hating apartment life.

Well thats why I dont have an apartment lol and why I might not buy one unless if its nice and quiet. But those would probally be expensive to buy and I just dont have the money to buy an apartment of my own hopefully in a few years if I get a better job then ill be able to get an apartment And I hope to find one nicer then yours wich would probally be hard. But probally wouldnt bother me as much as it bothers you.

why dont you move into something more privatre. Condo, duplex, house, camper. Whatr ever you afford that is different than apt.

Did you ever consider trying to (buy) a house? It can be done even if you have bad credit or no credit, even if you are very young or very poor! There's places that will try to help you get a house, you have to check into HUD and or Fanny May I think. There's also small little houses where the payments would be much lower then what you are paying now for rent. There are also (rent to own) houses too. I would check into it if I were you! My mom and I got this house through (rent to own) and our payments were only $275 a month. It was a fixer upper and is small, only two bedrooms but there is just the two of us so that's all we need! We checked into HUD! My mom is 76 and I am 59 but YOU would probably do much better because young people with (KIDS) are helped a lot more and faster then us older people and the government just loves to help people with kids! Check into it, what do you have to lose! Also there are free government grants you can apply for that you can use to buy a house with, and you never have to repay the grants! Nobody needs to live around garbage and that's what you seem to have as neighbors!

I have lived in an upstairs apartment and a bottom one before we bought our home 3 years ago. I can see points from both angles. The person below you should have know that any noise that goes on from upstairs is heard louder from the bottom. For people that live above should understand that most apartments are built so cheaply, that when a child runs across the room sounds like a herd of cattle going across. I had neighbors call the cops on my family saying we were smoking pot. Only thing we smoked was cigerettes, and burned incense. The cops came in and didn't smell the so called pot, and we let them look around. They told us that some brands of incense gives off the pot smell. That was a fun night with the cops asking us if we did pot, while our small child was in the room. I believed it to be my upstair neighbors that called, because I heard the cops go up there to let them know that we didn't. From there they would play music and sing along. We could over hear them talking from the bathroom, which was creepy. Then the 2nd apartment out of 3, I got neighbors on the other side of me, that had wild parties that I would be woken up to things on my walls shaking. I complained and complained and nothing could have been done. We finally got away from them when the roofer fell through the ceiling and I had legs dangling from my bedroom, and the goop they put on the roof to fix it, caused a nasty odor that wouldn't go away. 3 years still in some of my clothing. We didn't stay in that apartment long. Best to find an apartment on the bottom with a older couple on top with no kids. Close to the trash area, but not so close that you can't open your windows and see people digging out of it. Our last apartment, we couldn't open our bedroom window because the dumpster was right across from it. Plus watching people dumpster diving and raccoons digging out of it at night, were interesting to say the least. Plus also has a safe play area that isn't infested with bugs that sting. Good luck with finding a good apartment.

Hi, jennajen26. All I can say is that, I am going through exactly what you are going through right now. I have to go right now. But, I will post to this discussion as soon as I become available.

usually i won't stay in apartment for long time..always come out go shopping,meeting friend or do anything that not involve staying at home..try to stay away as far as i can and only back to sleep.. but now,i am move out to better apartment,always stay at home and cooking my own food..

Well, I live in an apartment complex and it's very comfortable....because the apartments are big and we don't have any common walls on the same floor. It's like separate units. Our neighbours downstairs are very understanding about the noise my kids make moving stuff around or just playing. They say they've got used to the noise now and they worry when it stops..lol. Well, it's not that loud to disturb them. But I know what you are talking about because I grew up in apartments like the one you mentioned. But no one complained because we were mostly expatriates living in a different country and no one would help us if we did complain.

hi I wentthrough the same thing everythime we sneezed the lady down below us banged on the floor, we had to finally'move out as we couldnt take it anymore.she said my son made bowling ball noises.not so. she was the tenant from hell so when we moved it had to be a ground floor apartment.before we cou ldnt even breath hard and she would be bang.bang, banging on the ceiling . I got so I really hated her.

I have lived in some bad places but not as bad as what you describe. I just hung on and kept saving every penny until I could find something better. Good luck to you and your kids.

I despise apartment living. I don't want to hear the noise from neighbors right on the other side of the wall. I don't want to have to go to a common laundry room to clean my clothing. I have been in some buildings where the elevator smelled so bad you had to hold your breath the entire time. I don't find apartments to be all that secure even when you have to be buzzed in because people give out the codes to their friends. I could go on and on...

I have never lived in an apartment...but you have my sympathy for sure. I have had a few friends I visit occasional who have lived in places that sounds like that, but not that bad. I think the weed smell would bother me the most I hate the smell of weed and cringe to think your children have to be around it too. I hope you find a better place really soon!

hahahaha, it sure do sounds crappy...I suggest you pack up and leave that god awful place like...now....hahaha... Okay my experience of a crappy apartment was, like you, music blasting from next door...Sometimes at night, and sometimes in the evening and i just can't take it because i usually end school in the evening and when i get home i'll need to get some shut eye and with them blasting their music everywhere it was IMPOSSIBLE for me to...Geez, why were the walls made that way...i should like have some sound proof thingy installed or something...geez..

It must very hard for yor to live in such apartment.... I moved here from last September and never sleep well from the first night. People shouting, dogs barking in the deep night in the first stair. Sometines when I nearly went into dream, I will wake up immediately. This will directly affect my health, so I decisied to move and find another apartment at the end of month.

I lived with my three kindly officemates, who usually wash and dry clothes for me and also i often cook breakfast for them. Our relations are harmoncial.

We live in an apartment building with all students, so the ages range from 18 to 22 or 23 and it's the most terrible age range to live with ever. They're rude, they're loud, they're annoying, they're constantly breaking things, they're bouncing balls at all hours of the night. It's so very annoying. We want to live somewhere else really, really badly but not sure how we're going to handle it exactly. It's just so terrible. I think it has a lot to do with where you're living and who you are living around too.

I am living in an apartment and it's not that crappy unless the unit upstairs or below does some renovation or when a unit decides to turn their amplifier very loud and especially when those pesky pigeons comes and lay eggs, pooh and coo early in the morning (really irritating and smelly). Apart from all these everything is fine living in my apartment. But i still wish something could be done about those damn birds !!!

I hate apartment life and paying rent just as much as the next person. I can't wait to just buy a condo and get it all over with once and for all. Paying rent sucks, rent is the biggest murderer of everyone's income.

When my oldest was a tiny baby, I lived in an apartment right above my landlord. Thankfully, she was gone a lot, and I didn't have to worry about much. As a matter of fact, I watched her kids in lieu of paying rent to her. I left that apartment when I married my first husband, but only because we felt that we needed more room than a one-bedroom apartment. I think that if your building is that bad, I would start looking for a new place now. Your kids deserve a home where they can be kids, and you deserve to have peace and quiet.

i also in an apartment but fortunately, it isn't like what you have... why stay there? don't you have any options? if i were you i have transferred in the first place...

Man, I so do not envy your position! I am very glad that part of my life is over. I am currently living in a house, but I spent over a decade of my adult life shifting from apartment to apartment. And no, apartment living is not fun, but I never had the problems you're experiencing. Have you considered looking for a house? Now is a great time to buy - you may be able to find something that is comparable to your rent payments. Many, many people that are selling right now have gone way down on their prices. That way, you and your kids could live by yourselves and you'd be putting your money towards owning something, rather than throwing it away on rent every month. If you still don't think you can afford a house, I think you should at least try to find a better apartment complex! That place sounds like a nightmare!