Yay or Nay?

In the wise words of Diddy:

Can't nobody take my pride
uh-uh, uh-uh
can't nobody hold me down... ohhh no
I got to keep on movin.

And move I will! By December 1st I will be all moved into a new place, in the same city- please, I can only handle so much change at a time. Last night we signed our lives away and basically have 24 hours to make a solid decision that this place is for us. And because both Chris and I seem to be incapable of making solid decisions lately, I am going to list out the pros and cons and let all you people do the hard part for me! (But please do it quickly, as I have to write out a check this afternoon):

PROS:

• The place is huge, two bedrooms, enclosed porch, refinished hardwood floors, living room, dining room, brand new kitchen and bathroom.
• We got a sweet deal with the price and I won't be paying more than I already do.
• The street is non-permit, which is clutch since C & I both have out of state license plates. It's also very rare to find non-permit parking anywhere in the city.
• It's right near both the highway (so I can get to work) and the route Chris takes to work.
• There's a possibility I could have a little dog.
• It's a quiet neighborhood.
• We would get to live above the landlord, who is very interested in making the apartment awesome and also has a sweet Greek accent and might make us baklava if we ask nicely.

CONS:

• The apartment is far from the T. Probably too far to walk in the bitter cold of winter. In fact, I don't even know if there is a bus stop that's nearby. I should check on that today. Basically, this means I would have to drive everywhere, which sucks bad in the city. This should count a double con, I think. One of the things I like best about the apartment now is walking everywhere.
• The apartment is right above the landlord. Seriously, it would be just us and him. And while I enjoy the Greek accent, I don't know that I want a landlord that is able to "pop by" any old time he feels like a chat.
• There's a possibility I won't be able to have a dog, little or otherwise.
• We have to pay a rental agency fee to get this place. Like writing a huge ass check for two months rent up front while still paying for your current place isn't a big enough kick in the ass, I need to give a realty dude an extra $700 out of my pocket.

I think that's it. Those are the major factors that are swimming around in this crazy brain of mine. What say you?