I think I'm on the edge of 'reasonable' Maryland. I'm not directly on the Red Line, but it's only a 15 minute trip by car, about 20 by bus, and there is a MARC train station only a mile from my place. There is no cat, because the pet deposit here is rather high and I don't have time for a pet (and I prefer dogs anyway).

There are two problems -- the apartment complex counts anyone who stays more than 7 days in a month as a roommate, and wants them on the lease -- and I've got a lot of craft supplies, and have been recently pressured into converting the second bedroom into a studio space to free up storage for my parents.