[nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

[Gloria G]

good thinking
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From: "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com>
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>i can't postpone moving to NYC. I have to go to college.
> As for section 8 I'll get there eventually but unlike others I know and 
> have done with out it. It just takes hardwork in dedication, but I don't 
> have years to wait for the government to get up and help me.
> keri
>
> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want 
> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will 
> speak my heart."
> --Robert Sexton
>
> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth 
> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart 
> somewhere to receive it."
> --Ivan Panin
>
> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put 
> it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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> From: "Wmodnl" <wmodnl at hotmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] new york advice on apartments
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>
>> Good morning.  First, are you on any of the federal housing programs like 
>> section 8?  On your limited income, that is the only way you both will be 
>> able to obtain an apartment on your own.  The other option would be to 
>> look for roommates to share a place.  Good luck with that, when they see 
>> you are blind they are going to run! run! run! or never show an effort to 
>> share the place with you.  Forget the fact that there are two of you.
>> I apologize in advance for sounding cynical; however, I want to be 
>> truthful and not sugar cote the truth.  Landlords in NYC as well as the 
>> rest of the USA will not want a blind person, let alone 2 b/c of 
>> liability issues, etc.
>> Have a strong presentation, be ready for much rejection.  Also be ready 
>> to be offered many many scams.  Have someone sighted go with you to make 
>> shore that what you are being offered is really the offer.
>> I remember someone being open to me and showing no issue to my blindness. 
>> When we saw the apartment, everything seemed great.  However, the sighted 
>> person told me later to not take it since wholes were up high in the 
>> walls, mouse droppings were in the rugs, tiles in the bathroom and 
>> hallway were missing with exposed pipes and wires.  I called the 
>> real-estate office later thanking them for insulting me as a person and 
>> there response was one of shock.  The representative said in many words 
>> that he/she wanted me to be grateful for the apartment and that they were 
>> "willing to rent to a blind person"  Good luck, I hope all goes well for 
>> you, and let me know what you come up with.  You may want to wait on 
>> waiting lists for apartments through HUD or other programs and postpone 
>> your move to NYC for a good number of years.
>>
>>
>> William O'Donnell, distributor
>> Organo Gold Enterprises, INC.
>> www.willsholistics.organogold.com
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:34 PM, "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> greetings,
>>>
>>> My bf and I are about to move into an apartment in the New York City 
>>> area.... We both live on SSI for the time being... We are in need of 
>>> apartment recommendations that we can aford... We are both college 
>>> students. We prefer Statin Island but are open to suggestions in the 
>>> city area.
>>> thanks,
>>> keri
>>>
>>> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want 
>>> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will 
>>> speak my heart."
>>> --Robert Sexton
>>>
>>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth 
>>> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart 
>>> somewhere to receive it."
>>> --Ivan Panin
>>>
>>> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & 
>>> put it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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