I am a Traveler, an RN who takes 13 week assignments in locations across the country…read more
Housing can be a challenge, so finding a corporate apartment in Granbury, TX was a positive. Until I moved in.
It is an older complex, the grounds are maintained, but definitely showing signs of wear - rust on the steel steps leading to the second floor, uneven, patched concrete, areas with sparse grass. The interior is like stepping back to 1992. The living room and dining room furniture looks like the $250 special at Big Lots. Fair quality at best. The bedroom furniture is hotel room cast offs, dents and dings, but not terribly gross. The plates and glasses were fine, the cookware was worn, non-stick pans scratched. Shag carpet was old, smelly...... I always wore slippers, would not walk on it bafefoot.
This came at the "bargain" price of $1595/month. It did not include electricity or internet.
Week three, and the hallway carpet splashed when I walked on it. The wall in the bedroom had buckling - possibly from old wallpaper under a thick paint job. And best of all, mushrooms were growing in the hallway carpet. A few hours with a wet vac and industrial fans made "everything all right" according to management. From that day forward, I was sick when I spent time in the apartment. Terrible sinus symptoms, coughing, swollen eyes. According to the physician, I should check for mold.
Today, it started raining in my downstairs apartment. Water pouring from the ceiling, light fixtures, air ducts...... the water was the color of tea and smelled. The driest place in the apartment was, ironically, the shower. It rained in the bedroom, the hallway, the laundry area, the kitchen. The fire alarm screamed until it died when the light fixtures, full of water, quit working. They have someone here with wet vac, two industrial fans, and buckets. I'm told there shouldn't be a problem. There is no reason for me to ask for other accommodations. There is no other apartment for me to occupy. They don't see the need for me to go to a hotel. (Did I mention I'm a nurse, with an erratic schedule?).
$1595/month plus electric and internet, in Granbury, TX. This is overpriced for the area, and most definitely overpriced for the accommodation.