My boss emailed to say that his attempted deal to get office space at that property we'd visited in Suwon fell through. The landlord apparently had a sudden attack of amnesia about the cheap rental rate he had initially offered the boss; he abruptly wanted about 50% more, claiming not to remember the initial, cheap offer. So the boss, who had been on friendly terms with the guy for years, walked. This probably means that I won't be able to move into that apartment in the same building, which might be for the best since I'd rather stay in Seoul, anyway, even if that means a smaller place that's still bigger than a studio.
I hadn't said anything to anybody, but I kind of thought that the boss's initial deal, not to mention the offer he'd tried to get me for my apartment, sounded too good to be true. For me, the offer was only a million won down for the deposit, then W500,000 a month for the rent, plus utilities. That would be insanely cheap with Suwon being so close to Seoul. The initial arrangement for the boss was an office space at W300,000 a month, which would have been astoundingly cheap for a space meant for a boss and two underlings.
So I'll be doing my own property hunting when I get back to Korea, and maybe some of my own job-hunting as well.
Ugh, sorry to hear that. Here's wishing you some luck when you get back.
ReplyDeleteWell, that sucks, but at least the boss found out the kind of person he was dealing with. A smarter landlord would have facilitated the move and then doubled the rent at renewal time when it would be too expensive to relocate.
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