Who lives alone in an apartment?, and how much do you pay a month Options

[uberschall]

only thing i can say is that because the housing market is down, the rental market is up. when i moved into my last apartment, i was paying 550/mo. a friend of mine moved into the same complex (i no longer live there) recently, and he's paying 625 for the same floorplan, same floor, same building.

most apartment logic is common sense, but if you can find a mid-level apartment that is just outside a major city, run by a bigger managment company...you should be able to do ok.

good luck apartment hunting, it's tough.

[amysmojo]

oooh man this is stressing me out, I might just have to possibly...maybe... get rid of my car

I put $506 bucks into my car each month, thats monthly payment plus insurance.....*grrrr* cause with my weird hours at work I cant imagine being able to get a 2nd job

i dunno... still trying to figure it out...

[sinner96ST]

For $500 a month I could get a brand new Z06 Vette.

[shin]

i pay $700/mth for mine. 1 living room, 1 dining, 1 bed room. all ultilities covered.
you should just move in with me and work on me lol j/p

This post has been edited by shin: Feb 6, 2007 - 7:03 PM

[celicaboston1983]

wow that dont sound too bad shin 1br with util paid in ny. damn girl your car payment is like a new car payment. yea its kind of hard moving out and having car payments. I live in a 4br about 550 a piece + util close to 700 a month the more roomates you get the cheaper.

[amysmojo]

wow that dont sound too bad shin 1br with util paid in ny. damn girl your car payment is like a new car payment. yea its kind of hard moving out and having car payments. I live in a 4br about 550 a piece + util close to 700 a month the more roomates you get the cheaper.

my car payment is $250 not $500 lol. But my car insurance is $256 (thanks to a wreckless driving ticket I got in 2004, which wont drop off my record till 2008) So I was just adding the 2 together ($506)

I have been asking everyone I know if they need a room mate NO ONE does so far , my friend zack who I have known since high school lives alone in a two story house & I told him my situation but he said "sorry, i like to live alone, no roomies for me but i hope you find something "

woooo! what are friend for.......... lol

[devilsden97]

amy, i told u...move out to the EC....i got a buddy that is having troubles making ends meet. If i didnt have SOOO good at home, id be moving in with him.

not to mention ud be part of the 6gc EC crew, and u could hang with Tina allll the time

[97lestyousay]

The tri-cities has a flooded market and you can find
a decent one bdrm for about $450.00 a mo. My rent
went down at my old apt. from 465.00 to 435.00. Buy
a house, your credit doesn't have to be that good.

[devilsden97]

The tri-cities has a flooded market and you can find
a decent one bdrm for about $450.00 a mo. My rent
went down at my old apt. from 465.00 to 435.00. Buy
a house, your credit doesn't have to be that good.

lol....morgage payments are like $500 to $1k+ depending on how much the house is worth...not to mention utilities and homeowners insurance, along with land taxes.....

honestly your probally looking at 1.5k to 2.5k a month for a house (depending on location)

[My2Celi]

wow that dont sound too bad shin 1br with util paid in ny. damn girl your car payment is like a new car payment. yea its kind of hard moving out and having car payments. I live in a 4br about 550 a piece + util close to 700 a month the more roomates you get the cheaper.

my car payment is $250 not $500 lol. But my car insurance is $256 (thanks to a wreckless driving ticket I got in 2004, which wont drop off my record till 2008) So I was just adding the 2 together ($506)

I have been asking everyone I know if they need a room mate NO ONE does so far , my friend zack who I have known since high school lives alone in a two story house & I told him my situation but he said "sorry, i like to live alone, no roomies for me but i hope you find something "

woooo! what are friend for.......... lol

there are traffic lawyers that can take that off your record. I got speeding tickets before and I pay this lawyer to take care all of it for $40. I don't even have to pay the ticket! very awesome. Except he can't handle my inspection ticket...

[97lestyousay]

The tri-cities has a flooded market and you can find
a decent one bdrm for about $450.00 a mo. My rent
went down at my old apt. from 465.00 to 435.00. Buy
a house, your credit doesn't have to be that good.

lol....morgage payments are like $500 to $1k+ depending on how much the house is worth...not to mention utilities and homeowners insurance, along with land taxes.....

honestly your probally looking at 1.5k to 2.5k a month for a house (depending on location)

Mine was 100k 30 year 6.75 fixed, insurance and taxes are paid in my
payment 865.00 mo. around 150 in utilities. No downpayment and my credit
isn't great. I'm sure it wouldn't be that cheap over there for a 3 bedroom house
in a decent nieghborhood.

