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It's not twice the cost of rooms on craigslist in the same neighborhood. Those require a lease, a deposit, setting up and paying for utilities etc. etc. etc. I
by wilfra 14y ago
It's not twice the cost of rooms on craigslist in the same neighborhood. Those require a lease, a deposit, setting up and paying for utilities etc. etc. etc.
If you want to compare it to something, compare it to airbnb listings - and this is perfectly in line with market rates. Typical rooms cost $80-120+ if you want your own room. A shared room at $40 makes a lot of sense - if you are ok with those living conditions.
- kintamanimatt 14y agoThe article gave the impression that some people live there for months ("others settle in for months"). Even so, there are rooms available for <$600 in that neighborhood on CL. The deposit isn't an expense and utilities etc aren't going to be another $600/month unless something sketchy is going on. I did a quick search on Airbnb for private rooms in the Castro neighborhood (which is where their SF location is) that don't exceed $40/night and there are 34 results. [1] This "hacker hostel" isn't in line with market rates if they're putting 10 people in each room. For reasons I cannot fathom, if I bump the max price for the above search up to $45, only eight listings are returned. [1] http://www.airbnb.com/s/Castro--San-Francisco--CA?room_types[]=Private+room&price_min=10&price_max=40 http://www.airbnb.com/s/Castro--San-Francisco--CA?room_types...
- thegreattiny 14y agoNone of those listings are in the Castro, and most of them are temporary sublets.