Housing Browsing

We are getting excited about our move and looking online at the housing options. We are leaning more towards getting an apartment rather than renting a house, although we are open to houses. It is just nice to not have to keep up with grass/snow and apartments are usually more energy efficient. We found a few apartments in Bellevue that stoked our interest, and they all allow kitty cats:

Fontenelle Hills Apartments

We really like the good sized decks, big windows, and natural setting. It is close the in interstate as well as Hwy 75- a straight shot to Nebraska City. The floor plan to the left is the one we like the best w/ 3 bedrooms and 330 more sq ft than the apartment we have now, although the 2 bedroom layouts would be suitable too. $865-$910/month for 3bdrom.

The Overlook is another apartment we like. It seems a lot like the one we have, but with 80 extra sq ft. The floorplan to the right is probably best suited for us; I don't know why it is called "The Ridge". They are asking $839-899/month. They have a short term lease in case yet another job opportunity comes up for Stephen, and it comes with a corner fireplace, which I like because it frees up the walls for furniture.

The Pavilion at Twin Creek is newer and a bit pricier with a 2brm starting at a whopping $935, however, this includes cables, sewer, water, and trash removal. Short term lease is a plus in our situation. It's very attractive w/ hardwood floors, valted ceilings, and little modern extras. Since it is newer, there may be no vacancy.

Depending on how much money our relocation demands, we might be buying our living room furniture with some of it. It would be so refreshing to leave this re-re-re-recycled furniture here in Iowa, and start fresh with new stuff in Nebraska. Just a thought.

We are really really excited.