Somone please help me figure this out.

So, the building we're supposed to move into may or may not have a bedbug problem. After conducting thorough research of the Greenpoint blogosphere and utilizing some (probably more reliable) government-backed sources of information, Sarah and I were able to conclude that a handful of apartments have reported bedbug problems in the past and that one apartment so far has reported having bedbugs in 2009.

What we haven't been able to figure out, though, is if the building is doing anything to prevent bedbugs. Given that the New York City bedbug epidemic has become urgent enough to call for the establishment of an advisory board to confront the problem, this would be a logical move on part of the management (and incredibly reassuring for those of us considering moving there).

But this epidemic is raising another question for me: if pretty much every single non-luxury building in New York City is at risk for developing some level of bedbug infestation, then is there any point looking for afforable apartments that have never been touched by the things? Given our budget and the city-wide situation, are we ever going to find a place that's genuinely immune to insects? Or is this a risk that we're going to have to be vigilant about no matter what? I know that it's possible to do the research and try to figure out whether a building is currently clean - but I'm starting to think that trying to find an inexpensive place that has never had bedbugs and is immune to ever attracting them is an impossible task. Not that I would ever move into a place that was currently infested - I'm just unsure that we could ever find someplace with a pristine record and a bedbug-proof plan for the future.

That said, I have no idea where to go from here.