The Apartment Hunter's Guide to Classifieds Lingo

By Annie Colbert2013-05-04 01:56:50 UTC

Apartment hunting can be a seriously traumatizing experience.

Find an apartment you love and you can't afford it or find an apartment you can afford and your roommates have antennas (or worse, rabies). Not to mention, there's worrying about neighborhood, access to public transportation and whether or not you can bring Fluffy along.

Illustrator and comedian Teddy Hose makes the apartment hunting experience easier with an honest guide to classifieds lingo. For example, "cozy" might sound like a comforting adjective, but it roughly translates to "your toilet is in the kitchen."

Comic courtesy of Teddy Hose. Homepage image via iStockphoto, Maica

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