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Last time I checked, rents weren't that bad, even in Mountain View. Now, rents aren't cheap, but compared to what you'll pay in, say, Los Angeles or San Diego,
by 01100011 8y ago
Last time I checked, rents weren't that bad, even in Mountain View. Now, rents aren't cheap, but compared to what you'll pay in, say, Los Angeles or San Diego, the rents are not insane. I'm trying to relocate to the valley and I'm looking at about $1k(a bit less even) in extra rent every month for a comparable apartment.
Now if I wanted to buy a house... yeah, the valley sucks. But so does owning a house and I have no interest in that anymore.
- chipotle_coyote 8y agoYour quoted rents are kind of -- surprising to me. I'm paying $3500 a month for a 2BR/2BA apartment in Santa Clara (a nice one, to be fair: 1100 square feet, W/D in unit, blah blah blah), and a quick look at San Diego apartment prices on Rent.com suggests I could very easily find a comparable apartment for hundreds less. My apartment management company shows a 1300-square foot apartment in San Diego's East Village with better amenities than my current place for just over $3100 a month.
- 01100011 8y agoYou could pay a lot less if you didn't live downtown. I live in north county, where most of the tech jobs are. I'm about 5 minutes from work. I'm paying $2300 with water and a monthly dog fee. That's for a 2 br with W/D in unit.
- closeparen 8y ago>I'm looking at about $1k(a bit less even) in extra rent every month Normal people are looking at less than $1k in total rent.
- chipotle_coyote 8y agoI think that honestly depends on what "normal" place you're looking in. Tampa, Dallas, Orlando, Minneapolis -- they're all above the $1K average apartment rental price as of right now, according to RentCafe's market trends.