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The 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 nei
by kintamanimatt 14y ago
The 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.