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Finish this sentence for me: Living in an apartment sucks because....
I need some feedback....TIA 
Re: Finish this sentence for me: Living in an apartment sucks because....
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I have an 80 pound dog that I have to let out when its hot (100+ degrees) and cold (30 degrees) and have to go up and down 3 flights of stairs since I live on the 3rd floor. And the parking prior to getting an assigned spot.
But...really its not that bad. And because its WAY smaller than my house, it takes no time at all to clean
white walls...I hate white walls and every apartment I was ever in was white (probably the reason every room of my house is a different color!). The noise, depending on the arrangement of the apartments. At times, the neighbors.
The upside is: no need to shovel/mow/rake/whatever, something breaks and you can just call someone to fix it, depending on the apartment reduced bills (I have one with all utilities included....it was awesome!).
In this case, I would guess that the transition won't be too bad. The good thing about apartments are that its basically a community within itself. Sounds like this is going to be a really great move for you guys!
Hate: Being on the 2nd/3rd/4th floor can make moving difficult. A lot of them have white walls, and you can't paint (unless you buy the apartment). Neighbors can be noisy. Also, the smoke detectors in one complex that I lived in were all hooked up, so if one idiot burned the popcorn, the whole building had to evacuate--not fun (and it happened on a weekly basis).
Love: Just being able to call maintenance when something goes wrong. No landscaping/exterior work. Less to clean. The apartment complexes I've lived in generally have pools, gyms, a nice clubhouse, etc., which are really nice perks.
Just make sure you find one that caters to adults and/or graduate students, not to undergraduate students (not sure if it's an issue in your town, but it is in mine!), and one that has either assigned parking or LOTS of parking. And a good policy on guest parking, if you plan on having people over on any regular basis.
ETA: Oh ya, and look for one that has in-apartment W&D, if you don't want to haul laundry to the basement (or the next building over!!!). This is important to me, but it's not to my sister, so to each her own!
Being on the third floor was nice (vaulted ceilings) but was a sh!tty decision when it comes to weekly groceries. My master bedroom was right next to the hallway and when someone was stomping down the stairs or down the hall, I heard it, felt it, lived it.
Jack-azzes making noise late at night, community washer/dryer which costs a fortune, no assigned parking, etc etc etc.
I lasted there about 2 months. . .
Loud sex next to paper thin walls makes it awkward to make eye contact with my downstairs neighbor, who's also my landlord. I feel like he knows, uh, how i like it - just from living near me.
Having to go up and down stairs - granted, it's only one flight of stairs - with everything, laundry baskets, groceries, and a dog that has to pee at 5 am.
I liked my condo (well, most of the time). There were only 4 units/building and I had my own walkway, fenced-in porch, and yard space. The only downside was when my upstairs neighbors came home from deployment and hooked up with a number of women. Very, very loud women.
I also had some shiitty neighbors move in about a month before I moved out. They kept reporting me to the HOA for not leashing my dog or cleaning up after it. It wasn't my dog - there was a stray dog that hung around the dumpster and animal control had no interest in doing anything about it. Even after I moved out I would receive warning/fine letters from the HOA. It was a nightmare having to clear that up every few days. At one point I told the HOA I was going to file a harrassment claim if it didn't stop, and maybe they should start fining the new people for making false reports. Eventually I got my landlord involved and the letters stopped.
But, shiitty neighbors are found everywhere.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I live in a 3rd floor walk-up. I don't mind. I use reusable grocery bags so I can fit quite a few groceries in 1 bag. I buy groceries once a week (and LOTS of them) and don't have trouble getting them up to my apartment. I have in apartment laundry so that's not an issue for me.
As for moving, well I found some undergrads on CraigsList and paid them $100 to unload everything from my 26 foot moving truck up 3 flights of stairs when it was dark and cold (like, 15 degrees so not uber cold but still cold). It was worth every penny.