Yeah, I want to have a house again in the worst way, but I'm afraid to take the plunge again.

 

In the Metro Atlanta area (NE outside 285) I pay $1000. for a 3/2 ranch house on less than 1/2 acre w/2 car garage. Will be moving in the next few months to rent a trailer a tad further north for less than 700 a month for a 3ish/2ish no garage...till we can get the cars paid off and decide where we want to live.

Stan

 

It sucks here, taxes are very high also. The only place worse then here is Cali. Im in a decent house that we bought new but you have to kill yourself to keep it. The American dream cost a lot of money on Long Island. lol

 

DORK

 

$410 a month for a 10x14 room that I share with another guy. Includes 3 hot meals a day 5 days a week. Shared bathroom. All utilities paid.

 

[QUOTE=CrAz3D]agreed, however in college...its sometimes necessary.
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I could easily argue that. I went to college and never rented.

 

been living at home for 2.5 years since college, working at the family store, but am working towards a downpayment for a 3 bdrm 2 bath 2 car garage 10-20 year old home with a $500 mortgage payment (and my dad does not charge me rent)

 

The only house I know of like that, doesn't have any back and the furniture is about 3 inches tall.

 

I'm a homeowner now; well, again, well, still...

Anyhoo, my first 3 years in Dallas I lived in various apartments. The cheapest was $590/month, on Ohio Dr. in Plano, TX. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, with fridge, stove, oven, and hook-ups for your own washer & dryer (But they provided a laundry room if you didn't have your own). There was a catch to this though, you could not live there if your salary was more than $64,000/year. Both our salaries combined didn't make that amount in 1997. But, when it comes to quality of life, living in Plano beats the snot out of most places in Dallas, and out of anyplace in Dallas you could live at that price.

The most expensive was $885.00/month- off Rosemeade Parkway in Dallas TX, near the tollway. 2 BR, 2 bath, about 990 square feet.

Some of the nicest apartments in Plano/North Dallas (At the time- and this was 7 years ago) were $1,200 - $1,500/month for a nice 2 or 3 bedroom.

Anything less, or cheaper and you'll be down off Skillman/Forest (But, at least still in North Dallas) in a mega-complex (300 - 400 units) and swatting roaches everynight, when you aren't wondering if your car will be there in the morning...

 

Same in Winnipeg, anything decent is gonna run between $700-$1000. A nice apartment is over $1000. You can rent apartments and houses for less but your gonna wake up every morning wondering if your gonna be filing a police report and taking the bus. Plus when you get home its a crapshoot if your door is still on its hinges.

 

A ghetto *** sh$t box 1 bed 1 bath 500sq/ft goes for $450-$650/month in Burlington County NJ. I know of a couple of people that pay rent over $1800/month. That equates to over a $200K mortgage. NJ freaking BLOWS.

KC-10 FE out...

 

Las Vegas - Sunrise Mountain

1500 sq ft two story
3bdrm 2.5 bath

$1095 per month



Have to rent until me and him move out of Vegas... Or else we would have bought... Its a waste to rent in my opinion, but you gotta do what you gotta do...

 

I currently live in the greater Seattle/Tacoma area and pay
$785 for a 1BR/1BA apt. Approx. 750 sq. ft., all appliances, full-size washer/dryer, covered parking, gated community with indoor basketball and racquetball courts, fitness room, pool/sauna, free tanning.

 

It can happen, but means lots of time living at home saving a big downpayment.

 

i own my house my mortgage is $640 a month. 3 bedrooms 1300 sq foot.