so i was looking at craigslist

[datasuspect]

for rental prices in different cities (not NYC, chicago, la, or sf).

is rent like a thousand fucking dollars per month EVERYWHERE in this fucking country with the exception of backwaters with no public transportation?

or is craigslist somewhat skewed?

[WCGreen]

1. Cleveland.... 900.00..... Some Public transit....

Actually, here in town you can get a pretty nice apt for around 750.00

[datasuspect]

3. christ in heaven

i used to rent a studio near lawrence and damen in chicago two years ago for 495.

[datasuspect]

5. i thought cincinnati

was a pretty cool town

never been to cleveland though.

[KitchenWitch]

2. I think for a 1 bedroom in Minneapolis it is running between $700

and $1000. Studios are cheaper.

[LynzM]

4. Two bedrooms around here

(Small city, CT) run $700-900, depending on location, shape of the place, and what's included.

[GirlinContempt]

6. Holy crap

my central 2br is only $600, and thats even a little more than I wanted to pay

[datasuspect]

8. that doesn't sound so bad

is it easy to get around as an illegal in canada (cash jobs, low documentation lifestyles)?

i'm hitting the road sometime next week and was considering vancouver or something.

i don't want to go anywhere too cold as i might do some "urban camping" for awhile.

[CanuckAmok]

12. not that easy...

...but construction is booming on the West Coast. You might be able to get paid without a SIN (our SSN), but you still need documentation to open a bank account.

[datasuspect]

13. haven't had a bank account in years

no credit cards, debt, possessions.

i live pretty much off the radar with the exception of intermittent serial employment.

i've never been a criminal, but i live like one (insofar as it relates to not being TOO traceable not actually committing crimes).

[Allenberg]

7. Pittsburgh has really great rent rates

I live in a two-bedroom for $550 with all utilities except electric, and I live at the most 15 minutes away from anything to do in the city. 550-650 is the going rate for a decent apartment here. I think its mostly because there's very few apartments in the downtown area of Pittsburgh.

[datasuspect]

9. what is the menial job situation like out there

car sales/dishwashers/bottom feeder corporate?

[Allenberg]

18. Not bad, but not great

$7-9/hr jobs are plentiful, but career-type jobs are sorely lacking.

[datasuspect]

20. my degree is in philosophy

so that pretty much cancels out having a "career."

[In_The_Wind]

10. The rent isn't cheap in Woodstock,NY.

glad to see that you're looking ...

[datasuspect]

11. got my last payroll today

have a small nut going and will abscond with that.

trying to figure out the barest of essentials i can take and where the hell i am going.

[In_The_Wind]

16. I see that ...

New York State isn't the answer - too expensive and jobs that pay a decent wage are few and far between.

[datasuspect]

17. brrr

it's too cold there.

had my fill last year squatting in chicago in december with no heat.

oy.

[In_The_Wind]

23. squatting anywhere can be perilous

I hope that DU will answer this thread ...

I started it with you in mind ...



www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4292824&mesg_id=4292824


Good Luck ~ datasuspect !!!

[Omphaloskepsis]

19. I'm doing the same thing in a few months..

Once again I try to fit my entire life in my backpack and hop on the bus.

[datasuspect]

21. just keep an eye

out for the shifty guy who looks too clean to be homeless.

that's me.

[Omphaloskepsis]

22. Will do..

We can bum some change together for a cup of coffee...

Look for this guy:
http://johnryanpowell.com/pics/

The one entitled ryanandzoefixed.jpg is me at the bus station right before I did the last pack my shit and leave thing.

[Omphaloskepsis]

14. Rent is just spendy.. In Eugene..

It is easy to get nice two bedroom for 550$ per month.

I pay 150$ to share a four bedroom house with six other people.. The cheapest place I have found to be solo in this town was a nice studio in the shittiest part of town for 300$ per month.

[datasuspect]

15. that's more my speed

weekly hotel living, ghettoes, seedy places.

[SoCalDem]

26. My youngest shares a fantastic house 3K sq ft

3 other people live there, and they are rarely ever even there together. because the woman who "owns' it is a high school friend of his (a teacher), he only pays 300 a month and does the yard work. her friend is a pharmacist, and the other guy is a friend of my son.

They happily co-exist, and live in a great neighborhood.

he had his own place in downtoen Riverside, which he loved, but the rent was $1,000 a month for a two bedroom (very Melrose Place-looking) ,and his roommate bailed on him..It practically KILLED his bank account, because the leasiing agent insisted on credit reports for the prospective roommates, even though my son qualified on his OWN, and his was the only name on the lease. Most of the people who he would dare to live with could not pass the credit check.. Most had lived at home with Mom & Dad, and didn;t even have credit cards in their own names..

He had to give up his cute little apartment, but he's happier where he is now...and saving money.

[NMMNG]

24. I was looking at rental prices recently

Studios were $800 and up, and I couldn't find a 1 bedroom for under $900--most were at least $1100. I came to the conclusion that I'll never be able to live alone unless I win the lottery (i.e., I'll never be able to live alone).

[Starlight]

25. You can't get much for $1000 in NJ.

Maybe a really tiny, kind of dumpy one bedroom or efficiency.

[lovelaureng]

27. Actually that sounds a little low,

most places I have lived, that amount would get you a little box for an apartment. I think that the list is not up to date.

[henslee]

28. That is what happened. Nuts huh?