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05-18-2011, 02:54 PM
Just curious what you guys are paying for rent each month and in which area.
Some rents I've paid (most recent first):
$600/month for a house in Kensington near White Flint Mall. Had two roommates
$550/month for a townhouse in Montgomery Village. Had one roommate.
$425/month for a townhouse in Germantown. Had one roommate.
I was way out in the 'burbs, but one thing that strikes me if you want to live in a "good area" is that you pay NYC prices for obviously inferior nightlife and lifestyle.
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05-18-2011, 05:58 PM
Quote: (05-18-2011 02:54 PM)Roosh Wrote:
Just curious what you guys are paying for rent each month and in which area.
Some rents I've paid (most recent first):
$600/month for a house in Kensington near White Flint Mall. Had two roommates
$550/month for a townhouse in Montgomery Village. Had one roommate.
$425/month for a townhouse in Germantown. Had one roommate.
I was way out in the 'burbs, but one thing that strikes me if you want to live in a "good area" is that you pay NYC prices for obviously inferior nightlife and lifestyle.
$900/mo for a townhouse in SW Waterfront. Three roommates, 3 min walk to L'enfant metro, 5 min from the national mall, 15 min walk to Chinatown. Perfect in almost every way except the only decent bar within walking distance is Cantina Marina.
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05-18-2011, 07:28 PM
I'm looking for a place to move into start of July, the prospective places I've found so far:
$750/mo for a basement apartment in Gaithersburg
$860/mo for a studio in Silver Spring
$700/mo for a room w/ 3 roommates near Chevy Chase
I'm really hesitant about roommates because I had three in school that thrashed our house and left me to fix it. I did my best but we all still have an outstanding debt from the complex that rented to us.
I'm still tossed up between getting a room or getting a studio. A room is cheaper, but you have roommate liability.
The rent regardless of the area, if you're within 15 miles of DC its crazy expensive. I was looking into moving to Baltimore a while back and was seeing 1br row houses for $700-$800
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05-19-2011, 02:08 AM
Well I left in 2007 so not sure if rents had gone up since then.
But I used to pay $850-$950 for a studio, I changed a couple over the years - 16&R St. then 14&N... you can always stumble back home from Dupont or Adams Morgan or U St. so you save a bit on cabs.
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05-19-2011, 07:01 AM
A Realtor told me rents for luxurious 1-2 bedroom apartments at the heart of Rockville Pike are $1600-$2000.
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05-20-2011, 05:30 PM
Roosh, I've rented out a room in my house for $650 (all inclusive) with walking distance to Red Line Metro (Wheaton area). Maybe I should charge more. Otherwise rent is ridiculous.
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05-21-2011, 10:42 AM
when I was in Ballston i was living in nice 3 BR, 3.5 BA townhouses walking distance to the metro for between 8-900 each person (3 people). I loved living there.
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05-21-2011, 01:21 PM
$1300 for a one bdrm condo down the road from Ballston metro (that's mortgage and condo fee combined.)
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05-23-2011, 09:04 PM
Quote: (05-23-2011 08:39 PM)Hokie30 Wrote:
Quote: (05-21-2011 01:21 PM)Steven Lurkel Wrote:
$1300 for a one bdrm condo down the road from Ballston metro (that's mortgage and condo fee combined.)
$1,900 for a 2 bedroom in Court House area of Arlington (cost inclusdes mortgage and condo fee)
were these recent purchases or made like 8 years ago?
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05-24-2011, 06:24 PM
$1900/month for 1 bedroom in Ballston. Though you can always live in Anacostia for $750.