Electric City: Going for Broke(rs)

Today I called a broker about viewing and renting an apartment on September 16 in Manhattan. In a awkward display of ignorance and nervousness, I not so eloquently relayed my and Dobler's list o' demands for our new place. The lady seemed nice -- very friendly considering she was talking to a moron. She says she will get in touch with us as soon as some place meets our criteria, so we'll see.

I found the agency -- Phat Cribs Realty -- on Craigslist and visited their Web site just to see how legit they were. I was obviously pleased. The agent also gave me a list of the documentation needed to rent, so we can start organizing ourselves. The only hang-up we're going to have are letters from our nonexistent employers. Otherwise, I just made our first real step in getting to New York.