It's not terrifying because moving scares me.
It's terrifying because I have to find somewhere to live and move in to by the end of May.
That seems like a long enough time for most people, but some of us just need closure, reassurance and a good amount of time to plan.
Although I'm not sure whether I'm going to stay in Tucson or move to far off and exotic locations like Chicago or Urbana, Illinois, or Eugene, Oregon, I feel like I need to start looking at housing already. Doing so is, unfortunately, depressing.
I started by looking at Tucson. Not because I want to move out of my current apartment, which I love. But because there might be the opportunity to find a just-as-nice place closer to campus, which would mean I could waste less gas driving around Tucson 5+ days a week.
But everything worth looking at is available NOW. Not in three months, not in four. But immediately.
Nobody else seems to think ahead and say, hey, I'm moving out in May. Maybe someone looking to move in a few months would be currently looking for a place like mine. No, the housing market close to campus seems to be such that you up "For Rent" signs and ads after you've moved out and hope somebody snatches the property up immediately.
Why is this particularly terrifying?
Because last year we looked and looked in February for a place to live. And all the landlords said, "You have to wait until after spring break." So we did. And the first week of school after spring break, EVERYTHING WAS ALREADY RENTED!
If only everyone else was a plans-in-advance person like me. Things would be so much easier.
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