What is your rent?

[bdk3clash]

I'm making a "useful" OOT thread to atone for my sin yesterday to IndieMatty.

I'm going to reserve this thread for renters only. Include your rent, location, and a description of your domicile.

[b]-$875/month
-South Side Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. (It's close to the "good" part of Williamsburg, but some people might find the neighbhorhood a bit sketchy. It's about a 6 minute walk to the Lorimer/Metropolitan L stop for those familiar with the area.)
-4th floor walkup studio apartment
-The building can alternately be described as "charming" or "delapidated," but I don't really care.
-Fits my needs pretty well

[mmbt0ne]

-$450/month + utilities (75ish) w/ 3 roomates
-Atlanta. Like, ATLANTA. I'm ~2 miles down North Avenue from Varsity and BoA building, and about a half mile before the Masquerade.
-Kind of like a duplex, only split b/n top and bottom floor.
-Well, it's kinda ghetto on the outside, but the inside is really nice. All hardwood floors throughout, big rooms, huge closets, and connected bathrooms for every bedroom.
-It works well. I'd like to have covered parking, but with 8 cars out back, that would be hard.

[IndieMatty]

You are forgetting to mention the perks, such as the sexually confused hipster girls who live downstairs.

[bdk3clash]

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I'd like to have covered parking, but with 8 cars out back, that would be hard.

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You and your housemates have (on average) two cars each?

[MelchyBeau]

900 a month. I had to sign a 1 year lease, otherwise it would have been 1050 I think.

1 bedroom, in Poway, Ca (San Diego).
2nd floor, gated parkinglot, but my apartment faces the street.

The complex is in good condition.

Melch

[mmmmmbrother]

while i was in monreal this summer i had a 4 bedroom gound floor apartment downtown with this crazy little garden/backyard for 1200 canadaian so tahts like 4 dollars american each person, (okay maybe like 250)

montreal is amazingly cheap and just straight amazing.

[peterchi]

$900/month (with roommate; $450 each)
Baltimore, near Johns Hopkins undergrad campus
3rd floor of row house
2 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Central Air/Heat
Free outdoor parking
edit: No washer/dryer

We haven't paid any utilities yet, but apparently we were supposed to. So I guess we're gonna start doing that now.

[Alobar]

$1,100/month for a house in a decently nice area of Phoenix (ahwatukee). 3bdrm 2bath, with a pool

[Edge34]

-$275 a month
-3 bedroom apartment in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Like 3 minutes away from my campus and the football stadium.
-Fairly well taken care of building, all college students living here. Pool. A/C, free parking.
-Fits my needs exactly.

[kenberman]

$1700 for a 1300 sq foot 3 bedroom with 2 full bathrooms, 3 parking spots, private (free) washer/dryer, in a good neighborhood in Somerville, MA.

great deal!

[jason_t]

-$980/month not including $25/month for water/trash, $50/month for phone/dsl and $50/2 months for electricity.
-West Los Angeles near Culver City, Santa Monica and Westwood. Nice neighborhood, convenient freeway access and only a few miles from the beaches.
-3rd floor studio
-Nice apartment complex with covered parking, two pools, two hot tubs, a fitness center and nice landscaping.
-Comfortable and quiet, fits my needs nicely.

[Slow Play Ray]

$2300/month

[mmbt0ne]

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I'd like to have covered parking, but with 8 cars out back, that would be hard.

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You and your housemates have (on average) two cars each?

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Yeah, that was confusing, my bad.

The first floor has 4 people living there too. However, it's 2 seperate units, so if the 1st floor is empty, second floor doesn't have to pay $3600 that month instead of the $1800.

[bdk3clash]

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$2300/month

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More information, please. See original post.

[IndieMatty]

997.50 (half the total) for the bigger bedroom of a duplex apartment on the UWS of Manhattan. The subway is 30 seconds from my bed. (Very nice neighborhood) The apartment has two big closets(one on each floor); 1.5 bathrooms, a living room, walk in kitchen, kitchen table area.

It's on the first and basement floors of an 1890 brownstone, and I have a fireplace.

I will probably never move.

[wh1t3bread]

-$2000/mo (divided evenly amongst 3 people total) -utilities NOT included.
-Arlington, Virginia (Ballston Neighborhood)
-4 bedroom / 2 bath single family house (good size), hardwood floors throughout, all major appliances, CAC
-3/4 mile walk to the DC Metro (Orange Line), Bars, Restaurants, Mall

[RunDownHouse]

$462/mo., including gas and water
Maybe 10 minutes from downtown Nashville.
2Br/1.5Bath Townhouse, ~1000sq. ft.
1 covered parking space

[Johnny Richter]

-$1375 a month water and trash included, no gas.
-2 bedroom/2 bath apartment in Fullerton, CA. 5
minutes away from my state/jc colleges and downtown area where the nightlife is pretty good.
-Large apt. complex. Upstairs rooms are newly renovated with new tile floor, carpet, crown molding, granite countertops in kitchen along with new applicances.
-I'm the first to live in it since the renovation which i like a lot. Not huge, but the bedrooms are a good size. No complaints on it so far.

[Sponger15SB]

- $412.50 a month
- Sharing a room in a 3bd/2ba 2 floor house with a large deck. Oceanfront 5 unit complex in Santa Barbara (Isla Vista), CA right next to UCSB

Here is a picture last year from my balcony that was on the same street but like 2 1/2 blocks away.


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[Slow Play Ray]

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$2300/month

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My bad. 2300 sq feet, 3 floors, 4 bedrooms (rent is split 4 ways), 2 1/2 baths. It's half a duplex right on a lake in a quiet cul-de-sac in metro-west MA. All utilities and W/D included.

The view from my deck:

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[peterchi]

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-$980/month

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Is that what you pay, or is that split with a roommate?

Curious because LA is one of the places I am considering to be in next year.

[RunDownHouse]

Putting "$575/mo with 3 roommates" is much more useful than saying, "My rent is $2300/mo."

[touchfaith]

Not bad right now, $650/month, 2B/2B with a roommate.

Last place I was in alone ran me $1400 (2B/2B) but it was a nice little house with a huge backyard in Cupertino.

[Sponger15SB]

Please use a thumbnail when linking gigantic pictures.

Now I am going to have to ignore you until this thread dies.

[jason_t]

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-$980/month

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Is that what you pay, or is that split with a roommate?

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That is my monthly rent and I live alone.

[peterchi]

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That is my monthly rent and I live alone.

