Topic: Rent
started by: Wiley
Posted by Wiley on Mar. 01 2002,00:04
Well I'm moving into my new place this weekend. 
I was tired of driving 130 miles to and from work everyday on the 405 so I went looking for something a bit closer. I couldn't find anything I wanted to buy and I'm worried about the drop in the real estate market that is due to hit any time soon, so I decided to rent for another year. I thought that rental prices wouldn't be so bad considering I'm moving out of a really nice area behind the orange curtain and into LA ...the armpit of the world. Boy was I wrong! Across the street from my office the 2bed 2bath apartments go for $6000/mo and up!! Who would pay that? Am I just a cheap bastard who thinks you should still have a budget for food every month? I finally settled on a place in Marina Del Rey for $2544/mo which is still way over priced. (Even though there is a full size theater in the complex and free Internet). But it's still highway robbery. I'm basically going to be chucking 2500 bucks out the window every month just for taking up space.
The thing that really bugs me is that the highest rent was around USC and UCLA where they know students will be forced to look for apartments. I say bring back rent control. Or at least give some discounts for people trying to put themselves through college and better humanity as a whole. Ah whom am I kidding, real estate barons are all greedy assholes who never went to school. What's the most you would pay?
Posted by Necromancer on Mar. 01 2002,02:21
mortgage = house you own you spend your life paying it off but you can sell your house and move into another one and simply carry it over. as long as you see yourself having a stable job as well as your beatch having one too you can move out whenever you want to (when you can sell it for loads) and never worry about it.
unless you don't have these things over there its pretty much the ONLY way you can get a decent house in this country.
i'm personally paying £234 per month but thats with sharing with 4 other guys so i cnt estimate what it'd be for myself either way i'm living with my parents till i can get enough moeny for my own house... ah well.
Posted by Nikita (at party) on Mar. 01 2002,03:02
Boy am I boozed and tipsy and stuffs ...Best rent I had was 250/mo ... bigass efficiency ... back in IL ... now in PA, I cough up 350 and a left lung for a tiny room in an apartment w/ 4ppl. At least everything (water, power, local phone, cable, extra phone line, trash) is included.
Posted by Necromancer on Mar. 01 2002,03:17
none of that's included in mine grrr
Posted by Wiley on Mar. 01 2002,03:22
| Quote (Necromancer @ 28 Feb. 2002,18:21) |
| mortgage = house you own |
Yeah, that's my ultimate plan but the real estate market is about ready to go down here. I'm afraid I will loose money on the deal. Plus I may have to move to San Francisco some time in the near future for about six months. And did I mention there's a fucking movie theater in this appartment complex!
Posted by Rol3x on Mar. 01 2002,07:27
| Quote (Guest @ 28 Feb. 2002,19:02) |
| Boy am I boozed and tipsy and stuffs ... Best rent I had was 250/mo ... bigass efficiency ... back in IL ... now in PA, I cough up 350 and a left lung for a tiny room in an apartment w/ 4ppl. At least everything (water, power, local phone, cable, extra phone line, trash) is included. |
that party has to suck if youve resorted to cruising detnet and posting replies. either that or detnet is the coolest thing since sex. which i suppose it would have to be if youve chosen that over tryin to get with girls.... or there could be preferance issues here. im just gonna leave that up in the air.
all kidding aside, im surprised some1 chose to frequent and post at an internet site from a party which involves (i hope) real people and social interacting. what does this say about people today? i dont know but it cant be good.
Posted by CatKnight on Mar. 01 2002,08:52
i cant wait to move into my apartment this summer. it's 4 bed 2 bath for 4 people. really big living room and kitchen, only $350 a month. it overlooks the swimming pool so i can leer at hot chicks too hehe
Posted by Nuke on Mar. 01 2002,09:29
Just finishing first year college, and i've been commuting *about an hour drive =/* (currently live with parents), been browsing prices over the net for roughly the area aroudn my college and everything is around $600-2000 depending if i wanna get shot in front of my new place... eek not looking good at all... trying to get 2 of my freinds to live with me, but looks like one wants togo to a diff college and the other ... well its dobtful he'll have the money... so yeah, rent sucks, housing sucks... um yeah... anyone wanna lend me a gun? Heh...-Nuke
Posted by Nikita (off site) on Mar. 01 2002,16:15
Ahem first off, I am a girl ... second, no, detnet is not the coolest thing since sex ... unless it is for some of you guys ... and I am cruisin on it b/c I was avoiding the drunk guys downstairs ... and the eventual cleanup 
Actually, at BF's house ... party's downstairs ... I was upstairs taking a shower - white tops and spilled beer just don't go together ...
