We went there tonight after the realtor had the owner over at 3 p.m. to view his property, and I'm assuming he was also there to pick up the $3K 'gift' we had to give him to get the house (regardless of how long we rent it). The realtor pocketed $3200 as his 'gift.' That is just to get into a house. There was also a first month's rent, and a deposit of a month's rent. It costed roughly $12K to get keys.
We waited until the owner had gone before we showed up... to set up the kegerator. Yes, it's true. Tim is the proud owner of a kegerator! For those who don't know, it is a small refridgerator designed to house a pony or half keg. The tap comes out of the top. We figured it would be best if the kegerator wasn't set up when the owner came through. Even with the bonus $3K, he might have been a bit nervous as to what he'd signed up for!
We have the j:com people coming on Tuesday. Our experience with Japanese internet is that it wants you to put preferences in in kanji. So, we're not banking on how quickly we'll have it up to speed.
For those of you who want a little laugh at our expense, read on: The realtor advertises this house as larger than it actually is (our working theory is that they get to include the balcony square footage in their advertisements). Even on the floor plans, it looked bigger than it is. We signed the lease on Friday. Tim went in on Saturday and got keys. That is when we actually took measurements. Our stuff will not fit. Currently, we're having to get rid of MY couch and love seat (Tim would never claim it, as it was purple, and very classy old-lady-esque). We're going to try to find some place for the entertainment center that Tim made. And there are no walls to hang the pictures we brought. I mean, there are sliding shoji screens on every freakin' wall!!! Plus, we're not supposed to put up anything on the walls, anyway. I'm thinkin' the kegerator is just desserts.
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