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yikes. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't know LA was that expensive.

[mslif]

- $740.00/month
- 2 Bedroom apartment, almost 1000 sq. feet
- located on a golf course in Greenwood Village, only 15 minutes from Downtown Denver
- $20.00 for water/utilities per month
- Beautiful apartment complex with 2 pools and fitness center, very well landscaped.
- Fits my needs very well.

$732/mo. Plus utilities. 1 year lease. 1 bed/1 bath Washer/Dryer included. 900 conditioned sq.ft. + 62 sq. ft. balcony. Gated community (aren't they all??)

2 year old complex. 2nd floor.

SE Houston, TX (Hwy. 45 &amp; Beltway 8).

Facility comes with resort-style "bean-shaped" pool, hot tub, palm trees.. 24-hr fitness center. Been there a month and me and the lady love it. Best laid-out apartment I've ever seen. Everyone who's seen it agrees.

[swede123]

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That is my monthly rent and I live alone.

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yikes. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't know LA was that expensive.

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Given the specs of the place and the fact that it's Southern California this actually sounds like a hell of a deal? Am I way off base here?

Swede

[Homer]

- $1000/month
- 1 BR/bath, about 900 sq. ft.
- edison, nj
- good location, right off major highways but not congested (relative to most of central/north jersey at least)

[peterchi]

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yikes. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't know LA was that expensive.

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Given the specs of the place and the fact that it's Southern California this actually sounds like a hell of a deal? Am I way off base here?

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Probably not, I'm sure it's me. I don't know anything about Cali.

[jason_t]

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yikes. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't know LA was that expensive.

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My place is a steal, in my opinion.

[bdk3clash]

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[BoogerFace]

3 bedroom/2 bath in West Newton, MA.
2nd and 3rd floors of a two family house.
Includes 1 stall in a two stall garage.
$1800 plus utils.

[jason_t]

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- good location, right off major highways but not congested (relative to most of central/north jersey at least)

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Off 1 near 287? Near the Menlo Park mall or further north? (Just curious as I'm very familiar with that area.)

[peterchi]

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yikes. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't know LA was that expensive.

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My place is a steal, in my opinion.

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heh. ok. I believe you guys. Well, better that I know this now, than say 10 months from now.

[DasLeben]

-$675/month ($337.50 each)
-Northern section of Prescott Valley, AZ (high desert about 1-1/2 hours north of Phoenix)
-2 bedroom, 1.5 bath duplex, ~1200 sq ft.
-We have spiders. Too many of them. On the plus side, I've gotten used to having them around. Instead of screaming like a little girl, I now say "heh, that's a pretty damn big spider" and go back to watching TV.
-I'm moving in 4 months, so I don't much care about how this place looks/feels. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Benal]

Renting is for suckers.

[TStoneMBD]

$1050/m for an apartment in southern connecticut. 2BR 1.5BR. 10 minutes from beach. 10 minutes from New Haven. apartment complex includes pool, exercise facility and laundry unit.

[bdk3clash]

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Take it to another thread, jackass.

PS-You are wrong in some cases and right in others. It depends.

[DMBFan23]

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-Arlington, Virginia (Ballston Neighborhood)
-4 bedroom / 2 bath single family house (good size), hardwood floors throughout, all major appliances, CAC
-3/4 mile walk to the DC Metro (Orange Line), Bars, Restaurants, Mall

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I'm in courthouse, in the meridian. we pay about 2300 split among 3 people for a 3 br apt, 2 ba, utilities not included. 8th floor. I'm looking for a house in clarendon pretty soon.

[jason_t]

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- 2 Bedroom apartment, almost 1000 sq. feet
- located on a golf course in Greenwood Village, only 15 minutes from Downtown Denver
- $20.00 for water/utilities per month
- Beautiful apartment complex with 2 pools and fitness center, very well landscaped.
- Fits my needs very well.

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$740/month for a two-bedroom apartment? Ai-ya!

[rohjoh]

$3500 per month

3 bedroom 1500sqft house in Newport Beach.

[B Dids]

$925 per month, +30 bucks in water.
2nd floor (but on a hill, so kinda first floor, an atheltic person could scale my balcony) one bedroom apartment in downtown/first hill Seattle.
In unit washer/dryer.

If it wasn't on the ground floor it would be perfect for me.

[Slow Play Ray]

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oops. i just tried to edit it, botched the link on the 1st try, and now it's stuck that way. oh well.

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[Benal]

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I'd like to hear your reasoning if you take affordability (or lack thereof) out of the equation.

[mslif]

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- $740.00/month
- 2 Bedroom apartment, almost 1000 sq. feet
- located on a golf course in Greenwood Village, only 15 minutes from Downtown Denver
- $20.00 for water/utilities per month
- Beautiful apartment complex with 2 pools and fitness center, very well landscaped.
- Fits my needs very well.

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$740/month for a two-bedroom apartment? Ai-ya!

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[swede123]

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Limited time is a big one. If you're staying somewhere for a year or even two and the market is ridiculously inflated and so forth you might be better off renting than gambling on buying.

You might also want to rent for a few months while figuring out the local real estate market, finding suitable houses etc.

Basically, it's pretty ignorant to say there are no valid reasons for renting.

Swede

[bdk3clash]

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[WEASEL45]

1350
El Segundo, CA 2 bedroom one bath. horribly small. 1 carport

[Tyler Durden]

$510/month
Arlington, VA (Ballston)
master bedroom, master bath in a four bedroom house...the house has a sauna but we never use it

Wess Mantooth lives in this house also, and wh1tebread and asofel live close by

I currently pay $0, but my girlfriend pays $675 Cdn for our 930 sqft studio apartment in Vancouver, CA. (in New Westminster, actually, near the water). I am a freeloader.

We're moving to San Fran in three months though, and we've already signed a lease agreement. $1450 a month for a 2br in Chinatown. Has a great view, otherwise sucks.

[Benal]

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Oh c'mon. In most cases monthly rent = monthly mortgage, and in many cases it's actually cheaper to own.

[bdk3clash]

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Oh c'mon. In most cases monthly rent = monthly mortgage, and in many cases it's actually cheaper to own.

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Right, and everyone has money for a down payment. And the risk tolerance to handle short-term market downswings.

[krimson]

$875 for a newly renovated two-bedroom. Heat and Water included. This is actually pretty high rent for the city I live in (Winnipeg), but it's a good, safe area and relatively close to downtown.

