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Took the cheap basement unit in Austin over the trendy top floor, here's what happened
Honestly, I had two options last month: a $1,350 basement studio near East 6th with no windows in the bedroom, or a $1,600 top floor with a skyline view and a gym. I picked the basement because the landlord threw in free water and parking, which saved me about $90 a month. The walls are concrete so I never hear my neighbors, and the AC runs way less because it's naturally cool down here. But the lack of sunlight hit me hard after two weeks, I was sleeping weird and felt sluggish every morning. I ended up buying a $40 dawn simulator lamp and putting mirrors up, and honestly that fixed most of it. The kicker is the top floor unit had a leaky roof per a tenant in the elevator, so I dodged that bullet. Anyone else trade daylight for rent savings and regret it or make it work?
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hugog4319d ago
Gotta admit, I used to think people were crazy for choosing basements. I always figured sunlight was something you could just get over, like a minor inconvenience. But your post makes total sense now, my buddy did the same thing in Denver and he was a zombie for a month before he bought one of those lamps. The part about the leaky roof is hilarious though, that's the kind of thing that makes you feel like you won the lottery in a weird way. I'm glad the mirrors and lamp worked out for you, sounds like you cracked the code on making a cave livable. Did the dawn simulator actually help with the waking up part, or was it more about the mood during the day?
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