmm, and we just start with the left one because kind of just imagine in our mind What it would look like flipped so I'm kind of glad we started with this one because it was kind of a letdown Kind of opened your eyes to like what Austin was like kind of what we're looking at price range So on our notes it says this place was 1440 square feet But I feel like that does not sound right because it looked so small So it could be just like the whole square footage of the whole duplex I feel like that sounds more right because these bedrooms were so tiny I was a little taken back because I was scared that it was gonna be like this everywhere I went and It kind of was I mean some of the apartments we did tour were small like this But the living room was just not very bright. I feel like the windows were as small as my hand I mean the kitchen was really nice. Like I said everything was newly renovated, but it just was really really small It didn't have a washer and dryer So we would have to buy one or rent one or something like that So that's inconvenient So did have a gated backyard and they would do the maintenance isn't like cutting the grass the front yard keeping it maintained for me So that kind of cost a lot, but apartments do that anyway We do have a dog coming in July Sophie's gonna join us in Austin Yeah, so we're super excited about that because she's gonna freaking love it here like this is such a dog city We've already people bring their dogs to TV. Yeah, like yeah, so it'll be really fun having her here So we did have to keep that in mind when we were looking at apartments We need to find out the pet fee pet rent Like yards dog parks dog wash stations all that stuff. There's no like neighborhood amenities Yeah, so it's no clubhouse no pool. No like Yeah, like all that had to be bought outside of the neighborhood, right? So we'd have to go somewhere to do all this stuff that cost a lot more money So and the rent for this one. I think was 1,400 or somewhere around that so it's definitely under budget our budget was 1,500 We went a little bit overboard because you know after the fact of touring all these places. We realized that We had to raise it The location was just so important to us to be close to Oracle and to be a little close to downtown And to not be in like the most sketchy area of Austin So we had to raise our price unfortunately, and you guys are probably gonna Think we're crazy for like paying what we pay when you guys find out but per person It's not a lot to be done per person. Yeah, and then you see like it's kind of average. That's true Yeah the next one we toured was a luxury apartment and This was actually one of the ones that I think I found on Facebook or something like that and I was really interested in it This is also one of those that have the false advertisement because they were way more expensive in person And it's funny because I wrote this down on my notes, but the lady was kind of not very nice And I feel like that's kind of important when you're touring places You need to like have a good first impression with the management because you're gonna be dealing with them while living in your space So I wrote that down because I don't know I just like did not really appreciate the way she was like treating us and she was like this is the manager too So, you know, like if she's not being nice, then yeah, it was just a little odd Especially I'm if I'm gonna give you my money, like please be a little nicer than that After waiting by 45 minutes just a tour. Yeah I really liked this place and I knew in my heart. I could absolutely not afford it So we did tour only the one bedroom because that was something that we could afford I loved the kitchen in here. This is like exactly what I wanted for my kitchen like white or just like a bright kitchen It was I think we did tour on like kind of a cloudy day So the lighting wasn't as great, but I think it did definitely have Potential in natural lighting and that was something that was so important that I told every person that I toured with I need a good natural light just because not only for, you know, filming YouTube videos taking photos But also like it affects my mood so much if I don't have natural light I already went through that don't want to go back there So that was definitely very important for me It also had a little nook for like a desk, but we did bring two desks here And if we did get a one bedroom, we would have to get rid of so much stuff And like even being in the apartment that we are in now, I don't want to give too much away I just feel like I thought this would be a lot of storage, but you know, we have a lot of shit. So You have a lot of shit. I don't know if I'm remembering this correctly, but I don't think this place had a balcony Hmm So that would just be like One item off the list that I don't need but it'd be nice to have so I mean, I can paint extra for something that doesn't have a balcony. Mm-hmm. This place did have a really nice gym and Pretty nice pool. Do you see all the amenities that were really nice? I mean again, it was a luxury apartment And you would be paying for that. Yeah So one of the nice things about this place was that it was really close to Oracle I could probably walk if it was like winter But it was close enough to walk so I could drive there bike there Whatever I need