[Benal]

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I'm not saying there are no valid reasons, but bottom line is, renting is akin to flushing money down the toilet.

[sublime]

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$1,100/month for a house in a decently nice area of Phoenix (ahwatukee). 3bdrm 2bath, with a pool

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thats the total rent? like not your share? if so thas sick.

[4thstreetpete]

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I currently pay $0, but my girlfriend pays $675 Cdn for our 930 sqft studio apartment in Vancouver, CA. (in New Westminster, actually, near the water). I am a freeloader.

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I thought rent was really high in vancouver?

[sublime]

2B/2B with a roommate

is this person deaf? how can they stand you?

[Alobar]

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I'm not saying there are no valid reasons, but bottom line is, renting is akin to flushing money down the toilet.

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getting a loan when your occupation is "proffesional gambler" isnt the easiest thing in the world to do.

Most of your mortgage payment is interest in the beggining anyway, so its not like you arent flushing money away either

[Alobar]

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thats the total rent? like not your share? if so thas sick.

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Thats total rent. I live alone

[jstnrgrs]

-$700/month (includes heat and hot water)
-About 30 miles WSW of Boston
-2nd floor of a duplex (so 1/4 of the house) bedroom, kitchen, livingroom, bathroom all fairly small. Also half of a two car garage.
-I think the house is in good condition
-Fits my need pretty well

[jason_t]

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Thats total rent. I live alone

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What do you use three bedrooms for?

[TStoneMBD]

since equity doesnt acrue until after several years, you have to be planning on living in the house for a long time for buying to be worth it. if a person plans to move within a couple of years he is much better off renting. there is also fear of the bubble-burst, and if renters hold off on buying now and instead buy after the market crashes, they will have made far more than their equity loss by renting instead of buying. there are theorists who predict 40% housing depreciation in many areas after the burst, if there is one of course.

[Alobar]

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Thats total rent. I live alone

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What do you use three bedrooms for?

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one is my "office", one is where I sleep, and the other one just has junk in the closet and I use for when people visit me.

Basically I dont need a 3bdrm, the extra room is nice, but I picked this place because its right next (like 50 yards) to South Mountain, and there arent any smaller places in the area.

[touchfaith]

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is this person deaf? how can they stand you?

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/images/graemlins/grin.gif It's my sister and I don't type loud.

Plus, I owe her a couple beat-downs from childhood, she doesn't give me crap anymore.

[Corey]

$1208
1-bedroom apartment in a highrise (share w/ girlfriend) approx. 1000 sq. ft.
Arlington, VA (20 minutes metro+wallk to work)
In Crystal City neighborhood, an older quiet part of town just west of National Airport.

[NotMitch]

-$950/month share with 3 others, total rent $4k
-Fort Mason in the Marina, San Francisco
-4 Bedroom House, former officer's quarters
-The house is oldish but in good shape. Rent includes off street parking.
-Fits my needs pretty well

Just got a house in Derby, CT. 1 hour from NYC and 15 min from New Haven.

Really nice place next to Roselands Apizza.

Paying 1,200 split among three guys for a multifamily house. Utlilities for TV, internet, bills, NFL sunday ticket, etc come to 300

So I pay 500 for everything and get my own room, kitchen, nice living room, attic, basement. The person who lived here before us caught the place on fire so carpet is brand news, walls freshly painted, etc.

Ok I'll stop rambling, just moved in two months ago still really excited we got it for this price.

[Sooga]

$925/mo water/trash included
1br/1ba, about 700sqft with a nice balcony, 2nd floor.
I live in Azusa, CA, which is a suburb about 50 miles NE of downtown L.A.
I love this complex, it's very well maintained, and since the surrounding area is mostly commercial and industrial buildings, at nighttime the streets are empty and it's pretty quiet, which is great.

[gorie]

$685/month (342.50 each)
had to sign a year lease, but after that it's month to month.
utilities, heat, and water not included (about $90 a month, though it'll go up in winter).
we have to cut the grass but that's no big deal. it's nice to have a yard.
located in de pere, wisconsin (basically green bay) in a very nice neighborhood.
newer 2 bedroom duplex - 2 stall garage, central air, fireplace, large unfinished basement. first floor laundry closet (we had to buy our own washer &amp; dryer).
just 1 minute from my work, too.
i love it!

[nolanfan34]

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I'm not saying there are no valid reasons, but bottom line is, renting is akin to flushing money down the toilet.

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This is ridiculous. You are certainly getting something in return for your money, you're getting a roof over your head. Yes, you're not building equity, but as others have elaborated, there are plenty of reasons to rent, and affordability is certainly one of them.

And after renting a duplex where I had to do yardwork, the whole apartment thing ain't sounding too bad.

Anyway, to answer the OP.

We're moving to a 2 br/ 2 bath townhome, which will be $1250/mo, including trash/water. 3 stories, which includes a 2-car garage and storage. Right across the "street" from the clubhouse, which has a nice new workout facility.

This is in Issaquah, which is a suburb of Seattle. Trying to find something that was an acceptable mix of affordability/location/not a craphole, can be rather difficult in the Seattle area if you don't have 20% down to buy a house.

[rusellmj]

$1040 a mo. 2br, 2ba w/laundry and one car garage. Nice neighborhood in SoCal.

[LethalRose]

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[Sephus]

300/mo.

see you at the big house tomorrow pete.

[The Ocho]

2600 + util

3bed 2bath house in San Diego (on Point Loma). Small yard, porch, garage, laundry. Hardwood floors, nice bathrooms. Nice, quiet neighborhood. 2 blocks from the bay.

Free.

[smokingrobot]

$1350 split 2 ways
South Philly
Trinity style rowhome
2 BR, 2 Bath, Full unfinished basement

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although im moving in a month to a bigger place

[bravos1]

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Last place I was in alone ran me $1400 (2B/2B) but it was a nice little house with a huge backyard in Cupertino.

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[bravos1]

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yikes. Guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I didn't know LA was that expensive.

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[theredwave]

-$325/month + utilities with three roomates
-Lincoln, NE
-Brand spanking new duplex with four other guys from UNL on the other side
-1.5 miles from campus
-2 bathrooms, 4 bedrooms, and 1 bar (on our side)
Only downside is the bad neigborhood

[bravos1]

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What is this?? Someone educate me here.

[bugstud]

vegas 3 bed 2.5 bath 1065/mo

[BettyBoopAA]

$1645 for a one bedroom in LA(valley). Two years old with two swimming pools, 24 hour gym, covered parking, washer/dryer, nice but expensive.

