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RhodyViaWIClamDigger t1_j4yaikz wrote

Buy. Don’t rent. PVD has the worst landlord / tenant relations in the country. Landlords in PVD will take one look at your NY address and ‘adjust rent accordingly’ before offering you a lease. It’s not worth it.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j4z43ty wrote

There are regularly posts on here from people who are miserable in neighborhoods where they feel like it's loud, dangerous, or just a poor fit. Buying in a city you don't know that varies street-by-street is a massive gamble. The landlord thing seems completely unfounded as you can see what the rent is upon viewing and none of my transplant friends has ever had this amount renegotiated before signing.

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SweatyCockroach8212 t1_j500d3f wrote

Not in Providence. Rent in Providence, buy in the suburbs. The tax rates in the city just make it not worth it.

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tibbon t1_j51ftmb wrote

Eh… they don’t seem remarkably worse here than anywhere else I’d consider. Bought a mansion in the city limits for under $400k in 2019. Seems like a steal to me compared to a studio condo in Boston

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