Is there anything worse than apartment hunting?

[Lavender Brown]

right before the holidays... in New York City... in the cold?

:argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh:

[RagingInMiami]

1. Yes

coming up with two month's rent plus a security deposit

[Lavender Brown]

2. That's part of it

[demnan]

3. Oh yes

Condo hunting in Northern Virginia in the Spring.

We're talking rip off mortgage companies, condos flying off the market before they're even listed, etc.

Worst experience I had! I didn't sleep for weeks from the worry.

I had a good persistent agent and eventually I got my place. :)

[ET Awful]

4. Apartment hunting in NYC before the holidays in the cold, that allows

pets and has parking? :)

[Lavender Brown]

8. I suppose I should feel lucky for that

I don't have or need a car, so it's not an issue. And my cat lives with my parents.

[wtmusic]

5. moving n/t

[Dora]

6. Trying to find a used car

when you're pregnant and four weeks away from your due date and operating on a limited budget.

We're a two-pickup truck household, and we've gotta find something with a back seat.

Okay, maybe it's not worse, but it's just as frustrating.

[Lavender Brown]

9. Sounds frustrating!

Good luck! :hi:

[Dora]

11. Let's trade "finding what we want" vibes...

I'll vibe you the apartment of your dreams, and you'll vibe me a back seat with good mileage and low miles!

commencing vibe. :think:

[Lavender Brown]

13. OK!

:think:

[AlCzervik]

7. What is the average rent in NYC?

[Lavender Brown]

10. a bazillion dollars a month

is what it feels like to me. x( At least $1,000.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. What Will $1,000 Get You?

Will it get you Park Slope or Forest Hills or at least Flushing?


My aunt lives in a rent controlled apartment in Forest Hills and pays $600.00 a month...

When she moves they will probably get $2,000.00 a month for a 1 bedroom one bath apartment

[ET Awful]

16. I'm going to consider myself lucky to have my 1,000sf plus loft in Lowell

Mass that costs $1,000 a month. Brand new joint, I'm the first person ever to live here, and it's HUGE :)

[Lavender Brown]

19. Don't make me jealous

My 1,000 is buying me a bedroom, basically. :cry:

[Lavender Brown]

17. Just a share, not my own place

I'm paying less than that in Brooklyn, of course, but not having luck finding a place in my current neighborhood (which I like).

[ET Awful]

15. That's just for the apartment, a parking space is a bazillion and a half

:)

[Pacifist Patriot]

12. Nothing springs to mind right now.

[the Princess]

18. YES

House hunting in Colorado Springs. Everything under $250,000 is pure crap.

[Sgent]

20. Well...

I'm paying $375 for a 800sq ft apt in a good complex, built in '92. $200 security deposit & no lease after the first year (goes to month to month).

Yea, there are some advantages to living in Mississippi

[the Princess]

24. and just another reason

to leave Colorado. Housing prices have skyrocketed.

[liontamer]

21. Well

I'm going to have to rent out a room soon. Then you have the pressure of interviewing strangers, letting them into your home, having to give up your privacy

[Lavender Brown]

22. It's kind of scary isn't it?

I did the craigslist thing once and while some of the people I met were cool, a few were truly... odd.

[u4ic]

23. I've learned

that winter isn't a bad time at all to look...you'll know how warm the place is, and how good the insulation. A couple of apartments ago, we were in a place with virtually NO insulation...you know what that's like when it gets down to -20, -30C? The space heater, plus an open oven and layers upon layers of clothing and bedding saved us. In the summer time, it was about 5-7 degrees hotter inside than out. We got out of that place pretty quick.

Now the MOVING in the winter...that's crap. Especially if you're doing it yourself. ;)

[mak3cats]

25. Not being able to afford a place to live...

right before the holidays... in New York City... in the cold.

(With * in the White House, we might all be living on the streets before it's over.)

[Lavender Brown]

27. Of course.

[Zero Gravitas]

26. Yes

Moving.