[Sooga]

Yea, perhaps the cost of renting/buying is similar in some areas, but for most of the big areas (i.e. Los Angeles), it's not even close. I pay $925/mo in rent, which seems like a lot, but when you consider the alternative of paying $1,900/mo for an interest only mortgage on a $350,000 condo (which is about average for the L.A. area these days), and when you couple that with the fact that the housing bubble could be at its bubbliest, renting doesn't sound too bad at all, especially if you're still young.

[smokingrobot]

trinity = 3 stories, usually one on top of the other.

usually trinitys will have a removeable floor board to transport furniture to the upstairs rooms.

[partygirluk]

Live with my folks. Pay them £50 per week.
North West London, niceish area, beautiful park 100 m away.
House has lots of rooms, but none are that big.
11 rooms + 2 kitchens + 1 toilet + 2 bathrooms + 1 dressing room.
I get a lot done for me. Food cooked, clothes washed. Have tonnes of space as the house is way too big for 3 people. Downside is that my relationship with my folks is much more fractious than when we have lived apart.

[Sponger15SB]

WTF? 11 rooms? None are that big?

Why don't you just cut the ammount of rooms in half or something then.

[BeerMoney]

$350/Month (For the apartment, not just for me.. I live here with my wife too.)


2 Bedroom
Clemson, SC
Downtown. A stones throw from the local watering hole.
Condition: My apt. isn't in great condition and the kitchen is too small. Otherwise its liveable.

[touchfaith]

11 rooms + 2 kitchens = 1 toilet?

That's one busy [censored] toilet.

[partygirluk]

Also 2 bathrooms (which contain toilets). So 3 toilets(3 residents).

[partygirluk]

[ QUOTE ]
WTF? 11 rooms? None are that big?

Why don't you just cut the ammount of rooms in half or something then.

[/ QUOTE ]

That would be ideal, and we would do in that if we were staying for longer. This could be a really luxury house.

[Entity]

$1600/mo for a shared 2300sq ft house in Greenlake (one of the nicer neighborhoods in Seattle). 1/2 block away from a lake with a running trail, parks. Covered parking, very cool neighbors (we do neighborhood BBQs and such). I pay $575/mo for my portion, as my g/f and I take up most of the house and rent a room to a friend.

Rob

[MyTurn2Raise]

-$800/month ($267 per person)
-Champaign, IL--in the heart of campus and those beautiful co-eds
-Lots of cool social events come to town, cheap beer (it's always buck night somewhere), basketball season is cool
-4 bedroom place split among 3 people, 2 full bathrooms, almost 1000 sq ft
-lots of weekend trips
--within easy driving distance of Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis
--moderate drive to Milwaukee, Memphis, Nashville, and Cincy
-surrounded by mostly intelligent people
-Can be (Almost always is) loud on weekends. Not for the quiet person
-Described as "Suprisingly nice" inside
Of course this is after removing crummy college furniture and replacing it with stuff that is moderately affordable
-Huge balcony

[Claunchy]

$520/month for a 750 sqft one bedroom apartment on the first floor.
Pretty nice neighborhood in southwest Fort Worth, TX.

This is the main reason I haven't moved to LA/NY.

[mason55]

$1000/mo. living by myself
1 bedroom, 600 sq ft.
Fairfax VA
1 bd, 1ba, living room, kitchen

That's what happens when you have to find an apartment in an expensive area with one week's notice /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[bravos1]

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Also 2 bathrooms (which contain toilets). So 3 toilets(3 residents).

[/ QUOTE ]

WAIT?? So 1 toilet is not in a bathroom?? Kitchen maybe?? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[bravos1]

People from Vegas.. what is the average rent for a 4BR house... Bugstud was the only post I saw (recall) from Vegas.

[Sponger15SB]

[ QUOTE ]
what is the average rent for a 4BR house...

[/ QUOTE ]

www.google.com (http://www.google.com)

[bugstud]

[ QUOTE ]
People from Vegas.. what is the average rent for a 4BR house... Bugstud was the only post I saw (recall) from Vegas.

[/ QUOTE ]

depends on where you want one but 1200 isn't out of the question for a decent place and 1600 would probably be pimp. Look in Green Valley or Henderson for best results.

[SackUp]

-675/month for me (place is 1375 total for me and my roommate)
about 75 each for all utilities

-San Diego, CA - Baypark, near Sea World and USD

-2b/2b condo 2 car spots, washer/dryer, etc

-The place is awesome. Close to everything and maintained ridiculously well. Pool and BBQ area.

[ethan]

$2300/month for 2bed/2bath apartment in west LA. 1 roommate, I'm paying $1200 because my room's bigger. On the third floor of 3, so the living-room's 14-15 feet tall and we have skylights. Not sure on the square footage of the apartment, maybe somewhere around 1000-1200.

It's pretty nice, especially considering that neither of us is actually employed.

[partygirluk]

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[ QUOTE ]
Also 2 bathrooms (which contain toilets). So 3 toilets(3 residents).

[/ QUOTE ]

WAIT?? So 1 toilet is not in a bathroom?? Kitchen maybe?? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Just a langauge difference. Over here "bathroom" is used to describe a room with a bath (or shower) that will almost always have a toilet. A room with just a toilet is just called a "toilet".

[STLantny]

1 bedroom studio, with balcolny, 900 sqft, brand new hardwoods, new bathroom, new kitchen, no central air, within walking distance to 1- 4 star, and 1 -5 star restaurant, and about a gazzilion bars.



rent = 150$ (my uncle owns the building.)

[sam h]

$1500 1BR + Living room + Dining room in the more gentrified section of the mission in San Francisco (19th and Guerrero). HW floors, bay window, nice details - I live with my longterm girlfriend and we technically split the rent, but she's poor and I'm not so I often end up paying the full rent and having her "owe" me.

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
2300sq ft house in Greenlake

Covered parking, very cool neighbors (we do neighborhood BBQs and such).

[/ QUOTE ]

And you haven't hosted a 2+2 home game because..... /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[mason55]

[ QUOTE ]
$1500 1BR + Living room + Dining room in the more gentrified section of the mission in San Francisco (19th and Guerrero). HW floors, bay window, nice details - I live with my longterm girlfriend and we technically split the rent, but she's poor and I'm not so I often end up paying the full rent and having her "owe" me.

[/ QUOTE ]

she pays you back with anal i assume?

