And what annoys me the most: I saw an awesome apartment for $25 cheaper, 0.3 miles from the next caltrain station and 3-4 blocks from work. But I didn't contact that landlord in time - someone else signed the lease before I could.
So now it's either a $1300 apartment that's across the street from the cheaper one... or a lot of hunting and increased amounts of praying for something good.
Annoyances. Rawr.