to do a bird scooter something like that to work save a lot of time and money overall this apartment was beautiful I didn't really like the people there. It was really close to Oracle But it was a little bit out of our price limit or just like we didn't really love the one bedroom So, you know, you didn't really love it I feel like the bed is so much bigger. Is it just me? My god Why is it feels that much bigger? Good lighting You just Yeah I'm sure you haven't seen that in a vlog You're not even in Europe yet What are you about to eat in Europe? Yeah, this is for me. It was nice but it was really pricey Yes Wow Oh my god Level-wise, I don't Definitely The third place is right next to Oracle Parking lot like super walk to it easy. Yes, very very close and I really really liked this place He was actually the one that found this on a Facebook ad I think again false advertisement yada yada yada But this place was you know somewhat close to our budget And I think this is when we kind of realized okay We do need to bump up our budget because it was like a nice place like, you know Maybe like a little bit more Affordable than the last luxury apartment But yeah, it was super close to Oracle and it was just kind of like a no-brainer So we did tour at three units in this place So the first one we toured was a two bedroom one bath. I think second was a one bed one bath Third was a one bed one bath, but just a different like layout, which was kind of weird I don't know. We didn't really love that one this place really really got me with their amenities because they had like Free workout classes. They had like they were gonna build a spin studio Which I don't even know if I like spin But I don't know I feel like that really sold me because it would be nice to have all that stuff in Your apartment just walk downstairs walk back up and shower So I really wanted this place just because of the gym and the pool was probably the nicest that we've seen the kitchen Was a little bit darker. They didn't have the white cabinets that I love They did have the brown cabinets, but they do have hardwood floors and I mean the bathrooms were really nice, too They had two sinks. I'm pretty sure I did feel like this place was you know, not super spacious So we would probably have to get the two-bedroom in here or get rid of a lot. Yeah, so It's doable. I wouldn't want to do it, but you can make it work. Yeah So we were really considering the one bedroom and I was like, please don't make me do it Please don't make me do it because it was like right at our price Limit like 1500 I think around that so I like about this place the most was obviously the location It was so convenient for me. I wouldn't have to drive my car ever other than that, you know, I liked how I Guess the parking was gated. Just kind of felt newer cleaner I wouldn't even say safe like the The leasing agent was telling us how like you least up in your car It's gonna get broken into if you like this from your balcony and so you get stolen people go through and jingle door Handles where to break in and I'm like you could just not tell me this stuff. I'd be more happy, you know Yeah, I think overall. I just kind of liked the fact that she liked it and could probably like decide on something Like if you guys knew where I kind of grew up, like I I don't care. I'll sleep on the floor in my car I just don't have a preference. If there's a bed, I'll sleep in it So like I liked it felt nice the pools a nice view like The parking was a little bit weird because you would have to like walk up like Random stairs like your apartment could be here and your like garage or like the parking garage could be like way back There so you would have to walk up Stairs and walk like down, you know, you can park like right in front of your apartment This is one of the places that kind of gave you that the saw at the beginning They liked you a lot no pressure sales when it came down to signing time They were like pushy a little rude kind of like cold shoulder if you didn't want to sign with them like weren't Necessarily willing to work with you like they said they were I don't want to give away too much because I want to Leave that for the empty apartment tour, but you can comment which one you guys think we got or which one you guys loved the most I want to see what y'all think about these places and like the price range or like whatever So just comment down your fave in the comments below It was big. Oh I think I'm sold except for this carpet. I don't like it But you gotta give and take I guess What? How cute No way, I mean it's kind of dark in here It's so big yeah, and this is nice Oh my god two closets for one bedroom What wait did I know I Just you on this it's like a whole other bedroom My god, oh my god this closet What the heck wait how why Why there's two showers and the same bathroom Yeah, that's why it has the uptorch and for some reason you don't know Yeah, the back is huge closet closet to a bathroom. Oh my god another two sink Pretty small So the last place we toured we started off touring a one bedroom and a study with a study with a study That's what they said So this is really interesting because I liked how they had like a little office area because That is one of the main reasons. I wanted a two bedroom. I mean also to have guests Like we could have just