[whiskeytown]

$830/month in Minneapolis - one bedroom with a balcony (screened in), mini fireplace in the living area - 3rd floor with an elevator, and that includes underground parking which cannot be overstated in winter -

I'm in the nice part of Minneapolis - close to Lake Calhoun and right behind a bike trail (the midtown greenway) - so I'm in pretty good location for what I want - if I couldn't buy gas, I'm real close to public transit lines and I could walk to food easy - I'm 2-4 blocks from a couple bars and never have to drive if I feel like getting shitfaced -

I like it - but I'm looking for a real home now - I'll probably go Condo -

RB

- $200 a month ($400 divided between roommate and me)
- Really big Victorian farmhouse near Fillmore, CA (40 minutes north of LA)
- This won't last forever, I'm really frigging lucky while it does, and then I am doomed to pay 4-5 times this amount every month

[Azhrarn]

[ QUOTE ]
I'm in courthouse, in the meridian. we pay about 2300 split among 3 people for a 3 br apt, 2 ba, utilities not included. 8th floor. I'm looking for a house in clarendon pretty soon.

[/ QUOTE ]

Hey, a couple of years ago I was living in the courthouse area. It was just off of an I66 exit, 4 bedroom house, $1750 a month. The house was kind of a dump, the landlord was a slum lord, but it was a great location. Lots of good stuff within easy walking distance.

[Azhrarn]

$400/month for a room in a house in Annandale, VA. A friend of mine owns the house and also lives there. Another friend also rents a room. The house is nice, bedrooms are smallish, but living room, kitchen and basement are all big. It's just outside of the Beltway. The only downside is you can't walk anywhere, it's all about driving in this area.

[lucas9000]

$605/month. downtown denver (capitol hill), one bedroom, parking, month to month lease.

[youtalkfunny]

$750/mo (that's total, no roommates)

3 BR, 2 BA duplex (side-by-side, no stairs), Horn Lake, Mississippi (between Tunica and Memphis)

I think it's about 1300 sq ft, off-street parking, appliances, pool is about a block away, kitchen is kind of small--but since my last place burned down, I had to find a new place quickly, and couldn't be choosy. The neighborhood is fine, on a scale of 1-10 I'd say a 7.

Before anyone asks, I need 3br/2ba because I have a wife and three kids.

I had planned on moving back home to Massachusetts this summer, but I just couldn't stomach the idea of paying double the rent for a crappier place.

[smokingrobot]

i was just in annandale.

my gf used to live in crystal city w/ a friend of hers.

there's this great korean restauraunt where you can get this tofu soup and kalbi (ribs in the best damn marinade ever). i think its called lighthouse. cant remember the street name but i know how to get there from dc are off of 395.

[Durs522]

$600/Month ($2400/4 Roommates) for a 4br 2 full bath house in Nassau County, Long Island. Just moved in last week, nice neighborhood. The house has a 1 car garage, 2 nice decks in the backyard, and hardwood floors. Its 15 minutes from my job/school so its perfect for me.

Durs

[ThaSaltCracka]

$800 a month
1180 square feet
2 bedrooms, 2 full bath
nice deck
nice complex
floor pattern is pretty lame
Hillsboro, OR

[Ulysses]

This thread is crazy. I have been recently looking at 1br apts in SF for $2000-3000 and 1br apts in NYC for $3000-4000.

[dibbs]

Jesus thats dope, nice find.

[Jack of Arcades]

-$525/mo
-Lafayette, LA (the third most populated city in LA... about to become #2)
-2 bedroom, one-bathroom shitty apartment. right on campus (I have a 5 minute walk to a few of my classes)
-It's pretty "ghetto" but I don't really care.

[AncientPC]

1300 / month + ~250 utilities split in half between gf and me.

[ChipWrecked]

$890/mo Two bedroom 2 bath just across the river from Folsom Prison. Wife and toddler with me. Need..... space......

Paying down old debt and waiting for housing bubble to burst. Then will jump on all that pimp California state aid for first-time buyers.

[peachy]

$1275

3bedroom/2 bath apt with connected garadge about 1600 sq feet in NE atlanta - next to the Mall of Georgia
utilities are about $300 a month (water, phone, power)
its a nice gated community with a 6k+ sq foot gym that is nicer than the gym i PAID to be at - this was the selling point for me! Well that and a pretty big pool and a walking trail /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[haakee]

Where I live it's buy for $700K or rent for $2000/month and invest the savings. I choose rent.

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I currently pay $0, but my girlfriend pays $675 Cdn for our 930 sqft studio apartment in Vancouver, CA. (in New Westminster, actually, near the water). I am a freeloader.

We're moving to San Fran in three months though, and we've already signed a lease agreement. $1450 a month for a 2br in Chinatown. Has a great view, otherwise sucks.

[/ QUOTE ]

I thought rent was really high in vancouver?

[/ QUOTE ]

In Vancouver yes, but New Westminster is the ghetto. If I lived in a more desirable neighborhood (Collingwood, West End, South Granville, Yaletown) the rent on the place we're in now would be like $1600, except it wouldn't be available to rent, since someone would have paid $300,000 to own it outright.

[TylerD]

Seeing as I'm not in the USA comparing my rent isn't very useful, so instead I'll give my friend's rent who I've just stayed with for a couple of weeks.

He lives in Palo Alto, CA.
He pays $1350 for a 5th floor studio apartment with balcony, a/c, pool with utility bills included.

[Punker]

$825/month
-Rohrmoser, in San Jose, Costa Rica; in a nice area near several malls, schools, and some nightlife. About 15 minute drive from downtown, and is on the west side, which is the newer, less built up side
-2 car garage, 3 small bedrooms, with 2.5 bathrooms downstars, 1 large master badroom with walkin closet and full master bathroom attached. Full kitchen and laundry room.
- Its ok for the wife and me

[smokingrobot]

holy [censored].

i think you could find a gem for less, unless you're looking for the added benefits of being the mofo'er who pays 3-4K per month in rent and lives in some ultra swank place?

either way, im envious. i could probably rent out some ultra sick place in philly for that much.

[censored] i could rent out 2 amazing places for that much.

[smokingrobot]

do you perchance know any with the last name manheim?

[bdk3clash]

[ QUOTE ]
This thread is crazy. I have been recently looking at 1br apts in SF for $2000-3000 and 1br apts in NYC for $3000-4000.

