I'm having a hard time finding a house to rent... Anyone else have this problem? - GoFuckYourself.com

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 12:06 PM

My area doesn't have very many house rentals available. I don't want/can't have an apartment and houses that are available are either in the ghetto or $1800-$2500+ a month, which is a ridiculous amount to spend on rent. I am willing to move out of my area, but it's hard to find listings online, because they are either outdated or scattered all over the place.

Anyone else have problems like this? I empathize with you if you do!

If anyone has any links or tips for something like this, post them!

nofx · 01-26-2005, 12:06 PM

i found a house!

Evil1 · 01-26-2005, 12:07 PM

renting is a complete waste of money.. buy.

jact · 01-26-2005, 12:09 PM

Try a local real estate agent, they don't generally advertise that they deal with rentals, but most will.

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil1

renting is a complete waste of money.. buy.

I'm not a position to buy right now.

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jact

Try a local real estate agent, they don't generally advertise that they deal with rentals, but most will.

Yeah, I've gone that route... most don't have anything because they are selling houses like hotcakes. It's a nightmare

dirtydesignz · 01-26-2005, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Female

My area doesn't have very many house rentals available. I don't want/can't have an apartment and houses that are available are either in the ghetto or $1800-$2500+ a month, which is a ridiculous amount to spend on rent. I am willing to move out of my area, but it's hard to find listings online, because they are either outdated or scattered all over the place.

Anyone else have problems like this? I empathize with you if you do!

If anyone has any links or tips for something like this, post them!

It's like that more and more...people thinking they can rent you a dinky little place and charge you a ridiculous price! I wish you much luck.

But seriously, keep thinking you will find excatly what your looking for and you will.

When we decided to move to Cancun we only wanted to be on the beach in a nice place, no ifs ands or butts. When we got here we realized that the ONLY place to live on the beach was the hotel zone ( which we didn't want to be near)or a little stretch of beach near Punta Sam, but the prices were so high. I kid you not, I went to the beach and just sat and thought .... "I will not give up, I will find just what I'm looking for" and I just kept that in my mind. A few days later we found a 3b 2ba condo right on the beach for $7000 pesos a month....that is only $630 or so USD! And it's not in the hotel zone!

Keep your chin up...and I'll send some positive energy your way too

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtydesignz

It's like that more and more...people thinking they can rent you a dinky little place and charge you a ridiculous price! I wish you much luck.

But seriously, keep thinking you will find excatly what your looking for and you will.

When we decided to move to Cancun we only wanted to be on the beach in a nice place, no ifs ands or butts. When we got here we realized that the ONLY place to live on the beach was the hotel zone ( which we didn't want to be near)or a little stretch of beach near Punta Sam, but the prices were so high. I kid you not, I went to the beach and just sat and thought .... "I will not give up, I will find just what I'm looking for" and I just kept that in my mind. A few days later we found a 3b 2ba condo right on the beach for $7000 pesos a month....that is only $630 or so USD! And it's not in the hotel zone!

Keep your chin up...and I'll send some positive energy your way too

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean... prices keep going up and the quality is going down. And people are stupid enough to keep paying it. I live in a rural area, it's not even a major city. I'm not paying $2000/month for something worth $800/month. Even apartments are $1000+... but I have several cats and need space for my computers.

That's an awesome deal you got! When I first saw $7000 I was like

until I read PESOS haha. I won't settle, I'll keep looking until I find the perfect place. Mexico here I come!!! hehe... thanks

GTS Mark · 01-26-2005, 12:43 PM

I would suggest you go walk around an area you are interested in. Look for vacancy signs and write down the numbers. I did this once and brought my cell phone with me and called the numbers when I was right outside the places. I found the apartment i wanted and it had just came available the day before. This place had one of the best views in Vancouver and I took it right then and there, walked to the bank machine took out $1100 and grabbed it

DH

dirtydesignz · 01-26-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Female

but I have several cats and need space for my computers..

I only have one cat now, but we brought him 4000 miles with us in the car! I wouldn't even consider a place that wouldn't let me have my cat

And we sold everything EXCEPT the computers when we moved here...couln't live without them either!

You'll find what your looking for....is there a time frame or do you just want to move?

