Solomon
Master Don Juan
Yup you get it!!!!, there is a old saying "The hot women are where the money is" you noticed the hottest women tend to live in the best or near the best neighborhoods? the hottest women are always at the hottest bar, club, or exclusive party? Hot women (not all) wanna be where the money is, because that's where the fun is and also the shallowness and vapidness lmfaoI like the apartment complex case study that you mention.
A lot of men try to use direct game in their apartment complexes and cause a mess by pooping in their own backyards. It's generally not advisable to date within your own apartment complex.
In larger apartment communities (I would call that 200+ units), you might be able to justify dating someone in the complex under one of 2 scenarios.
In the case of your friend, he's likely meeting women who live in the same complex and then dating their friends who don't live in that complex. That's what's happening at the barbecues, non-commercialized pool parties, and potlucks. That's social circle game, which I consider to be an A Tier form of game.
- If you are in a mid-rise or high rise building (4+ stories), the woman lives on a different floor as you do, and you're not likely to ever go to that floor. It's still possible you might run into her in common areas, but some men are comfortable with that risk level, especially if you're only seeing her 1-2 times a month at best.
- If you are in a complex of garden style buildings (multiple 1-3 story buildings), the woman lives a few buildings away and you're not likely to see her walking to/from your car. Like the last scenario, it's still possible to see her in common areas but the risk is mitigated if her building is not close to yours.
In 2008 when I was 24 I lived in a nice 3 bedroom townhouse in a nice part of town where the annual income is a $112K a year (higher than Beverly Hills and Miami at the time) with 3 room mates (2 of them where a couple, never again) I remember there was a girl within walking distance of me and we hooked up a few times but nothing serious (we ended up hooking up on and of for 5 years after that in between relationships, she was bi-polar though)
There have been a few girls I have dated throughout the last few years that literally live 10 minutes or less from me, which makes logistics so easy
.Another girl I recently dated (2021) lived a Mile and a half from me. These relationships didn't last long, I personally make it a rule never to deal with a girl who lives in the same building as me, although my ex-girlfriend worked for the company that oversees my apartment property(breakup ended fast and nasty) that could have gone left never again