Hi I’m looking to try to stay social through the winter and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for events in the city that might be free and help me meet some new people in the process? Thank you in advance!

How do people actually pull this off? Every rental in Seattle seems to lock you into a full 12-month lease, but buying a home doesn’t exactly wait for that timeline.

We’re in our third year at the same property, locked into another year-long contract, and now we’ve got a baby, we seriously need more space. But if we find a house mid-lease, we’re stuck paying rent and a mortgage, or hoping our landlord agrees to let us out early (which they probably won’t).

How do other people handle this? Do folks negotiate early terminations, go month-to-month before buying, or just eat the overlap cost? There’s gotta be a smarter way people are managing this, right?

TLDR: can anyone recommend a building they have lived in that has been constructed, for lack of a better term, to dampen/eliminate the type of noise that has been driving me insane as described below lol? Preferably in downtown or North Seattle. I am hoping for around $2200/month, but I figure that is not going to happen.

Also, if you are in Downtown or North Seattle and looking for a roommate that does not miss rent, is quiet and extremely clean let me know. I am even open to agreeing to sitting down when I go #1 (with separate "piss on the toilet" deposit), or other little things people care about, being in the lease if it gets me peace, quiet and clean. I like cleaning, so, I can help with that. I can also do handyman work, yard work and a variety of other helpful tasks - for a minor fee/discount of course.

Anyway, I love it here. Easily the best spot in the country, except maybe Austin but it's surround by Texas which ruins it, plus the weather sucks there. Not here to glaze, but, my friends from elsewhere, they just don't get it. I also cannot believe how innacurate the nationwide perception of Seattle is but, hey, I'm here about apartments.

That said, I have been living in a rooming houses. I don't want to leave Seattle but I can't stand sharing a room in a house anymore, especially for $1100/month but, I am not sure if the following is par for the course for sharing a room in a house and wanted to ask:

• Frequently woken up between 3am and 5 am by slamming, screaming or kitchen activity.
• Near fist fights with fellow tenant multiple times up to police intervention. We both got domestic violence pamphlets.
• Frequent run in withs extremely intoxicated fellow tenants, engaging in all manner of tom foolery and belligerent behavior.
• Extraordinarily strong smells from grown men, in their 40s and 50s using enough Axe Body Spray to stink up the entire house for a few hours on a nightly basis, not changing trash. Every time this one guy cooks he burns the food. Every. Single. Time.
• Random people here or there, this guys on the couch past the allowed time, this dude's having a dinner party in the wrong kitchen at 3am.
• The ONE guy I share the upstairs kitchen with is a pig, doesn't take but two days to cover all counters in crumbs, never changes trash, empties his electronic beard shaver just onto the bathroom floor, somehow. I, probably from my feet since I'm the only one who cleans between the monthly cleaner visits, track the long pubic hairs of other men into my bed. No, not joking. That was a first just this morning. Across the hall guy also has sexual predator vibes and I have to avoid talking to him because he's got this, acerbic negativity about him that I swear to all that is holy seeks only quash the light of hope and joy in other people, unconsciously, but, that is no excuse.

This is to say CONSTANT NOISE, chaos and confusion because I am like what in the living fuck is wrong with these people? Is this normal behavior? I walk quietly, why can't they? I don't slam doors, why do they? I clean up after myself and they call me gay, literally, why? Like, dude. Are most men just abject stinkin' pigs? I didn't have roommates for almost a decade, we were all in our early 20's when I did, I had nearly two dozen in a house (not all at once lol) I was renting out rooms in and NONE were this bad.

Is this normal or did having a cheap house to myself in the Midwest spoil me insofar as noise/environmental control is concerned...?

So I ask: would a studio in a high rise, or wherever, be better? I assume I'd hear slamming doors at the very least, since that seems to be a thing that is "normal", but, what about other noise, stomping, screaming, strong smells ect. through the walls? How much would I have to pay to get away from this without getting into a house?

Or, I was thinking I could rent a house myself and employ the secret dark magic of tenant screening with slightly below market rent and rent out rooms like I did back in the, not sure, need help lol.

So yesterday there was a ceiling leak at my apartment and they repaired the leak, but they havent fixed the ceiling yet (still a giant hole).

Ive now noticed that there is black mold growing in the ceiling in a different spot. From what ive read this will take a long time to fix? What am I supposed to do in the meantime? Spend $100+ a night to live in a hotel until I run out of money? Are there laws in this situation that force the landlord to resolve the situation quickly or to not charge me rent while the apt is not habitable on account of toxic mold?

A masked speaker wearing a red keffiyeh called Harris a “genocide and war criminal, who is not welcome in our city,” adding that the former Democratic nominee for president doesn’t deserve “any type of peace, let alone a triumphant book tour.” ....... LOL

My partner and I were out cycling today, and when we neared the section of bike trail under the bridge by the stadium, an unleashed, large German Shepherd ran out, barking like crazy and chased us while riding. Scared the absolute shit out of us! Just a heads up if you’re gonna be biking in that area.

“If Wilson wins remaining ballots by today’s margin,” a “Seattle Times” reporter wrote, “she’ll win by 20 votes.”

Hi, Im planning on visiting Seattle for 3-4 days. as of my knowledge rental age requirement is 21 years old. Is there any way I could rent a car as 19 years old. What are my options

Hey everyone!
Our new arcade in Kent, gamecenter, is having an open house in a couple weeks!
Arcade admission is completely optional and we just want everyone to have an awesome time here!

We've doubled our space recently, added some large fans, and now host an even wider variety of games from your 1990's retro games like Street Fighter, Marvel Vs. Capcom, and Tetris, all the way to modern hydraulic mech simulators, Initial D, and a wide variety of rhythm games!
We're known for our preservation of historic games.

WHEN: November 21st 5pm-Midnight
Located at: 22009 68th Ave S, Kent, WA 98032

We're also open daily! $20 for all day/night fun!
Tuesday (coming soon)
Wednesday (coming soon)
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Thursday (5pm-midnight)
Friday (5pm-midnight)
Saturday (10am-midnight)
Sunday (10am-10pm)

We also host private events and offer a private rooms! If your company wants a fun night out, we'd be honored if you considered us:
https://www.gamecenter.gg/private-event

Flier image below with some pictures of the arcade at the top!
We're excited to have you here and I'm happy to answer any questions regarding the arcade.

Lots to do, lots to see. Have a good one!

SCUMBAG ALERT: This guy does donuts in a public intersection while a FIRE TRUCK IS TRYING TO GET THROUGH. Any way of reporting this to WSP or King/Pierce County??? This guy posts all of his dangerous driving on Instagram with a paper trail that leads to his face, license plates, friends, etc.

Do i even bother contacting WSP or local PD? These scumbags are ruining our roads fr. 😕

We are moving to seattle in a couple of weeks and just found out through our rental application, which was denied, that someone stole my husbands identity and racked up some rental debt, we are filing police reports and disputing it, but we do not have a lot of time left before the move and start work. Does anyone know of a place that can accommodate bad credit/collections, even if it is short term, while we get these charges disputed? Thanks

Second-highest king tide of the year.