apt hunting woes

last night was my last ESL class. i will miss my Mexican, Guatemalan, Armenian, Somali, and Russian students. I left and they said, "so... uh, we not see you ever ever again?!" One Armenian lady, who wants to live in DC because it will be more like her previous home in Moscow (big city wise), took my contact info.

Guddu and I are going apt hunting tomorrow in alexandria and arlington. this is stressing me out bc i feel that no matter where we look, we will have roaches. i can't handle roaches, especially urban roaches. perhaps we will exterminate before moving in. my list of criteria are-- minimal pests, close to metro or bus, fitness center, and parking. and safety is nice too. and i would like to feel like i am not all the way in the suburbs, but that is the harsh reality of my government salary.

are there more review sites than www.apartmentratings.com and apartmentreviews.net???