Holy crap, rent is expensive

[TwiceOver]

4/2 2200sq. ft $835 mortgage.

 

[Vonkhan]

$1475 for 2br ~800sq ft in Brooklyn, NYC

 

[Steve]

Not sure what my square footage is, but I pay $700/month for a 1 bedroom in Chicago.

 

[markgm]

Since I didn't see the OP ask this either, how much are you guys paying for seedless grapes?

 

[BurnItDwn]

OP, that's insane, I pay a good amount less than that for my mortgage on a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom house in an awesome neighborhood in a nice quiet suburb of Chicago. (albeit one that's a bit far away)

Originally posted by: markgm
Since I didn't see the OP ask this either, how much are you guys paying for seedless grapes?

The green ones or the red ones? Or maybe the purple ones?

 

[markgm]

Usually red are easier to find.

 

[BChico]

Seems a little high for the Clifton area. I have a 2/1 1200sqft in the Morristown area for $1300 with utilities.

If it has all the premium fixtures and is in a newer building though, thats what they will run. The nice 3/2 1800sqft condos/townhomes run about $2800 out here.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: 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.

It's possible....if you live on the Allston or Somerville border. Maybe even the Watertown border. Certainly not the boston border.


Or his huge ass room is the bathroom or a walk in closet.

 

[mooseracing]

wow, ridiculous prices. I'm paying 680/month for ~1000sq ft single bedroom plus single car garage, in a condo setup. Built just a couple years and in great shape, yet I still feel rent is high.

 

[idiotekniQues]

check out lyndhurst, my sis found a cute 1br there all brand new reno for 1050. u could probably find a 2br for like 1400 that is nice and clean. just keep lookin.

i have a place in jersey city heights, 800 sq. feet all brand new renovation for 1300 with my girl. block is ok, not great but not bad. 1 block behind me are very nice tree lined neighborhoods.

but yeah, rents in north jersey are nuts0!

what do you guys do for work?

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: mooseracing
wow, ridiculous prices. I'm paying 680/month for ~1000sq ft single bedroom plus single car garage, in a condo setup. Built just a couple years and in great shape, yet I still feel rent is high.

you think that is high????

 

[zinfamous]

1 BR in popular neighborhood in Chicago, paying $835/month. It's on the low end for this area, too.

 

[Scouzer]

1 Bedroom 650sqft $700/mo

 

[dainthomas]

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.

Haha, that's more than the mortgage payment on my 2000+ sq ft house. And Oregon >>>>> NJ.

 

[Gothgar]

eeek

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: 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.

Yes, and they all come from NYC. It's cheap to them though.

 

[GrassR00t]

I'm paying $1225 for a 1000sqft 2 bed 2 bath apartment in Seattle.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: 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...

True dat, but you should see their auto insurance prices, not to mention their property taxes!!!!~!!

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: 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.

Yeah, but you have to live in Texas...he's only gotta live in Joisey...


Hmmm,. waidaminit...I think he's getting the rotten end of the deal still...

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: mooseracing
wow, ridiculous prices. I'm paying 680/month for ~1000sq ft single bedroom plus single car garage, in a condo setup. Built just a couple years and in great shape, yet I still feel rent is high.

Yeah, but look at where you live.

 

[pontifex]

and you guys wonder why people aren't moving out at 18?

 

[akshatp]

OP.. Send me an email or PM. I just moved from Central NJ to an apartment in Englewood. I'd like to talk to you and share my knowledge from apartment shopping. We looked in plenty of the same places I am sure you are looking at. Clifton/Lyndhurst/Hackensack/etc.

The place we ended up renting is a 2br for $2480 a month, but includes alot of extras and is a great building/location.

Its way more than I expected to originally pay, but I'll explain why we decided on this place.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I'm not even going to tell you what my 10 year mortgage payment is along with my daily commute to work..... SUCKERS!!!!!

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: akshatp
OP.. Send me an email or PM. I just moved from Central NJ to an apartment in Englewood. I'd like to talk to you and share my knowledge from apartment shopping. We looked in plenty of the same places I am sure you are looking at. Clifton/Lyndhurst/Hackensack/etc.

The place we ended up renting is a 2br for $2480 a month, but includes alot of extras and is a great building/location.

Its way more than I expected to originally pay, but I'll explain why we decided on this place.

my family moved to leonia (missed livingston already ) so i can also provide some tips.

 

[legoman666]

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.

I pay $425/mo for a 420sqft bedroom with a kitchen and bath that are shared with 1 other person.

edit: in cincinnati ohio 2 minutes from UC campus.