[/ QUOTE ]
I suspect that people with higher-end rents are less likely to respond in this thread. Also, you probably have higher standards of living than most posters here.

[ChipWrecked]

[ QUOTE ]
i could probably rent out some ultra sick place in philly for that much.


[/ QUOTE ]

That was funny. I laughed. And I'm not even one of the OOT New Yorkers.

[Publos Nemesis]

[ QUOTE ]
This thread is crazy. I have been recently looking at 1br apts in SF for $2000-3000 and 1br apts in NYC for $3000-4000.

[/ QUOTE ]

Dude, I know. Just moved to San Fran and the prices are out of this world. For my studio I am paying 1250 a month without parking. The one bedrooms here were so much more expensive. A minimum of 1700 for a decent place.

[smokingrobot]

dont you know? philadelphia is the sixth borough yo. im can be an city living elitist now.

edit: /sarcasm

[ChipWrecked]

Cool. I'll take Cali though, insane cost of living, bad roads and all.

[smokingrobot]

i like philadelphia a lot as a city. its got character, great bars, etc. i mean, in terms of cultural events, it may not have nearly as much as other places, but it has a good amount.

i have family out in Cali and spent some time out there... i dont think i could ever adjust to the pace at which things operate there.

you should come visit sometime. just avoid the touristy crap like the liberty bell (it's really not that interesting, plus you only get like 5 minutes to see it now on the tour apparently out of fear of terrorism)

and get a cheesesteak.

whiz with.

[Ulysses]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
This thread is crazy. I have been recently looking at 1br apts in SF for $2000-3000 and 1br apts in NYC for $3000-4000.

[/ QUOTE ]
I suspect that people with higher-end rents are less likely to respond in this thread. Also, you probably have higher standards of living than most posters here.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's probably true, and I'm quite a bit older than many here. But it doesn't make it any less sick.

Here is a fun fact for those of you outside of NYC. In NYC, if you rent an apartment that costs $4k/month (which is a very nice one bedroom or a decent two bedroom in nice neighborhoods), your move in cost could easily be as high as : first month + last month + security (month) + 2 months broker fee = $20,000 up front to move in to $4k/mo apartment!!!! How sick is that!?!?!

[smokingrobot]

[censored]

may i ask why arent you looking to purchase a place?

waiting for it to become a buyer's market first?

[Publos Nemesis]

[ QUOTE ]
[censored]

may i ask why arent you looking to purchase a place?

waiting for it to become a buyer's market first?

[/ QUOTE ]

This is definitely true. If you are paying more than 2k a month you could definitely buy a place and pay almost the same in mortgage (which is tax deductible) as you would in rent.

[smokingrobot]

only the interest is tax deductable, but still.

although NYC is and expensive place to buy, and not because of value, but because of taxes etc.

even if you refinance you have to pay some sort of tax on the money you receive.

$1900 a month (NYC)

[smokingrobot]

hey ElD why are you using a broker to find you a rental property anyway? [censored], i'd drive up to nyc and find one for you one for cheaper than he could.

[Brain]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
- $1000/month
- 1 BR/bath, about 900 sq. ft.
- edison, nj
- good location, right off major highways but not congested (relative to most of central/north jersey at least)

[/ QUOTE ]

Off 1 near 287? Near the Menlo Park mall or further north? (Just curious as I'm very familiar with that area.)

[/ QUOTE ]

I'm not who you were asking, but I'm in Woodbridge. My place is on Route 35, just off Route 1 (north of the Woodbridge Mall and across from the Sports Authority).

$900/mo (heat and water included)
I'm not measuring, but it's plenty big for just me

And I used to live in Edison too (on 514, also right off Route 1 across from the Home Depot).

[TeeJayORTj]

Im in the South End of Boston and the rent in my 3br is 3150 a month. We split that 3 ways. Its a lofted apartment with 2 bed rooms and the full bath upstairs. Downstairs we have a good sized living room and another bedroom and 1/2 bath. Also a washer and dryer and an area with a bar and a pool table. We also have a pattio off our living room. The rent includes parking for everyone (tough to get spot late at night) and all heat/HW/Electricity.

[Joe Tall]

$750/month, no utilities. One of my long time friends is my roomate.

2 Bedroom apartment in an red brick school house that was built in 1834. 16 foot ceilings, main room is 16'x35', I could put up a basketball hoop and play half court. Chalk board is still up, runs the hallway. Central air conditioning.

West side (good side) of Worcester, MA. 35 miles west of Boston. City of 200k, college town (7 colleges). Typical rent is about $1400 but the school was bought by some old man who hasn't raised the rent in 10 years and the building is extremely low maintentance.

[smokingrobot]

thats pretty sweet sounding.

i find buildings used for other purposes historically converted into housing is awesome.

i always thoguht and old bank would be a cool place to live too.

[cokehead]

$1075/month

-Also southside of williamsburg, bk
-1 bed room (shaped like 90% of the one bedrooms in south williamsburg) 3rd floor walk up
-view of empire state building from my window, but not much else
-Building is about half young adults, half families.
-Building used to have a 'doorman' (ie crack dealer) but he's gone now.
-Far enough away from the the hipster part of williamsburg for my needs.

[SheetWise]

[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, that was confusing, my bad.

The first floor has 4 people living there too. However, it's 2 seperate units, so if the 1st floor is empty, second floor doesn't have to pay $3600 that month instead of the $1800.

[/ QUOTE ]
I got the car part ... now I'm confused about the rent. Have you been drinking?

[STLantny]

[ QUOTE ]
thats pretty sweet sounding.

i find buildings used for other purposes historically converted into housing is awesome.

i always thoguht and old bank would be a cool place to live too.

[/ QUOTE ]

there is a club here, that is an old bank, they have the VIP room in the vault, aptly named "The Vault"

[shaniac]

[ QUOTE ]
That's probably true, and I'm quite a bit older than many here. But it doesn't make it any less sick.

Here is a fun fact for those of you outside of NYC. In NYC, if you rent an apartment that costs $4k/month (which is a very nice one bedroom or a decent two bedroom in nice neighborhoods), your move in cost could easily be as high as : first month + last month + security (month) + 2 months broker fee = $20,000 up front to move in to $4k/mo apartment!!!! How sick is that!?!?!

[/ QUOTE ]

You paint an accurate picture, but I did always wonder why someone who had the credit and could afford an apartment that expensive in NYC wouldn't be able to put a down payment on a similar apartment.

Also, just curious, what neighborhoods have you been looking at in NYC?