Posted by Wiley on Mar. 01 2002,19:02
| Quote (Guest @ 01 Mar. 2002,08:15) |
| I was upstairs taking a shower - white tops and spilled beer just don't go together ... |
What are you saying? White tops are so much better with a bit of water/spilled beer on them.
Posted by Nikita (Slacker v2.0) on Mar. 01 2002,19:50
| Quote (Wiley @ 01 Mar. 2002,11:02) |
| What are you saying? White tops are so much better with a bit of water/spilled beer on them. |
did I mention I typed the message before in nothing but a tiny towel wrapped around me?
that beats white tops and beer ... I think
Posted by veistran on Mar. 01 2002,20:14
the freaks come out at night! 
Posted by Wiley on Mar. 01 2002,20:32
b-0-0-0-0-0-0-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-n-n-n-n-n-g-g-g-g-ghehe ...type one naked ...type one naked.
....damn I need to get out more
Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Mar. 01 2002,23:31
Wiley, after reading your post I will never bitch again about rent in the Bay Area.I pay $540 / mo. for my bedroom in a 3 bedroom / 2 bath house, 1 housemate, utilities & DSL included. 1 bedroom apts. go for $700-$1200 around here, depending on amenities.
Posted by Nikita (T3! T3!) on Mar. 01 2002,23:38
| Quote (Wiley @ 01 Mar. 2002,12:32) |
| hehe ...type one naked ...type one naked. |
"one naked"
hopefully I won't end up on any of those "girls gone wild" or "sorority sweethearts" clips ... I have a bad feeling that the guys are gonna try to get me and bf really plastered tonight ...
Posted by Wiley on Mar. 02 2002,00:42
<drunk fratboy>Show Your Tits! Show Your Tits! Show Your Tits!
</drunk fratboy>
oh yeah ...then take a pic, develop it, scan it, post it on the web, and email me the link ...ok?
Posted by Megasus on Mar. 07 2002,06:15
im going to second that remark. and wiley, if she sends it to you, forward it on to me since i did get all of this started. i just want that infintessible amount of credit. did i spell infintessible wrong? i think so.
Posted by editor on Mar. 07 2002,17:47
infinitesimal try out < atomica > Neat little spellchecker/dictionary/encyclopedia that you can use by right clicking on a word.
I pay 1400/month rent and have been here 13 years! If I only had the down payment I could've almost bought a house by now... but buying means paying taxes and trash pickup and all that bother...
The trains do make it hard to sleep sometimes, though.
gratuitous girlie shot in my house for the guys and DA99!
< here >
Posted by peregrin on Mar. 07 2002,19:13
| Quote (damien_s_lucifer @ 01 Mar. 2002,15:31) |
| ...DSL included... |
HAH!!! dsl has DSL!! lol! great shit... no, wait... i am on crack... yeah, that's it.
Posted by Nikita on Mar. 07 2002,19:16
eets not ah tuh-mah...hey, look, it's me! sorority sweetheart gone wild! for beads! LAISSEZ LE BON TEMPS ROULE!!!!
< ici >
ok just kidding just kidding ... just nice editor pics
sexy3 is what I want
sexy4 is nice - wish i looked like that ...
sexy6 ... looks like she's gonna breast feed the cat
sexy8 is a cutie
Posted by Wolfguard on Mar. 07 2002,19:27
| Quote (Nikita @ 07 Mar. 2002,14:16) |
| sexy6 ... looks like she's gonna breast feed the cat |
Here kitty kitty...got milk?