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Depending on location, apartment hunting with any car can be difficult, and likewise house hunting without a car can be difficult. In general the infrastructur
by helen___keller 4y ago
Depending on location, apartment hunting with any car can be difficult, and likewise house hunting without a car can be difficult.
In general the infrastructure needs of apartment dwellers and house dwellers tend to differ a lot.
Personally, if we're talking about upgrading legacy infrastructure in rental units, I would really like if including in-unit washer dryer combos would be the norm in my city (Boston). Although I own now so it doesn't bother me anymore, but it was quite frustrating paying $3500/mo rent and still hoarding quarters for the weekly laundry haul to the common-area basement of the building.
- triceratops 4y agoNo in-unit washer-dryer at $3500/mo in Boston?! Even from the Bay Area that seems absurd.
- dylan604 4y agoMy favorite was moving into an apartment that had no fridge which is what happened to me when I relocated to LA. Not once in my previous apartment renting experience until then did an apartment not come with a fridge.
- helen___keller 4y agoDepends on location and size of the unit. This was for a 3 bedroom 1000~sqft unit in a pretty great location (near the Charles river in Cambridge, 12 minute walk to the subway, quiet + beautiful + safe neighborhood). Generally speaking, urban rental units with in-unit washer+dryer in boston command a $300-500 rental premium from what I've seen (makes sense because retrofitting an old triple-decker[0] with in-unit laundry isn't trivial) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-decker_(house) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-decker_(house)
- ghaff 4y agoFor that kind of premium I would assume just taking laundry to a wash and fold place would make more sense for a lot of people.
- voozy 4y agoI also believe that in extremely dense cities perhaps car sharing could become the norm? Of course this only applies to urban centers. I personally ride my escooter to the office, walk to most places, take the occasional taxi, and if I need a car, I use car sharing programs.