[webmonarch]

[ QUOTE ]
This thread is crazy. I have been recently looking at 1br apts in SF for $2000-3000 and 1br apts in NYC for $3000-4000.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thank you. I was wondering when people like me would chime in.

- $1650, utilities included
- Downtown DC, two blocks from Dupont circle and the downtown offices (K street, etc.)
- Not in the lame DC suburbs.
- 1 BR / 1 BA
- No parking
- Rooftop pool, good apt. space for the area, 24 hour front desk.

Pricey? Yeah . . . but the value of not having to own a car, walking where I want and being in a cool place during my twenties makes it worthwhile to me. The view ain't bad either.

"Location, Location, Location . . ." as they say.

[TimM]

$1095/mo
Central Long Island
1 BR, first floor, noisy tenants above, Long Island Railroad main line 30 feet from bedroom window.

[Ulysses]

[ QUOTE ]
hey ElD why are you using a broker to find you a rental property anyway? [censored], i'd drive up to nyc and find one for you one for cheaper than he could.

[/ QUOTE ]

If I decide to move to NYC, I'll go out of my way to not use a broker.

[Ulysses]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
That's probably true, and I'm quite a bit older than many here. But it doesn't make it any less sick.

Here is a fun fact for those of you outside of NYC. In NYC, if you rent an apartment that costs $4k/month (which is a very nice one bedroom or a decent two bedroom in nice neighborhoods), your move in cost could easily be as high as : first month + last month + security (month) + 2 months broker fee = $20,000 up front to move in to $4k/mo apartment!!!! How sick is that!?!?!

[/ QUOTE ]

You paint an accurate picture, but I did always wonder why someone who had the credit and could afford an apartment that expensive in NYC wouldn't be able to put a down payment on a similar apartment.

Also, just curious, what neighborhoods have you been looking at in NYC?

[/ QUOTE ]

If I go to NYC, which is about a 50/50 proposition right now, I'd most likely stay there for about 2 years. I can also likely afford to live in a nicer place renting than I'd be comfortable buying. FWIW, a number of my friends in NYC have recently sold their places and plan on renting for a couple of years before buying again.

As for neighborhoods, I've mainly looked at Union Square, East Village, and Tribeca.

[shaniac]

[ QUOTE ]
I can also likely afford to live in a nicer place renting than I'd be comfortable buying. FWIW, a number of my friends in NYC have recently sold their places and plan on renting for a couple of years before buying again.

[/ QUOTE ]

Does finding a nicer place to stay really offset spending 100K in rent over the next 2 years (same thing for SF, I'm sure) and getting no equity in return?

Also, are your friends are adopting this strategy because they expect real estate values to drop in the next couple years?

[ QUOTE ]
As for neighborhoods, I've mainly looked at Union Square, East Village, and Tribeca.

[/ QUOTE ]

It's somewhat shocking to me that apartments in the EV go for the same prices that they do in those other two neighborhoods, but I guess that's show business. Good luck in NYC if you wind up there. I'm living out West now and sort of miss it.

[ISF]

[ QUOTE ]
2 months broker fee = $20,000

[/ QUOTE ]
You can almost always negotiate the broker fee below 1K these guys are competing with other brokers on most listings and usually pretty much have to take what you offer them. I have gone through brokers twice and gotten them to take 500 each time. Both had rents in the 2000-2500 range.
Neither will probably ever work with me again but there are hundreds of them in the city so there isnt much of a cost to mistreating them.

[lu_hawk]

$2400/month.

2br/2ba about 1200 sqf i believe. paulus hook section of JC which is pretty nice. 6 story apartment building, about 130 units total. view of statue of liberty, ellis island, brooklyn, etc. i live by myself but work out of home so hence the extra bedroom which is my office.

[mmbt0ne]

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Yeah, that was confusing, my bad.

The first floor has 4 people living there too. However, it's 2 seperate units, so if the 1st floor is empty, second floor doesn't have to pay $3600 that month instead of the $1800.

[/ QUOTE ]
I got the car part ... now I'm confused about the rent. Have you been drinking?

[/ QUOTE ]

This isn't confusing people.

2 units. 4 bedrooms per unit. Shared parking for everyone.

Each unit is $1800/month.

[sfer]

$2500 a month. 21st floor, water/garbage paid for. Manhattan, in Gramercy. My place is a steal. I rent a friend's condo.

My view. (http://archiveserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&amp;Number=2046755&amp;page=&amp;view=&amp;s b=5&amp;o=&amp;vc=1)

Since I graduated from college, I've paid less than 1K a month for exactly 1 year. I've lived in San Francisco and Manhattan.

[turnipmonster]

last place I rented a year ago was a large (by nyc standards) 2br in nyc (williamsburg, graham ave stop on L) for 1300/month.

I must say I am very surprised at how much non nyc/ca ppl pay in rent.

--turnipmonster

[JordanIB]

3BR, huge. $2200 total.

NYC, Washington Heights. A steal for the area, (North of 181, West of Fort Washington), as rents up here are approaching those of UES prices.

[Jeffage]

$1000 (my share of a 2-bedroom apartment in the DC area).

Jeff

[montechristo]

just moved from williamsburg, brooklyn. graham and grand. $1600/month for two bedroom duplex, patio, no parking. moved to downtown denver, studio loft 600sqft., niceish but no hardwood floors, $600 month.

[CourtesyFlush]

$229 Canadian w/ 3 roomates, not too pricey /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[pokerjoker]

$250 a month

Decatur IL

they just found some bodies in the lake by my house last year, it wasnt really big news though.

I lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
My rent was 800, then one day it went to 1500.

875 is great

[bdk3clash]

[ QUOTE ]
875 is great

[/ QUOTE ]
I dunno--I live in a studio in a crappy building in South Williamsburg (by the Marcy JMZ stop.) Do you really think I'm getting that good of a deal? I think what I'm paying is about right.

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
875 is great

[/ QUOTE ]
I dunno--I live in a studio in a crappy building in South Williamsburg (by the Marcy JMZ stop.) Do you really think I'm getting that good of a deal? I think what I'm paying is about right.

