The first thing I learned when starting this crazy process was how difficult moving to New York could actually be. Obviously when you try to move over 2000 miles away, there are the challenges you would expect; learning about the neighborhoods, having to look at places online instead of in person, etc. However, the most difficult thing wasn't finding a place we liked, but finding a place we could qualify for.
Maybe this happens in other large cities too, maybe it's just a New York thing, but most places we looked at required our yearly salary to be at least 40 times the monthly rent. Now, as most people know, rent in New York is extremely high. Combine that with the low wages of southern Utah, and you've got a problem. They also want you to have a well paying job lined up before you get there, so you can imagine how excited our potential landlords were when we told them that not only did we NOT have jobs lined up, but we were actors and we just planned to audition for a while. Now, this at least makes sense to me. The surprise came after I told them that we had money to pre-pay our ENTIRE lease with, and most places still couldn't get past these requirements.
We're here now, so obviously we found a place to work with us, but it took some time. I'm sure the further out from the city you get, the easier the requirements, but we were determined to be close to the action. We ended up settling on Roosevelt Island, which turned out to be a great find. It's really nice here, and you get a bit more for your money than you do in most of Manhattan. And the location is pretty convenient. It's one subway stop from midtown east, three stops from Rockefeller Center, four from Bryant Park, five from Herald Square, and so on. Everything we wanted is right at our fingertips. And the views are hard to beat!
Now that we're settled, it's time to get out and enjoy the city!
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