As with most decisions in life, it depends.Weighing out the pros and cons of a micro-apartment requires prioritizing your most notable preferences and seeing how they compare against your potential dealbreakers. On the bright side, a rental is not forever. If you move to a micro-apartment and decide that it’s not for you, you’re only there until your lease is up.

Finding the right apartment isn’t easy, and there are always going to be benefits and drawbacks to any unit that you find. In the case of micro-apartments, it (usually) comes down to sacrificing space to save on monthly rent costs, with a great location and a handful of added perks that can help sweeten the deal.

If you’re considering a micro-apartment, make sure to go see it in person. You may find that there’s loads of built-in storage to make your life easier, or alternately, that it feels a little bit too cramped for your space and sanity needs. And who knows, you might discover that what a micro-apartment lacks in space it more than makes up for in other ways.