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Anonymous says
Sorry to hear that its so hard to rent an apartment. I sure hope you get a nice one. Good luck on your quest!Regards,
BotOnTilt
09/07/07
EdmondDantes says
Good things casinos are open 24 hours. Find a gym to take a shower and a Starbucks for wireless hook-up and you're good!09/07/07
Anonymous says
Any luck yet?09/09/07
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Struggles
by xxrod17xx on 09/07/07
Hi again guys, I am back from Atlantic City this morning as I took a quick one night trip down. I didn't play unfortunately, but I was able to get some answers to a lot of questions that I have been having about where to live when I move down and also about potential jobs after I finish dealing school.We will first start with the living situation. I found a really cheap apartment complex in Atlantic City online and I called them on the phone two days ago to confirm that I can come down and take a look at the place. I drive about 1/2 a mile past the last casino on the boardwalk, the Showboat. All of a sudden I am in the Ghetto. People have told me don't live in A.C., look for places outside of Atlantic City. Now that I know why people were telling me that I will never look there again.
So, I started off the day with a few drinks in the room then I watched my friend play some table games and then we went out for his 22nd birthday at a sports bar on the pier across from Caesars. It had amazing food and a decent price for beers at $4. It's not a great price, but certainly manageable for me. We got wasted had a great time, watched the football game and then left. We went back to Caesars and my friends played some more table games and I went to bed. The only reason I went down was to do a little celebrating my friends 22nd and to rule out the A.C. apartments that I was looking to rent. The big party for him is tonight and I am going back to the Atlantic City area tomorrow to visit rental house properties all over.
Since I have been home 11am Eastern Time I have been calling properties all over the place and I am running into the same problem a lot. I just graduated college which in turn means I have no credit. I am moving to the area to get a job (I don't have one yet) and also togo back to school to become a teacher. So many of the places I am calling want me to give a credit report as well as show them pay stubs or even have a monthly income of 3x 1-months rent. I am sorry, but I can't do that! So I then move to the next most logical question, if I get my parents to co-sign with me can their credit and payroll count towards mine? My parents have agreed for the first time in 8 years (all the years I have had some sort of income) to help me out if I couldn't pay the rent. Most places will let me have a co-signer for the credit report, but they won't for my Income check. I am still waiting on about 4 people to call me back, but one place is looking really great. They seem to be cool with my parents co-signing its only $700 a month which is one of the cheapest I have seen and the landlord is willing to meet me on short notice tomorrow. Cross your fingers.
As for dealing, its going to be a struggle. Since we stayed at Caesars and the fact that its one of my top choices I decided to stop by the poker room and talk to a floorman. He was incredibly nice and helpful. I will end dealers school towards the end of Oct. He told me to then sign up for the WSOP Circuit event in November. From there they will be having a big tournament (I believe a Circuit event also) and then try for the Borgata Winter Poker Open. Now, I'm not moving down to be a tournament dealer as they are not payed very well, but like most jobs hiring people want experience. Tournaments are how I am going to get that experience so I am going to be a nomad for a while before I start making the big bucks dealing cash games. Again, cross your fingers guys.
