We Went Looking For An Apartment.

The first apartment we looked at. We thought it was perfect. 

On Thursday, Kryss and I decided we'd look at an apartment we've been interested in since we moved here. It was perfect, it was in a quiet little area surrounded by the woods. The best part was it was right behind a Wegmans, which we go to all the time. Every time we to the store, we'd get to talking about this apartment and how perfect it would be for us. It was right by both of our jobs and we'd literally have to walk down the road to get our groceries. The more we talked about it, the more excited I was to move in to this apartment. 

After we talked for a bit, we decided if we wanted we could get an apartment right now, or at least apply for early next year because it would give us some time to get things in order before jumping right in. I left work Thursday excited and nervous for this new venture in our lives, sadly it turned into a bad experience. You know how you do something new and exciting, hoping for the best and in the end you just feel like it's not something you want to do again? That's us right now.
We walk into the offices and try to talk to them about our interest in the apartments. The woman never gave us her name or invited us in. She told us to walk across the hall and look at the two bedroom/ two bath model apartment. Though it was dated, we fell in love with the little place. We thought it would of been perfect for us. For a moment, we thought about a one bedroom and one bath, but with the stuff my parents are going through, two was just a smarter decision. It wasn't even much more expensive, either. It would of been better to get the larger place because if we had friends over or if his family ever decided to visit, it would come in handy.
So, we loved the place. We thought about looking at other apartments, but we were too happy with this one. She told us they were strict on credit checks and that scared us. I don't have credit because no where will give me a chance in hell to build credit and his isn't so great because of school loans. Of course.
We figured we'd give it a shot anyway. What would be the worst? We're turned down? Oh well...
The next day we went there and told her we wanted to apply. This woman.. man. She couldn't of been worse. First, she acted completely surprised and shocked and at a loss for words.. and I'm not sure why. Then she told us we had to check out an apartment and then apply and even asked us about our work. How much we make, how long we've worked, etc. After calculating it said "That's not enough guys, it's not even close."
Which... it was. We figured that stuff out before and we were more than qualified money-wise. I'm not sure why she would even say that. She repeated it over and over again during this whole process. She acted like we were being of some huge inconvenience to her. We went ahead anyway and drove over to an available apartment. Which was the same exact thing as the model we looked at, so again.. not sure why we wasted the time. I get checking out a place to make sure there's no damage and everything, but why not make sure we even qualify before having us pick out a place?
We went back to her office and filled out the forms even after again she said we wouldn't be accepted.
We handed the $100 fee and left.
We still went ahead even though I wanted to get the hell out of there multiple times. I couldn't stand the way we were being talked to. She treated us like we were some ignorant kids just trying to screw them over. She was negative the whole time and kept down-talking the both of us. The sad thing is I know she judged us before we even talked to her. I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't even check the credit and just denied us the moment we walked out of the door.
Kryss got a call an hour later saying we were denied. When he went to get the money back, she said "It was horrible credit. Just terrible." - which again, it wasn't that bad. When he asked about it and why it was so bad to get some idea, she wouldn't tell him, just "fill out a form online and you'll get the information back in a few weeks telling you why."
I get privacy and everything, but she wouldn't even tell him why it was bad. Loans, debt, etc could of been a simple answer. Again, I just feel like she didn't even check it.
As sad as we both were, we're doing better today. We talked about it and decided that we wouldn't want to live in a place like that even if we made $100,000 a year and had perfect credit. If this woman was that horrible and unprofessional at her job, imagine the other people that worked there. God forbid if the toilet broke or something, maintenance man was probably a huge jackass.
It made us want to give us already because of the experience, but we're going to continue with our search. We'll look elsewhere and find an even cuter apartment to call our own. I just hope the experience with that She-Devil doesn't happen again.