I can't edit this into the main post but I did want to say I'm flattered by the support; I've been getting DMs and Messages offering places to stay or to help me find a place. I'm not hurting for a place at the moment and my lease isn't up for months, I just like to be very prepared for this sort of thing so I tend to start searching well before my lease expires so I have plenty of time and options. But thank you to everyone who's offered rooms and all that. Pittsburgh has been incredibly welcoming since I moved here and that continues to be the case with all the great people here!

I appreciate it! There have been good experiences as well; my current management company, Forbes, has been good to me

I work from home so the exact location isn't as important as having general proximity to grocery stores and such. I've been mostly looking at or east of Lawrenceville and at or west of Regent square, that general area, and at single family homes and townhouses. I've been looking at some apartments but if I can find just a house that's much more preferred.

All over the place on Zillow. I've been casting a wide net because I originally moved into my current place in E Lib site unseen, and want to make sure I heavily explore all my options this time around, so I've been contacting individual owners, people subletting, massive property management companies and pretty much everything in between.

Yeah it especially frustrates me because I'd consider myself the perfect renter; great credit score, stable job, no evictions or even a late payment with past landlords to vouch for me, I don't smoke or vape, no pets to tear up the carpet, no roommate or partner to get into fights with and bother neighbors, 0 criminal history, nothing. Like if you own a property and just want a warm body who's not going to damage the place or annoy the neighbors with noise and pays rent on the 1st without fail, that's me

That's not to brag about where I'm at, it's to say that despite all that my process trying to find a good place to rent has still been miserable, so what about people trying to get back on their feet? People with an unsteady job or minor criminal charges or bad credit they're trying to change? I have the time and resources to actually fight landlords on stuff like not returning security deposits and have the time before my lease expires to really vet my living situation and it's still a soul crushing experience. I cannot imagine how miserable renting is then for people who have a month or less to find a new place or just have no experience or a someone to turn to to try and fight erroneous reasons landlords try to withhold security deposits and all that.

I've had something sort of similar happen. I'm looking only for houses and townhouses, my chronic migraines can't take an apartment building with internal entrances that gets flooded with the smell of burning candles, incense and cleaning products.

So I set the search on zillow to townhouses only. Found one listed in that category in Bloomfield. Said townhouse in the description too. I go to tour it, and the guy's like "oh yeah it's the first floor only". As if I was suddenly going to be ok with something completely different than what was advertised. Renting anywhere sucks but it's not like London where people will be queuing down the block for every shoebox that opens up because there's just so little available, I'm not so desperate I'm just going to sign on the spot for someone who just lied to me. The absolute gall of some of these management companies and landlords

This was my thought exactly. I have been looking at multiple units all over the city and hadn't had a chance to get back to this specific landlord in about a day following a question I'd sent to them, so this email felt like a way to try and light a fire under me.

Sorry it's happened with different landlords and realtors, not just this one company. I phrased that poorly

Also because I know some people will ask, all personal information has been removed because of Reddit's privacy policy and an abundance of caution, not out of respect for these people and their practices.

Must be! There was one in my off campus apartment in college (which is funny bc that place was so cheap the fridge door literally couldn't open all the way because kitchen was so small, like a sub 300 Sq foot apartment) back in TN but that must be an outlier. Most of the places I'm looking at now aren't particularly nice or new, I just never really associated it with being something fancy

Ah sick I have privelege now? Does that mean I can afford to repair my car? Wish someone would have told me 😔

I've never been in but the sheer amount of stuff on their menu would give me pause even if they had any menu options for my diet. Maybe it's just the Kitchen Nightmares episodes giving me a bit of unfounded paranoia but that building is not that big for the huge number of options and ingredients they offer.

I always feel a bit bad for kids of family owned businesses like that. It must be a bit uncomfortable to have pressure to carry on a legacy you didn't make and might not want anything to do with. Even if they're not forced to do it, I imagine it can create some tension between family members.

Right? At that point just let them have it, they worked for it!

That's so sad, but I can definitely see how running something like this would take a toll on someone. I've loved cooking my while life and had .y parents and some friends ask why I never had any interest doing it for a living, and it's because even as a cook alone it seems so stressful, let alone managing an entire restaurant.

I really hope it stays open but more than anything hope the owners find something that works for them, even if it means a great vegan place closes down

USPS has been awful getting my stuff to me too. My entire apartment building went almost 2 weeks without letters because the delivery man lost the key (I know this because he flagged me down after that time as I was entering rhe building to hold the door for him). Missing bills, packages, paychecks, etc. My last paycheck was torn down the side too. And between my building and the sister apartment building we get packages delivered to the wrong place constantly. I find myself usually once a week or so bringing packages from our building to the other one or they'll just sit there.

Only real solution is to go to your building and ask directly for your stuff. I even offered to buy the postman a replacement key but they didn't take it

I'll definitely be there! Can you post their info when it's open?

I was at my folks house visiting them for Christmas and completely missed it! The weather conspires against me

I've been enjoying the chillier days but I was hoping to get to see a bit more proper snow my first winter here! Still, I've seen more snow even this relatively tame winter than I have in multiple combined winters back in TN so it's something! But I've got some big, thick socks, duck boots, an insanely warm coat and wanted a chance to really be out there in the thick of it!

Yeah I've been flossing and brushing at least twice a day since I was a kid (my pediatric dentist told me kids that don't take care of their teeth might bite into an apple and pull their teeth out by accident) and I've had several fillings and am probably due for a root canal soon since my filling that's been redone twice is sore. I don't smoke, no dip, no sodas, one cup of coffee a day, too

Wouldn't this be illegal? Discrimination against people with medical issues?

Wow I was way off base. My first guess was animal testing protests

Oooh their BBQ style vegan burger and fries with peanut sauce were so good. Thought it was really pricey but it turned out to be 2 huge meals worth so I was happy. Was tempted to try the milkshake but thought the burger and fries did enough damage to my diet lol

Ooh I'll have to check it out! I keep meaning to go down to the strip but just never get around to it