Getting an apartment in Stockholm

Currently I live at home with my parents. Sure, it’s pretty much cheaper, but I really want to be more independent.

In the beginning, I was very optimistic about finding an apartment to rent – how hard could it be?
But now I have come to realize that it’s not that easy. I’ve been replying to ads for the past 1,5 months, but everyone just seems to ignore my emails.

On a side note, not many people state their telephone no. in their ads. I’d rather call and get a quick response.

When moving, there is a couple of things I will need to sort out, that are very important to me:

• Electricity consumption
  - I consume a lot more electricity than the average 18 year old. Let’s just say that I have a high computer-per-capita rate. The required action from my side is to virtualize even more and get smaller (and amount of) machines.
• Computer noise
  - As I probably will have my computers (…servers…) closer to my bed, I don’t want them to make a lot of noise. I will need to swap out a couple of fans etc.
• Good internet connection
  - Most apartments are connected to Com Hem, which can deliver up to 200 mbps down and 10 mbps up, over coaxial cable. All my friends that have them as ISP has had problems, with both their service and the equipment they supply you with.
  - I’ve thought about getting a 4G connection, but the monthly limit of 80-100 GB and only 1 public IP-address is ridiculous.
• Cable management
  - No cables should be visible. Kind of. And it is doable.
• Networking
  - 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz wifi covering about 1 km radius outside of my apartment (joke).
  - Only gigabit wired.
  - No dumb switches. I’ve been looking at the layer 3 capable Mikrotik RB750GL.
  - Maybe a new router – Mikrotik RB45oG
• Washing machine.
  - I can’t stand more or less public laundry rooms, shared between the apartments.

…and a lot more.

Very. Important. Stuff. This.