you know blow up an air mattress and kind of So that was really really nice I honestly loved this apartment when I first walked in I really liked the kitchen But they did have carpet on the floors, which I did not love because my dog is you know A peer and she does like to pee on carpet It definitely wouldn't be the easiest just to like walk her down every second to just pee So that was kind of annoying that they had carpets, but they did say that we could like pay $40 a month if we Did hardwood because I think they're trying to change all the carpets to hardwood So if you paid $40 extra a month, you could get hardwood So we were strongly considering that but then again, like I feel like carpets kind of cozy So this had one of the best kitchens also it was white and Just had a good feel to it to play bright and like welcoming. Yeah, the bedroom was a good size Compared to like all the other things we've seen. Yeah, and the bathroom had the two sink Which is a big thing for me. I got love to have my own space Yeah, and it checked out like all the boxes basically had that study It could be an office like bedroom makeshift kind of area. Yeah, just be whatever needed to be at the time So the next unit we saw was a two bedroom two bath and I really liked this layout It was very interesting to me because basically the kitchen is in the middle and the guest room is on one side The master bedroom is on the other side Both of the bathrooms had two sinks. So the master bathroom had two sinks, which of course checks our boxes And then they also had a stand-in shower, which we haven't seen all the other showers were, you know Yeah, I'm definitely a game changer All the other showers were just you know, you'd hang up your own curtain And then this one also had a bath in it like a full bath. So that's really cool I mean, I don't really take baths that often, but I was thinking maybe I will if I get this place So that was really cool. The guest bathroom had just the bathtub with a shower in it two sinks as well the master bath does take away from the Master closet so you lose a little room in the closet. Yeah, but the guest bedroom Has a like huge almost matching closet the same size of the room. It's huge. Yeah, but yeah But that that means the guest bedroom was a little bit smaller, right? So I mean whatever you have to give and take a little bit but She was like almost ready to sign this of these on this one until she found out we toured like the clubhouse and That's when such her like a little bit fall apart Yeah, she was like, you know this gym will be closed for remodeling this pool is closed indefinitely for the summer Yeah, we don't know when it's gonna be ready. I didn't love that Especially because we didn't know exact dates Austin does have a bunch of places to swim like Barton Springs and you know Every river a lot of like bodies of water But you know when you just want to like go to the pool because you're hot like that's nice to have So the amenities did really bring this down on my list. Unfortunately. This apartment was not super close to Oracle It was 1.7 miles away, which isn't horrible But the other apartments were literally so freaking close Like throw Sophia ball to Oracle and she could run to it. Yeah And plus if it's not super close to Oracle, then it's gonna be further away from downtown Which I don't know. I feel like we're gonna probably hang out there a lot You know get dinner or something nights So we wanted to be like a good distance away for and not have to drive Crazy amounts of traffic because we've heard some bad bad stories about Austin traffic Yeah, horror stories This last apartment was definitely our second choice because of the amenities and the location But it was in a really safe area and I feel like very quiet too. Plus these apartments were actually condos So it wasn't like a big huge building filled with like people in these small tiny apartments There's basically like four apartments or condos on each floor. So we sound good walls. So it's quiet Did they say that? Oh So that is it of our apartment touring I hope you guys enjoyed this I hope it was very informational and I hope this video helped anyone who's looking to move to Austin Texas. It was definitely very stressful this whole apartment touring situation. You'll see my next vlog About my whole application drama and all of that it'll be coming very soon after this It was a time-sensitive move since we had an Airbnb We didn't want to pay more of our rent money toward an Airbnb cost that we could apply it toward our rent Right. So you wanted to find someone with immediate move in and just get the ball rolling Yeah, so it was very stressful situation. So you only had a certain amount of time to tour in a day And then it's like well, if I don't sign now, I may lose it right so you come you think about it I don't like it enough to sign it. I go back. You don't know what to do. So it's just stressful to like I'll keep your time resources everything to make the right decision. Yeah, remember to comment Which one was your favorite apartment and which one you think we are in right now? I feel free to reach out about any questions about moving Austin And you want to kind of get going oracle if you have questions about that I'm allowed to answer stuff like that for you guys. I'll see y'all in my next video. Bye