"What's the old saying? It keeps the rain off my head?" Michael laughed a little and dropped his keys on the table by the front entrance. "It's not much, but the rent's manageable. The plan is to buy a house once the last of my student loans are in the rear view mirror in a year or so. I'd give you the tour, but you can pretty much see it all from here."

There was a small kitchen, the main living space, a bedroom off that, and a little balcony that looked out over the street.