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtydesignz

I only have one cat now, but we brought him 4000 miles with us in the car! I wouldn't even consider a place that wouldn't let me have my cat

And we sold everything EXCEPT the computers when we moved here...couln't live without them either!

You'll find what your looking for....is there a time frame or do you just want to move?

Yeah, I'm not looking forward to transporting my cats lol. I don't have a date that I have to move by, but I need to get out of where I am. There's no broadband available... I only have dial up or my satellite which SUCKS. So I need to find a place ASAP... but at the same time, I don't want the first thing that comes along, because that's how I got in the position I'm in now lol.

Top Jimmy · 01-26-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil1

renting is a complete waste of money.. buy.

I agree. Buy one house, then use the equity and savings to buy another, and again, and again.

sweetME · 01-26-2005, 01:00 PM

You can rent an apartment with a roomate. That's an option you can consider if you can find someone disent to share an apartment.

Tala · 01-26-2005, 01:06 PM

There are rentals all over the place out here, but then, there's a reason for that. The cost of living out here is insanely cheap, (thankfully), and that's because no one wants to live here.

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Tala

There are rentals all over the place out here, but then, there's a reason for that. The cost of living out here is insanely cheap, (thankfully), and that's because no one wants to live here.

Ohhh, where?!

Babagirls · 01-26-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Female

I'm not a position to buy right now.

if you're paying more than $600/month on rent, you are.
and especially if you're a first time buyer

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Babagirls

if you're paying more than $600/month on rent, you are.
and especially if you're a first time buyer

A bank wouldn't give me a free pen much less a mortgage right now LOL I have taxes, a judgement and lots of other debts to pay off first. Trust me, I'm not a fan of renting but I'm sort of stuck in the cycle at the moment.

Sosa · 01-26-2005, 01:23 PM

kinda same position i'm in right now. I'd buy if the right house came up for sale though. There is hardly shit to rent and if they do open up they are usually trashed by college kids.

Jace · 01-26-2005, 01:25 PM

you need to find a site like this

http://www.rentlist.net/

we used that here in Atlanta and got a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, .5 acre backyard with closed porch...for $900 a month

TKoProductions · 01-26-2005, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Female

A bank wouldn't give me a free pen much less a mortgage right now LOL I have taxes, a judgement and lots of other debts to pay off first. Trust me, I'm not a fan of renting but I'm sort of stuck in the cycle at the moment.

what's the judgement against you for?

what I think it is?

TheFrog · 01-26-2005, 02:09 PM

house prices everywhere have gone crazy at the moment

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JaceXXX

you need to find a site like this

http://www.rentlist.net/

we used that here in Atlanta and got a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, .5 acre backyard with closed porch...for $900 a month

OMG

this site is awesome!! You will never see a site like this for listings in NY... I'm moving down there! My uncle lives in Lithnia... I can't believe how many nice, reasonably priced houses they have available! That's great, I am going to find something here. Thank you!

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TKoProductions

what's the judgement against you for?

what I think it is?

Thankfully no! The judgement is $5k for a 5 year old electric bill that they tacked on insane attorney and interest fees for.

CherryLipsRosa · 01-26-2005, 02:28 PM

The best thing is take a day and drive around, you will find places that have a sign but are not listed.

Good luck!

TKoProductions · 01-26-2005, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Female

Thankfully no! The judgement is $5k for a 5 year old electric bill that they tacked on insane attorney and interest fees for.

Good, I'm glad that it isn't anything *too* serious.

You've been living in your current place for quite a while now haven't you?

I remember pictures of a bubble bath and an afterschool computer lab.

You'll find something.

Best of luck.

flashfire · 01-26-2005, 02:38 PM

are houses that hard to find in the middle of nowhere

american pervert · 01-26-2005, 02:46 PM

check out craigs list

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TKoProductions

Good, I'm glad that it isn't anything *too* serious.

You've been living in your current place for quite a while now haven't you?

I remember pictures of a bubble bath and an afterschool computer lab.

You'll find something.

Best of luck.

ROFL@bubble bath and afterschool computer lab... OMG I totally forgot about those pics haha. Geez, yeah that was 2 years ago... I've been here for almost 3 years... I shouldn't have stayed as long as I did but lesson learned. I can't wait to move!

Furious_Female · 01-26-2005, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by flashfire

are houses that hard to find in the middle of nowhere

Yes, it's near impossible

Atlanta here I come!

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