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

[amysmojo]

I gotta find my own place within the next month. I'm just wondering how much some of you living alone out there pay a month? I know depending on where you live the prices will vary but I still would like to know. I dunno how im going to get approved for my own place though, my credit is not so good right now *bleh*

I would get a room mate but I don't know anyone in my area needing a room mate, so thats not even an option! If my car payment & car insurance weren't so high I could afford a place w/ no problem. Should I even *think* about getting rid of my baby just to live in a crap hole of an apartment?? Ahhhhh no! I'd get a part time job on top of my full time job before I ever did that.

[playr158]

In Fairfax, VA where i live for a 1 person you're looking upwards of
$1,100 min. a month

[celiracer]

Here in my town appartments range for about $400 to $1000 a month. Just depends on how nice it is.

[amysmojo]

In Fairfax, VA where i live for a 1 person you're looking upwards of
$1,100 min. a month

whaaaaat are you serious? thats crazy lol

[Valo666]

Here in Windsor prices range from like $200 for a small batchalor appartment, and like $1200 for a big condo looking over either lake st clair or the detroit river. Its pretty good prices. My gf and I are moving into a house with some friends and its about $150 a month per person.

[playr158]

yea thats the bottom range too lol

i live in a baller place with a not so baller budget

[DSToyo]

isn't northern va one of the top most expensive places to live

[amysmojo]

Here in Windsor prices range from like $200 for a small batchalor appartment, and like $1200 for a big condo looking over either lake st clair or the detroit river. Its pretty good prices. My gf and I are moving into a house with some friends and its about $150 a month per person.

Thats what I want to do, my brother rents a room from his friend in AZ & only has to pay $350 a month *ooh soo lucky* But there are 8 bedrooms so thats why its so cheap for him....I wish I had a huge house I could rent out to my friends!

[afroman]

when i was in my 1 bdrm apt. i paid 325/month. I lived on 500 a month.
-Aaron-

[amysmojo]

when i was in my 1 bdrm apt. i paid 325/month. I lived on 500 a month.
-Aaron-

hmmm how long ago was this? & how nice of a town was it?

[Celiracer18]

Ill be your roommate Amy! Ill just need to move out there first The place Im getting for college is like $750/month in a decent size town.

[playr158]

isn't northern va one of the top most expensive places to live

I think NOVA is rated as the wealthiest County in the Nation

A lot of people seem to have that frame of mind nowadays in Fairfax County, which ranked as the wealthiest of more than 3,000 U.S. jurisdictions in a recent survey.

this come outta the Washington Post article titled "Nation's Richest County Makes Spending a Sport"

[Consynx]

Amy, let's share a room...1bed 1 bath. . .eh eh?

[sinner96ST]

If your insurance / payments on a car like the celica are too high I wouldn't even consider my own place, unless you're making serious cash. Talk to some friends and look for a roomate that way, or start dialin numbers on your phone.

My car insurance, full coverage, is like $800 a year. My sportbike insurance is $40 a month, and my car is paid off.

Around here a decent 1 bedroom apartment costs $800 at least, for 2 bedroom it's easily over a grand. It's cheaper in a lot of instances to just rent a house, or even get a mortgage if you don't have ****ty credit.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: Feb 5, 2007 - 5:37 PM

[Jen]

Well, I had a one bedroom condo with my ex, and we paid $770/month. That is expensive here. Average is like higher $500.

If I lived there, I would totally move in with you.

[dustin15brown]

I pay $590/mo. plus electric and obviously food. I also live in an efficiency apartment up here at Purdue

[My2Celi]

I'm renting a town apartment with 2bedroom, 1 bath, 2 story, garage, 1300 sqft. for $815. Nothing included. xept for trash. : (

[amysmojo]

Amy, let's share a room...1bed 1 bath. . .eh eh?

ha ha sure! are you moving over here? jen is my first choice though for a room mate I honestly have no options for a room mate though, and I have no choice but to move out of my sisters place by march 15. I emailed a couple places today about studio apartments

[Kwanza26]

Chico, CA

I pay 725.00 month...

[orvillescelica]

this REALLY depends on the area. You could pay $5000 a month in NYC for the same size place that you would pay $200 for in Bute, Montana.

When i rented, i paid around $600 a month for 700 sq ft, 1 bd room, 1 bath here in north Seattle. That doesnt mean squat unless you are looking for a place in north Seattle.

Amy, you just need to shop around. Rent.com, craigslist, etc... Craigslist has a categorey for people looking for roommates. You could go that route if youd like. I considered that when i was in school. Make appointments, check them out, drive around areas you like and watch for signs that say 'renting' or 'vacancy'

[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

[Consynx]

so sweet-thang.
i was lookin at the R34 post and thought...
Skyline
Sik-o
. . .
Japan
Live in Japan
Apartment
Expensive
Roomate?
AMY!

soooo
let's go to Japan. . .

[amysmojo]

so sweet-thang.
i was lookin at the R34 post and thought...
Skyline
Sik-o
. . .
Japan
Live in Japan
Apartment
Expensive
Roomate?
AMY!

soooo
let's go to Japan. . .

JAPAN??? whaaaaat? I dont really want to date guys shorter than me lol

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Where I live the cheapest ive seen is 795 but the average is 885 - 1,100 bucks for 1 bedroom 1 bath

Im holding out till the boyfriend and I have been together for 8 months or longer to think about possibly moving in and then 1 bedroom 1 bath would make it a whole lot cheaper.

[Consynx]

lol, hey hey!


i got nothin
i am short-ish...but it works for my, my girl is 5'4"

ass

[amysmojo]

lol, hey hey!


i got nothin
i am short-ish...but it works for my, my girl is 5'4"

ass

awww I would like you no matter how tall you were cause you drive a celica! hehe. . .sooo how tall are you?? lol and are you commenting on my ass!? so what if a white girl got booty! jk

[Consynx]

i don't drive a celica, lmfao.
so you don't even know how tall i am, lol
i'm 5'9".

and i drive a Lexus now, like Chanh and Doc Droc

[OrbitalGT95]

i don't drive a celica, lmfao.
so you don't even know how tall i am, lol
i'm 5'9".

and i drive a Lexus now, like Chanh and Doc Droc

ya steve has baller status now amy

i've seen place here in pitt for 600 2 bed and 1 bath, not bad if u got a roommate

[amysmojo]

i don't drive a celica, lmfao.
so you don't even know how tall i am, lol
i'm 5'9".

and i drive a Lexus now, like Chanh and Doc Droc

well no one tells me these things lol

5'9" is taller than me you dork!! im 5'7"

[Consynx]

oh wait, i mis understood your post about Japan
i thought you were implying...ah nvm....

slow moment, i r dumb.

...end

[amysmojo]

Good news! My brother wants to move back from AZ around April...so if he does then I'll have a room mate *whew* what a relief

[shin]

dang it.. and i was bout to move over there and live with you amy lol...

[6th_celi_vert]

Im renting a new 2 story house with 5 bedrooms and two bedrooms, a in ground swimming pool, and a 2 car garage with a bunch of my college friends. Its gonna be a non stop party. Best of all, its like 5 mins from campus. There's 5 of us, and it will be about 300 dollars a month for each of us.


Anybody down for a 6GC Keg party??!?!

Oh yeah, its also overlooking a lake.

And since height seems to be such a big deal in this thread, im 6'0 even. god wont take away or give me that extra inch to make it uneven.

This post has been edited by 6th_celi_vert: Feb 10, 2007 - 12:26 PM

[amysmojo]

dang it.. and i was bout to move over there and live with you amy lol...

DO IT!!!!