Holy crap, rent is expensive

[ThePresence]

So I'm getting married at the end of August and we are apt. shopping. We are thinking of moving to the Passaic/Clifton area of NJ because we both work nearby. Rent is crazy! A 2 BR in a decent building is going for $2195 a month. Ridiculous, this is not Manhattan! I guess we'll end up paying that much, but jeez, it's nuts.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Be flexible on location. Sometimes just moving 10 minutes down the road can save you a bundle.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
So I'm getting married at the end of August and we are apt. shopping. We are thinking of moving to the Passaic/Clifton area of NJ because we both work nearby. Rent is crazy! A 2 BR in a decent building is going for $2195 a month. Ridiculous, this is not Manhattan! I guess we'll end up paying that much, but jeez, it's nuts.

That's crazy talk. I've got a ~1200sq ft, 2 bedroom apt and only pay a little over $800. And it's a REALLY nice apartment too. But I'm in TX. ~$2200 in rent really sucks.

 

[Brainonska511]

That's crazy; my 2800sq.ft. apartment with 4 bedrooms (3 bathrooms) is only $2200/month.

 

[Gibson486]

lol....that is a nice 1 bed in boston!

 

[Aharami]

why not just buy a place?

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Aharami
why not just buy a place?

Thought about that. We aren't yet sure that we'll be staying here long term (more than a year or so) and houses are going for crazy amounts around this area as well.

 

[Deeko]

Yea I pay something like 1660 for a 758 sq ft 1 bedroom. Sucks.

 

[Juno]

you may want to check hasbrouck heights. or even edgewater if you want NYC in front of your windows.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
lol....that is a nice 1 bed in boston!

its a 4000+ SQFT house out here

lol

 

[E equals MC2]

I pay $420 for my huge ass room in Cambridge, MA

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
So I'm getting married at the end of August and we are apt. shopping. We are thinking of moving to the Passaic/Clifton area of NJ because we both work nearby. Rent is crazy! A 2 BR in a decent building is going for $2195 a month. Ridiculous, this is not Manhattan! I guess we'll end up paying that much, but jeez, it's nuts.

why do u appear shocked? its nyc metro.
where were u living before and how much were u paying?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

That's way too expensive... after living in Indiana, I can't even imagine spending that much on renting an apartment. I'll be spending half of that, split among 4 people, for something much larger (4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, etc.)... I love Indiana

 

[MaxDepth]

Wow, in NJ it sounds like "finger cuffs" with you between gas prices and rent.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
So I'm getting married at the end of August and we are apt. shopping. We are thinking of moving to the Passaic/Clifton area of NJ because we both work nearby. Rent is crazy! A 2 BR in a decent building is going for $2195 a month. Ridiculous, this is not Manhattan! I guess we'll end up paying that much, but jeez, it's nuts.

You're right, manhattan 2 BR in a decent building is $6k.

I pay $2200 for a 2 bed in West LA.

 

[waggy]

yeah rent is high. while err "dropping the kids off at the pool" i was reading the ads. a 3 bedroom apartment is $800-1200 a month. man thats insane! my mortgage+insurance+taxes are $890! sheesh

though the last 5 years rent has nearly doubled. the same apartment that is $1200 was 650 about 5 years ago (sister-in-law rented one).

 

[BKLounger]

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
I pay $420 for my huge ass room in Cambridge, MA

do you have like 40 roommates? If not i really need to go to your realtor. I'm paying $1300 for a 650sq 1 bedroom apartment.

 

[Mermaidman]

That's nuts. Are rents so high because no one is BUYING?

 

[nageov3t]

I lived in North Jersey up until a year ago, and 2.1K for a 2 bedroom seems awfully high for Clifton... I was paying about a thousand less for a 2-bedroom in North Arlington before I moved out to central Jersey for work.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
That's nuts. Are rents so high because no one is BUYING?

One might say rents are so high because there is more than one person dumb enough out there to take it.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: MaxDepth
Wow, in NJ it sounds like "finger cuffs" with you between gas prices and rent.

Actually NJ has some of the lowest gas prices in the country. Not that that means the gas is cheap...

 

[Tegeril]

Originally posted by: BKLounger

Originally posted by: E equals MC2
I pay $420 for my huge ass room in Cambridge, MA

do you have like 40 roommates? If not i really need to go to your realtor. I'm paying $1300 for a 650sq 1 bedroom apartment.

Probably 40 roommates. Or a lie. Or a dump.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: ThePresence
So I'm getting married at the end of August and we are apt. shopping. We are thinking of moving to the Passaic/Clifton area of NJ because we both work nearby. Rent is crazy! A 2 BR in a decent building is going for $2195 a month. Ridiculous, this is not Manhattan! I guess we'll end up paying that much, but jeez, it's nuts.

why do u appear shocked? its nyc metro.
where were u living before and how much were u paying?

I was paying $900 for my apt. near the Jersey shore.

 

[Miklebud]

I pay $725 for ~1100sq. ft.

 

[markgm]

Ah, AT. The place where folks either spend $10,000 on a studio apartment or $300 on a 5000 sq ft house.