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I welcome any/everyone to visit DC and see what rents cost. DC is now the 3rd most expensive rental city in America. -- nm

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jun 27 '17, 07:20

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- Where do you want to live? It seems like you could go to any neighborhood you'd like but if you're happy where you are just stay. - Krusty Jun 27, 07:45
- with a highly appraised unit, I'm sure you'll get lots of offers for cohabitation -- nm - decline Jun 27, 07:39
- van, river, etc. - ty97 Jun 27, 07:39
someone told me this weekend that ithaca is way up there too. (do you have a link?) -- nm - amanda jones state university Jun 27, 07:25 4
- This is from 2014, but looks like as a percentage of median income, Ithaca is up there -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 27, 07:32 3
  - F*** Boulder! -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 07:33 2
    - hee! - ty97 Jun 27, 07:34 1
      - :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 07:35
I read Brooklyn was the most expensive rental market in the U.S. and yet I still see nice apartments in nice neighborhoods around $1,600. - Krusty Jun 27, 07:23 23
- why does it cost thousands to move? -- nm - Andie Jun 27, 07:25 20
  - First month, last month, one month deposit, agent fee. - znufrii Jun 27, 07:28 6
    - i guess i never count one month, because if you paid last month at your current place, you don't pay for that month, which balances one month at the - Andie Jun 27, 07:36 4
      - That assumes an overlap of a few days (at least) for moving in lease terms, which is not always possible -- nm - ty97 Jun 27, 07:42
      - Which is true and usually you get your security back which helps as well. Though, you do need to pay for the apartment earlier than you would pay your - Krusty Jun 27, 07:42
      - It still can be a cash flow issue to be able to get that money together upfront. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 27, 07:39 1
        
        oh, sure. -- nm - Andie Jun 27, 07:40
    - Also we don't have a security deposit coming back to us as my landlord here didn't ask for one from my gf when she moved in 20 years ago. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 07:30
  - The two months rent and security plus the moving van is the major upfront cost. - Krusty Jun 27, 07:28 12
    - yeah, that's about what it cost me to move last summer - decline Jun 27, 07:30 4
      - We're saving for it now but things keep coming up like a broken A/C or graduation gifts and such. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 07:35 3
        
        There's always Tampa! -- nm - ty97 Jun 27, 07:41 1
        
        Ha to both your suggestion and your IM! - Krusty Jun 27, 07:50
        
        I feel ya' -- nm - decline Jun 27, 07:40
    - is the 2 months rent thing standard there? -- nm - groiny Jun 27, 07:29 6
      - Yup. Some places it's just the first month and security but nearly all ask for two and security. - Krusty Jun 27, 07:31 5
        
        Mine was first month, plus security deposit (equal to first month), plus fee. -- nm - ty97 Jun 27, 07:34 4
        
        If I can get a place that's 1&1 and without using an agent that would be sweet. - Krusty Jun 27, 07:37 3
        
        we have application fees for most places but an agents fee to rent? ye ghads. -- nm - Epiphany Jun 27, 07:41 2
        
        There can be application fees as well if you're looking at certain places like a co-op. But most people use a real estate agent and they get something - Krusty Jun 27, 07:47
        
        Yeah, welcome to NYC. Not every apartment is a fee apartment, but a lot are. -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 27, 07:43
- those are not apartments, they are closets - groiny Jun 27, 07:24 1
  - I've seen a few of those as well. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 07:25
you should move -- nm - decline Jun 27, 07:23
time to move -- nm - groiny Jun 27, 07:21 2
- My job is here, and as noted below the area (NoVA/MD) are expensive too so it doesn't help much. Thankfully my industry's salaries are helpful offset -- nm - MDH Jun 27, 07:30 1
  - for sure, the salaries usually match up with the expenses in most cases. - groiny Jun 27, 07:32
Congrats...? -- nm - Shaun Jun 27, 07:21 1
- Not something to be proud of, just more in relation to the discussion below about finding cheap housing in DC. -- nm - MDH Jun 27, 07:29
On account of all the lobbyists. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 07:20 4
- On account of all the gays. - ty97 Jun 27, 07:24 3
  - They are also responsible for Transformers 5 -- nm - Bacon Jun 27, 07:31 1
    - and Nic Cage's bad hair -- nm - Epiphany Jun 27, 07:32
  - it's all your fault! -- nm - decline Jun 27, 07:25

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