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jamesjeffriesiii t1_j7bn7a9 wrote

Reply to comment by will_macomber in Apartment Hunting Prices...Is There A Catch, Here? by [deleted]

I'm finding places in Prince George's County and elsewhere for $1200 a less on Trulia. All scams? https://www.trulia.com/for_rent/38.80253,38.99891,-77.07369,-76.87868_xy/0-1200_price/12_zm/

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keyjan t1_j7bnqg7 wrote

Not at all. But they’re also not in D.C. I'm in a four bedroom house for a little over $2000/mo—out beyond Rockville.

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AnswerGuy301 t1_j7c44vt wrote

Local to me. Those all look at least semi-reasonable. Some of those are not exactly near Metro (although some of them are walking distance either W. Hyattsville or PGP) so you're looking at Bus-to-Metro if you're commuting downtown in some cases. Those buildings aren't the best, but I suppose you know you're not getting luxury amenities at that price point unless you're willing to go a long way outside the city. You could do much worse. PG County has a bad rap, but this part of is alright for the most part.

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blues_and_ribs t1_j7d7vby wrote

I was in a similar situation in terms of how much I could spend to live here. I'm married with kids, had to come here for about a year for work, family stayed back home, and I visit home about once a month. So the name of the game was trying to find a relatively cheap place, in a not bad neighborhood.

Anyway, my target was NoVa, because I work south of the city. So if you're interested in that at all, maybe I can help. The basic tiers I found here were:

- $800 will get you a place with roommates, in a not super desirable, but not bad, part of town.

- $1000 will get you a place with roommates in more desirable areas (say, closer to metro)

- $1200 will get you your own 1BR place in less desirable areas (think West Alexandria)

- $1600 will get you 1BR in more desirable areas, but in old buildings (this is where I landed)

- $1900 and up opens things up considerably. 1BR in places like Old Town, nicer parts of Arlington and, sometimes, DC-proper.

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will_macomber t1_j7cst7a wrote

I moved into Allure Apollo in Suitland when I first moved to the DMV and I paid around 3k for a two bedroom, but it was a luxury building. PG county is getting worse; if I were you I’d try the VA side and commute. PG county is cheap, but rarely that cheap. The person with a 4br should share their secret, because I’ve never seen anything that low ever.

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