[/ QUOTE ]

I had a one bedroom on Richardson Street and when I moved out it was becouse my landlord want 1500. It took less then a week and he got it.I hope your landlord is not on 2+2

BTW great post

[colgin]

-- $3,000/month (ouch!).
-- Heart of Greenwich Village (2 blocks from Washington Sq. Park) in NY, NY
-- Doorman building.
-- Pool on roof (membership required)
-- Good access to subways (N/R line and 6 line within 1 block and walking distance from W. 4th St. hub)
-- approx. 900 sq. ft. 1 bedroom/1 bath with separate dining area.
-- building is safe and well run
-- Based on comps, in this insane market it would cost me (believe it or not) $750,000 to $875,000 to buy the apartment.

[colgin]

[ QUOTE ]
This thread is crazy. I have been recently looking at 1br apts in SF for $2000-3000 and 1br apts in NYC for $3000-4000.

[/ QUOTE ]

True. I just posted my $3,000, NY 1 BR/1BA rental.

[colgin]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
That's probably true, and I'm quite a bit older than many here. But it doesn't make it any less sick.

Here is a fun fact for those of you outside of NYC. In NYC, if you rent an apartment that costs $4k/month (which is a very nice one bedroom or a decent two bedroom in nice neighborhoods), your move in cost could easily be as high as : first month + last month + security (month) + 2 months broker fee = $20,000 up front to move in to $4k/mo apartment!!!! How sick is that!?!?!

[/ QUOTE ]

You paint an accurate picture, but I did always wonder why someone who had the credit and could afford an apartment that expensive in NYC wouldn't be able to put a down payment on a similar apartment.

Also, just curious, what neighborhoods have you been looking at in NYC?

[/ QUOTE ]

If I go to NYC, which is about a 50/50 proposition right now, I'd most likely stay there for about 2 years. I can also likely afford to live in a nicer place renting than I'd be comfortable buying. FWIW, a number of my friends in NYC have recently sold their places and plan on renting for a couple of years before buying again.

As for neighborhoods, I've mainly looked at Union Square, East Village, and Tribeca.

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If you come to NYC with a two-year time horizon I personally think yuowould be crazy to buy rather than rent the comparable aprtment. Of course, some people would think you are missing an opportunity to make mucho moola buying and selling for a profit in a couple of years. I disagree but am biased as can be seen from my blog:

NY Housing Bubble Blog (http://www.nyhousingbubble.blogspot.com/)

[bdk3clash]

FWIW I read Colgin's blog and it's really good.

[colgin]

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Thanks, dude. FWIW, I read bdk's blog (www.pokerfilter.org) and it helps me wade through the poker world morass. (End of mutual back patting.)

[wonderwes]

Currently 700sq ft 1bd Apt, $540 a month in Austin, Tx. I need very little space so it suites me fine.

My previous place for the past 2 years
3 roommates
2000 sq ft house, rent was $1600, my share $400. I do miss it. It was great to have the stereo up loud and not have to worry about neighbors.

[Colonel Kataffy]

1 bedroom place in San Deigo in the North Park area. I've got a nice size room, big kitchen, washer &amp; dryer, a fireplace; its great. Thanks to an uncle, I've got for the insanely low price of 400.

[Luv2DriveTT]

$3000/month w/1.5 months rent amortized over a 10 month period.

1,500 sq feet on the hudson river. 2 bed, 2 bath &amp; poker room (office for computer). Gym included, parking $175/month. On the Hudson river overlooking the (former) WTC.

Jersey isn't the best, but rent is cheep (my place would be like 9 bills or more in Manhattan) and taxes are low.
I'm getting rid of the car soon, so it won't be as pleasant living here in '06.

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[lu_hawk]

you in JC or Hoboken?

[cokehead]

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I dunno--I live in a studio in a crappy building in South Williamsburg (by the Marcy JMZ stop.) Do you really think I'm getting that good of a deal? I think what I'm paying is about right.

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My girlfriend was just looking for a studio/one-bedroom right around that area, $875 seems like a decent deal compared to what stuff is going for on the market right now, unless its really small.

[BottlesOf]

9 Bills seems a bit exagerated. I've seen comparable 2 brs in luxury bldgs in Manhattan nowhere that price.

[ShawnHoo]

$1k/month. 1 BR/1 BA in West Hollywood, right off of the Sunset Strip near the Viper Room. 1 covered/gated parking spot, no pool or security.

I feel like I got a pretty good deal. Condos in my area go for about $400K, so I'm renting for the time being.

[colgin]

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Agreed 100%.

[karitek]

$1200/month - southside williamsburg, brooklyn, ny

- about a 7 min walk to the lorimer stop on the L, 2 min walk to JMZ. my street is pretty and tree-lined, the surrounding ones aren't as nice.

- classified as a one bedroom, it's the whole 3rd floor of a brownstone. it has a bedroom, 2 offices, livingroom, and seperate kitchen.

- the building is nice, landlord lives downstairs and is friendly. the carpet kinda sucks though. oh well - i still love my apartment.

[Isura]

$300/month (my portion) shared with 1 roommate. good sized two bedroom on 8th floor with huge windows and a decent view.

but i'm moving into my own place next month, $675/month but it's worth it to have my own place.

[imported_anacardo]

$825/month, total, for a three-bedroom, one-bath in Tyler, Texas, across from TJC. Elementary school right around the corner; kids, old people, and tall trees everywhere, just the way I like it. Nearly ideal, except for my third roommate, and the fact that I live in [censored] Tyler.

[MyTurn2Raise]

when is New Orleans safe to move in? Do you think it will be cheaper or more expensive to live in the
A) French Quarter
B) Garden District

[TheMetetron]

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thats pretty sweet sounding.

i find buildings used for other purposes historically converted into housing is awesome.

i always thoguht and old bank would be a cool place to live too.

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there is a club here, that is an old bank, they have the VIP room in the vault, aptly named "The Vault"

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Good place.

[BottlesOf]

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thats pretty sweet sounding.

i find buildings used for other purposes historically converted into housing is awesome.

i always thoguht and old bank would be a cool place to live too.

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there is a club here, that is an old bank, they have the VIP room in the vault, aptly named "The Vault"

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Good place.

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There is also a good restaurant I ate at in Boston in an old Bank building....I'll look it up if I feel motivated.

[ChristinaB]

What is the status of NYC rent control? They got rid of it in Boston/Cambridge awhile back.

[Paluka]

$3300 a month + utilities
3 br with big dining room and living room, 2 bathrooms, washer/dryer.
The place is not in the best shape, but not terrible either.
In Park Slope in Brooklyn, half a block from the park and 5 minute walk from the subway/restaraunts/etc..
No parking, and parking is a pain in my neighborhood.
My block is really quiet when it isn't garbage day.