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What do you look for in your ideal apartment? Is it size? Price? Perhaps, it's proximity to things to do.

Well, I am looking for a new place and the reason is I feel stagnant in my current one. It's really spacious but I would trade size for a number of things.

1.  I'd like a newish building. With the recent hurricanes and earthquakes I know my current building would fall apart during a big earthquake.

2.  An elevator or ground floor apartment.  Having the medical condition MERRF is very difficult and I get frustrated that I'm on the 2nd floor and nobody tells me when or if the elevator isn't working.

3.  A decent looking apartment. I do spend a lot of time at home so I need an apartment that looks nice.

4. A garbage disposal and dishwasher. It's quite difficult for me to do fine motor tasks because of this chronic and progressive disease.


Now it's your turn. I really would like to know what you look for in your living space...

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