This post has been edited by 97lestyousay: Feb 6, 2007 - 8:51 PM

[devilsden97]

The tri-cities has a flooded market and you can find
a decent one bdrm for about $450.00 a mo. My rent
went down at my old apt. from 465.00 to 435.00. Buy
a house, your credit doesn't have to be that good.

lol....morgage payments are like $500 to $1k+ depending on how much the house is worth...not to mention utilities and homeowners insurance, along with land taxes.....

honestly your probally looking at 1.5k to 2.5k a month for a house (depending on location)

Mine was 100k 30 year 6.75 fixed, insurance and taxes are paid in my
payment 865.00 mo. around 150 in utilities. No downpayment and my credit
isn't great. I'm sure it wouldn't be that cheap over there for a 3 bedroom house
in a decent nieghborhood.

right but Randy, my point being, is shes looking for houseing that she can afford. And even at yours being $865 and change is already WAY out of her range. (at least thats what im understanding from the thread)

[amysmojo]

amy, i told u...move out to the EC....i got a buddy that is having troubles making ends meet. If i didnt have SOOO good at home, id be moving in with him.

not to mention ud be part of the 6gc EC crew, and u could hang with Tina allll the time

ah haha! find me a job that will pay me enough to survive over there & I will lol

*p.s. if you gonna find me a job I better give you this inof: I have 7 years experience @ the same job for a local company doing customer service, Ooooh & since its my 7th year I get 6 weeks of paid vacation so... thats one good thing going for me this year lol

This post has been edited by amysmojo: Feb 6, 2007 - 9:09 PM

[amysmojo]

Mine was 100k 30 year 6.75 fixed, insurance and taxes are paid in my
payment 865.00 mo. around 150 in utilities. No downpayment and my credit
isn't great. I'm sure it wouldn't be that cheap over there for a 3 bedroom house
in a decent nieghborhood.

right but Randy, my point being, is shes looking for houseing that she can afford. And even at yours being $865 and change is already WAY out of her range. (at least thats what im understanding from the thread)

yep thats way out of my range! if I canceled my cell phone & got rid of my car I could afford a decent apartment on my own w/ no problem .... good thing ill most likely be switching to that Cricket cell phone service soon.... $50 bucks a month for unlimited text, min, internet & all that.... hell yes!

[devilsden97]

amy, i told u...move out to the EC....i got a buddy that is having troubles making ends meet. If i didnt have SOOO good at home, id be moving in with him.

not to mention ud be part of the 6gc EC crew, and u could hang with Tina allll the time

ah haha! find me a job that will pay me enough to survive over there & I will lol

*p.s. if you gonna find me a job I better give you this inof: I have 7 years experience @ the same job for a local company doing customer service, Ooooh & since its my 7th year I get 6 weeks of paid vacation so... thats one good thing going for me this year lol

PM your yearly salary...or hourly rate... I know somepeople...who know some people

[LadyHavoc]

lucky bums.

location, location, location.

San Francisco Bay Area - South Bay (1 hr/45mins south of San Francisco)
one bedrooms est. 800+
my unit $1,258 on BMR, $1,600 regular rent.
1 bedroom 1 bath, luxury apartment, w/ washer and dryer in the unit, utilities not included

new townhouses high 400k - 900k.

I wish I had rent as low as 550.

Anyone else in California feel my pain?

[tim86]

about 500 a month with cable/utilities... 3 bed 2 bath

This post has been edited by tim86: Feb 7, 2007 - 12:25 AM

[Steevo]

In Boulder a few years back it was 1,200 a month for a small apartment.



Then out here on the plains it was $450.00 a month for a thousand square foot place with a fireplace and all utilitys paid minus electricity.



But my house is 3,000 square feet and I pay 800ish for the mortgage. And unfortunately $300 a month for utilitys until we get the insulation and windows finished.

This post has been edited by Steevo: Feb 7, 2007 - 12:34 AM

[bufferdan]

http://portland.craigslist.org/roo/

[6gcSTVT]

Come to vermont, we have cheap living up here. In Burlington you can find apartment from 600-1000...and thats the city, come out like 20-30mins and you can rent whole houses for just over a grand w/4 bedrooms. Pretty cheap living here if you can make it, its a long haul tho