The spring 2009 semester is quickly coming to an end and many students are scrambling to find a place to live for the following school year.
Kacy Thurman, a senior at Central Michigan University, and her roommates are having a difficult time trying to find an apartment for next year.
"There's only going to be three of us and there aren't many places that still have openings for three people." Thurman said.
According to Thurman, many places around Mt. Pleasant have denied them because they are not willing to put three people into a four-bedroom apartment.
"The place who are still renting are charging way too much," she said.
CMU graduate Chris Andrews is flying solo in his hunt for a place to live.
"All of my current roommates are moving away after this year so I'm on my own for next year." Andrews said.
He said that he is not willing to put his name on any public lists for roommates.
"I'm too picky and nervous to go in blind with roommates at this point of my life." Andrews said.
He said that the most difficult part apartment searching at this point is finding a place that he is able to afford by himself.
Tim Driessnack, the operations manager of the Apartment Management Group in Mt. Pleasant said that the best thing that people can do is to try and negotiate with the with the landlord.
He said, "We do a lot of custom stuff."
Driessnack said that he tries to accommodate students with whatever living circumstances they are in.
"We do custom leases all the time." Driessnack said, "It never hurts to ask."
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