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MontyBrunswick

Jul 10, 2012 1:18pm

What a pain in the ass.

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Jul 10, 2012 1:21pm

dlazz;1222481 wrote:What a pain in the ass.

HATE IT. Shit is so cutthroat here. I want to move soon, but dreading it.

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MontyBrunswick

Jul 10, 2012 1:22pm

ccrunner609;1222484 wrote:thats why when I was 19 I bought a house.

Cant afford a down payment.

Columbus is absurd...basically anywhere that doesn't suck is well over 700/month.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Jul 10, 2012 1:29pm

Yeah, I did not enjoy apartment hunting. Good luck.

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Jul 10, 2012 1:30pm

dlazz;1222489 wrote:Cant afford a down payment.

Columbus is absurd...basically anywhere that doesn't suck is well over 700/month.

You'll have to go further out.

I was just browsing Cbus apartments yesterday and noticed they were higher than I remembered.....Grandview especially.

Fab4Runner

Posts: 6,196

Jul 10, 2012 1:31pm

Definitely sucks. I lived in four different apartments/houses while in college. Hated the searches.

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Jul 10, 2012 1:34pm

dlazz;1222489 wrote:Cant afford a down payment.

Columbus is absurd...basically anywhere that doesn't suck is well over 700/month.

............try looking in Chicago ... you don't even know what apartment hunting is like until you lived in Chicago

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Jul 10, 2012 1:35pm

Belly35;1222502 wrote: ............try looking in Chicago ... you don't even know what appartment hunting is like until you lived in Chicago

Or NYC, I'm sure Chicago is similar.

Do you have to deal w/ broker fees there? 3 months rent out the door is fucking painful.

I had places lined up months in advance in Cbus. Looking here more than 30 days out is too much. It's brutal.

OneBuckeye

Posts: 5,888

Jul 10, 2012 1:36pm

dlazz;1222489 wrote:Cant afford a down payment.

Columbus is absurd...basically anywhere that doesn't suck is well over 700/month.

Then live somewhere that sucks.

http://columbus.craigslist.org/apa/3073870194.html

This looks ideal. Sounds like lesbians.

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MontyBrunswick

Jul 10, 2012 1:41pm

Problem is that I'm looking to live as close to work at possible. Problem is, my employer is surrounded by a bunch of rich fucks. I have to venture out quite a bit to find stuff affordable.

I should've gotten a head start on looking, but I didn't realize my lease ends THIS month and not next. Dumb move on my part.

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Jul 10, 2012 1:45pm

How much is expensive in Columbus?

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MontyBrunswick

Jul 10, 2012 1:47pm

Raw Dawgin' it;1222525 wrote:How much is expensive in Columbus?

The places I've been looking at have been about $750/month plus utilities.

Places near work are 800+

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Jul 10, 2012 1:50pm

dlazz;1222527 wrote:The places I've been looking at have been about $750/month plus utilities.

Places near work are 800+

Where are you looking?

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MontyBrunswick

Jul 10, 2012 1:51pm

Automatik;1222533 wrote:Where are you looking?

Westerville/New Albany/Gahanna area, or as close as humanly possible. Employer is sandwiched in an awkward part of New Albany and Columbus.

OneBuckeye

Posts: 5,888

Jul 10, 2012 1:51pm

dlazz;1222527 wrote:The places I've been looking at have been about $750/month plus utilities.

Places near work are 800+

That doesn't seem too out of line. Or you could just get a roommate.

http://columbus.craigslist.org/roo/3086759050.html

Or shack up with two 25-30 year old girls. What could go wrong?

http://columbus.craigslist.org/roo/3129069193.html

Fab1b

Posts: 12,949

Jul 10, 2012 1:53pm

I have both owned and rented, I currently rent and rent is for me. Fits my lifestyle. 1st I am never home to do yard work, etc..... 2nd I am not skilled at fixing things so it costs me a ton anytime anything in the house breaks to have repairperson come out 3rd if you are making payments for 30yrs + whats the difference more than likely you will not remain in that same house and will have payments most of your life.....the list goes on and on, so for me renting fits my life.

OneBuckeye

Posts: 5,888

Jul 10, 2012 1:54pm

http://columbus.craigslist.org/roo/3042758283.html

[h=2]looking for men that need place to crash (NE/New Albany )[/h]
looking for men that need a place to crash, or stay temporarily. please email your age, your situation, and a pic for reply. thank you.

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Jul 10, 2012 1:54pm

dlazz;1222509 wrote:Problem is that I'm looking to live as close to work at possible. Problem is, my employer is surrounded by a bunch of rich fucks. I have to venture out quite a bit to find stuff affordable.

I should've gotten a head start on looking, but I didn't realize my lease ends THIS month and not next. Dumb move on my part.

Man up mofo you want to be a rich fuck..

remember I am your hero :laugh:

hoops23

Posts: 15,696

Jul 10, 2012 1:56pm

Fab1b;1222537 wrote:I have both owned and rented, I currently rent and rent is for me. Fits my lifestyle. 1st I am never home to do yard work, etc..... 2nd I am not skilled at fixing things so it costs me a ton anytime anything in the house breaks to have repairperson come out 3rd if you are making payments for 30yrs + whats the difference more than likely you will not remain in that same house and will have payments most of your life.....the list goes on and on, so for me renting fits my life.

Same. I don't enjoy yard work and upkeep. I also am not the type of person to settle down in the same place for 30+ years. I may buy one day, but that day is not now.

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Jul 10, 2012 1:58pm

HOLY FUCK! For 800 bucks a month i could live in a fucking castle in Columbus! Jesus.

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Jul 10, 2012 2:04pm

Doesn't compare to NY - but i was paying over $1,100 a month to live in a 700sq.ft. apartment with 1 other person in DC. I moved to the burbs and now pay $1,450 a month for a 3 bedroom house.

Fab1b

Posts: 12,949

Jul 10, 2012 2:08pm

Jacksonville is not cheap either unless you want to live in the ghetto. I pay 1200 for a 1600 sq ft townhome on an old golf course with open land, trails, and ponds for fishing. I have door pick up trash service, 9 pools with one being a "super pool" freaking gigantic, gym, clubhouses. My complex is like a resort. I love it. Plus I am less than a mile from my office.

On another note, my time in FL is limited as I will be moving to IL next year for work, so I will be up there hunting later this year for a new place next August.

Automatik

Posts: 14,632

Jul 10, 2012 2:08pm

I pay 9 and live shoebox studio. I'm losing my mind.

I remember being throughly pissed when I had to pay $500 in Cbus. Those were the days.

LJ

Posts: 16,351

Jul 10, 2012 2:17pm

dlazz;1222535 wrote:Westerville/New Albany/Gahanna area, or as close as humanly possible. Employer is sandwiched in an awkward part of New Albany and Columbus.

I have a house in Blacklick I am renting out for $1000/month. PM if interested

Raw Dawgin' it

Posts: 11,466

Jul 10, 2012 2:19pm

LJ;1222564 wrote:I have a house in Blacklick I am renting out for $1000/month. PM if interested

Must...not...make expert joke.....