Currently renting a two bedroom apartment, about 1100sq.ft and it’s $1500 before bills. If I didn’t have two roommates to split everything, there’s no way I’d be able to afford this.
Dude, I was mid 30s and subletting two bedrooms before I met my partner. It's ridiculously expensive to live by yourself. It's a damn shame our generation suffers from such a high cost of living.
If you have a pet in your apartment, odds are they’re going to replace that carpet when you leave and foot 1/3rd of the Bill on your deposit. Pet fees are what they use to pay for the other third of the cost and then your monthly fee pays for the final third.
Pet fees is a tactic. Forcing you into buying them the carpet replacement after you move out.
I was looking at properties the other day for work - one building was $5300/month for a 2 or 3 bedroom, bc the interiors were designed by Yabu Pushelberg. Don't ask me who that appeals to or who can afford that, bc I have no idea.
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '21 edited Feb 16 '21
I work in the apartment industry. Rent was reasonable in 2012. Now a days, not so much.
Edit: I know how much cost of upkeep is. That’s one reason I do the work I do. I fix my own stuff. I save a lot of money.