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Old Apr 17th 2012, 2:11 am
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Originally Posted by Beaverstate
I spent my teen years in Whittier, I understand it's alot worse now than in the 70's. I would choose Victorville over Whittier. Enjoy.
I did a few cruises up and down Whittier Blvd in the day.... Its all a different boat cruise these days though.
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Old Apr 17th 2012, 2:13 am
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I saw a place in the middle of Havard Square, Boston going for $3K a month...wait for it...a 650 sq/ft studio apartment...and you had to pay the condo maintenance fee and the HOA fee on top...fantastic location with a view, but F.Me
I was watching a House Hunters International the other day.... Anyway, this American woman wanted a flat in Paris... I couldn't believe how tiny they were for what she could afford to pay...
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I did a few cruises up and down Whittier Blvd in the day.... Its all a different boat cruise these days though.
I was driving the 1970 dodge challenger.
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Old Apr 17th 2012, 2:16 am
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Originally Posted by AmerLisa
I was watching a House Hunters International the other day.... Anyway, this American woman wanted a flat in Paris... I couldn't believe how tiny they were for what she could afford to pay...
I saw one for a chap looking in Tokyo...he finally found a place that was "quite large"...but the muppet shipped his massive bed from the US to Japan and suddenly it looked like a cartoon apartment
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I was driving the 1970 dodge challenger.
I was driving the 67 Mercury Cougar.... lol
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Originally Posted by Bob
I saw one for a chap looking in Tokyo...he finally found a place that was "quite large"...but the muppet shipped his massive bed from the US to Japan and suddenly it looked like a cartoon apartment
I think it can be a funny show...
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Originally Posted by Bob
I saw a place in the middle of Havard Square, Boston going for $3K a month...wait for it...a 650 sq/ft studio apartment...and you had to pay the condo maintenance fee and the HOA fee on top...fantastic location with a view, but F.Me
There are some crazy prices, you can pay $3k for under 1000 sq ft in Palo Alto, in a 2 story apartment block with no view.

When you look at some of the condos and apartments in SF you can pay $8k for 1500 sq ft. There are loads of rentals above $15k and even some above $25k, who pays that?

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I think it can be a funny show...
Especially as these are usually people who should be smart, lawyers and doctors etc...but they're just so inept, it's brilliant
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Originally Posted by N1cky
When you look at some of the condos and apartments in SF you can pay $8k for 1500 sq ft. There are loads of rentals above $15k and even some above $25k, who pays that?
Speaking of, when we were looking, looking on craigslist I might add...we saw one in Weston, I think it was, a posh Boston burb...anyway, it was $40K a month, but then it was a mansion, proper monster and with the timing I have a feeling it must have been David "Big Pappi" Ortiz's gaff of the Red Sox, as he was moving at the time...but on craigslist?

At least reading that description, it sounded like you got your moneys worth
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Originally Posted by N1cky
We are currently hunting for a new rental and having real problems, prices have increased a ridiculous amount since we took our rental here 18 months ago. We're in Silicon Valley.

We are looking for a 3 bed detached house, with a modern kitchen and bathrooms, need around 2,000 sq ft of space and a garden. Prices are currently around $4,500-$6,000 which is just crazy.

What's the average rent price in your area for this kind of house? I think I do live in the most expensive area in the US
We are in Mission Viejo in Orange County and pay $3,000 for 2800 sq.ft 3 bedroom with a pool. When we moved in in 2008 we were paying $3,300 a month but we just keep telling our Landlord we will stay if he lowers the rent

A comparable property in the same neighbourhood would rent for about $3500-$3600. I'm just hoping our Landlord doesn't figure that out
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Old Apr 17th 2012, 12:10 pm
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We are paying $950 a month for a 4 bed 2 bath in Bennington VT. Bargain, but this area of Vermont is pretty cheap as there isn't much in the way of employment.
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Old Apr 17th 2012, 5:13 pm
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We are paying $950 a month for a 4 bed 2 bath in Bennington VT. Bargain, but this area of Vermont is pretty cheap as there isn't much in the way of employment.
Wow!

I was wondering the percentage of rent people paid out of their income, but could only ask how much people paid or the %, otherwise it would be obvious as to how much people earned.
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Originally Posted by N1cky
There are some crazy prices, you can pay $3k for under 1000 sq ft in Palo Alto, in a 2 story apartment block with no view.

When you look at some of the condos and apartments in SF you can pay $8k for 1500 sq ft. There are loads of rentals above $15k and even some above $25k, who pays that?
There was a place near me that was asking $1400 for a 120 sqft place that was little more than a closet!

Rents have certainly started to go up rapidly here. There are two obvious reasons for this. Firstly, it's much more difficult to get a mortgage these days. And secondly, the software industry is doing well at the moment with plenty of vc money floating around. There's plenty of competition for places to rent from people who are pretty well paid.
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Originally Posted by Havnfun
We are in Mission Viejo in Orange County and pay $3,000 for 2800 sq.ft 3 bedroom with a pool. When we moved in in 2008 we were paying $3,300 a month but we just keep telling our Landlord we will stay if he lowers the rent

A comparable property in the same neighbourhood would rent for about $3500-$3600. I'm just hoping our Landlord doesn't figure that out
That's a smart landlord, and smart of you to put it forward to him. It costs money to re-advertise and it may take more than a month to get someone else in, meanwhile the landlord is paying all of the costs. Realtors fees are often a months rent so even if it's empty for only a month, the landlord would be out of pocket $6,600 to put new tennants in at a higher rate. Basically it wouldn't cost him anything to lower the rent if it's a guaranteed income for him for a set time and in fact unless you stay there for a very long time (3+ years) it won't cost him a penny. Having a steady income as a landlord is a very very nice thing, it takes a lot of stress out of the situation. (Speaking from experience).
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That's a smart landlord, and smart of you to put it forward to him. It costs money to re-advertise and it may take more than a month to get someone else in, meanwhile the landlord is paying all of the costs. Realtors fees are often a months rent so even if it's empty for only a month, the landlord would be out of pocket $6,600 to put new tennants in at a higher rate. Basically it wouldn't cost him anything to lower the rent if it's a guaranteed income for him for a set time and in fact unless you stay there for a very long time (3+ years) it won't cost him a penny. Having a steady income as a landlord is a very very nice thing, it takes a lot of stress out of the situation. (Speaking from experience).
Having owned my own Commerial Real Estate/Property Management company in Canada for 15 years and now working in Real Estate in California I know a lot more than my Landlord Mind you if I moved out I would be the Realtor making the fees
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