The first was in Apfelbach, very close to where Justin will be working. It was a fair sized lot and a two story building with a detached garage and plenty of storage space. The landlord told us that he would be living upstairs and that we were free to lay claim to the lower level which had 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, a full kitchen, cozy living room with a gas furnace and a small terrace overlooking a portion of the backyard. The houses' "common areas" included a basement with one room for storage and hanging clothes to dry, the other room contained a washer and dryer. I am happy to tell you that not only was everything clean and well maintained, but I found no trace of any spiders or mold! We thanked the Landlord, (Who can't have been any older than we were, and had the tattoos and piercings to prove it) for his time. It was a very nice place and we will keep it in mind, but we were unsure if we would be able to live there without cramping his style a little bit.
The second house we were able to see was just outside of Vilseck, also fairly close to where Justin will be working. This one we liked very much: it was a house on a piece of property in much the same situation as the one before, except the Landlord lived in a separate house roughly 100 yards away from the home he was looking to rent. It reminded us of The Shire from The Lord of the Rings! There were goats and a very friendly cat, nice shady trees, flowers and so much grass! The elderly Landlord seemed gregarious upon our first meeting, and enthusiastically gave us a tour of the house. It had a covered and tiled walkway up to the front door which opened to a hallway which lead in many directions at once. The Landlord showed us the kitchen first which, much like the previous house we had seen, had a full (albeit small) kitchen. He assured us that he would leave all cabinets and appliances for our use should we need them, which is not usually done. I was struck once again by this man's kindness. He then showed us a room directly behind the kitchen which he suggested could be used as an office. Justin and I happily nodded in agreement. We returned to the hallway and were led in a different direction, to the living room, and then back into the hall and into a very large bathroom which doubled as a laundry room. I am happy to say, that once again all facilities were clean and new. Justin and I could not believe our amazing luck! We returned to the hallway once more and were lead upstairs this time, where we found two more bedrooms, one of which Justin and I agreed would become the Guest room should we choose to live here after all. We expressed our gratitude to the Landlord, thanking him for his considerate decoration of this home and also for his time, that was when Justin asked him if Sox living there with us would be a deal breaker in any way? Sadly, it seemed to be. Justin's sponsor will send him pictures via email of Sox for consideration, she is certain he can be persuaded as long as we pay a pet deposit and a monthly "pet rent" fee. We will see how that turns out.
Today at 6 PM we will be looking at yet another home as a back up plan, we had been speaking with the owner and were able to negotiate a lowered monthly price from the initial steep amount of 1400 euro. Here is a virtual tour of it online. Check it out and tell us what you think in the comment boxes below, if you want! (Just mute the lame music, we did! Haha)
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