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re: Stay-at-home Parents (Families with one working parent)
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:32 am to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:32 am to GreenRockTiger
Dallas housing rates have climbed drastically. Single family housing that was under $200/sq ft in 2016 is now selling for $350-400/sq ft in my neighborhood, but you can rent a 1 bedroom apartment that is nice, flush with amenities, for under $1,500 in the same area. If you’re willing to live without a pool and gym, you can rent older housing stock in good neighborhoods for $1k range. Tons of guest house setups, tri and quad plex rentals of older homes that have been chopped up into multi family homes. Affordable options exist outside of living deep in a ghetto with bars on the windows.
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Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:33 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:yes that’s what I said
you can’t rent a decent place in Nola for $1500
You can’t rent a decent place in BR for $1500 either
Apparently in the big cities of Texas you can
This post was edited on 2/3/23 at 10:34 am
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:33 am to Salmon
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which is most of LA
Most of rural LA, which is most of LA. But you aren't living in a decently sized city here with that income without sacrificing your child's education (barring some sort of charter school situation that I'm not aware of). I wouldn't be comfortable in that situation, but comfort is definitely subjective.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:35 am to GreenRockTiger
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You can’t rent a decent place in BR for $1500 either
Yes you can
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:38 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place but there are literally hundreds of apartments in and around downtown, uptown, deep ellum and the arts district on apartments.com for around 1500/month for a 1 bedroom.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:39 am to The Third Leg
quote:I’m not saying you are wrong about Dallas -I have no idea
. Affordable options exist outside of living deep in a ghetto with bars on the windows.
The people I know in the Dallas area do not live in Dallas proper - much like Houston - I have family all over Texas but none live in the cities
I knew an elderly couple that lived in San Antonio but they were killed by some nutjob(this was years ago)
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:41 am to GreenRockTiger
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Apparently in the big cities of Texas you can
https://www.apartments.com/carriage-house-dallas-tx/g10xvhx/
Place sits in a really nice neighborhood where a newer house runs $1.5M+ right off lower Greenville adjacent to Lakewood. 1bedroom for $1,100. Older building, but remodeled, has a pool, and walkable to dining and nightlife. Cheap living.
You’re not going to live in a high rise cheaply, but you can get a decent place. Move out to the sticks and options abound.
This post was edited on 2/3/23 at 10:43 am
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:45 am to Salmon
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Yes you can
Ok where? Plus, do the jobs in BR really pay well enough to get ahead while renting?
Maybe for single people, not for families that try to put their children first. Most single people I know have roommates because of the costs.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:48 am to Turf Taint
Wife and myself both work from home. Always have. She has her office and I have mine. Has worked out well.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:51 am to GreenRockTiger
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Ok where?
I just did a quick Google search and had all kinds of nice apartments in the $1k-$1200 range
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:53 am to Epic Cajun
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But you aren't living in a decently sized city here with that income without sacrificing your child's education (barring some sort of charter school situation that I'm not aware of).
BR and Shreveport both have really good magnet programs
not sure about other cities
but private school in most of the mid sized cities (like Alexandria) is not that expensive
This post was edited on 2/3/23 at 10:54 am
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:57 am to Salmon
quote:I thought this thread was about single income families not single people?
Yeah. The idea that a single person can't get ahead on $100k in Dallas or Houston is absurd.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 10:57 am to Salmon
quote:like the Arendale Oaks Apartments?
I just did a quick Google search and had all kinds of nice apartments in the $1k-$1200 range
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:01 am to The Third Leg
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LINK /
they pay a lot of money to make those places look nice for photos but 9/10 are roach infested shitholes. low ceilings and 600 sq ft is a hard pass as well
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2/10/2022
RENTER BEWARE!!!
The management will not fix anything here. The front door to the complex has been broken for over a month now and they will ignore your requests for pest control. The roach issue is so bad that you cant even cook here. They have removed recycling and have cut trash pickup in half to once every two weeks. Not to mention they only use one dumpster for the entire complex. This place is disgusting and they are even raising the rent. Also you cant have anything delivered here because your packages will get stolen from the people they hire to do whatever it is they pretend to do.
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This apartment complex has some great features but for how much they are trying to charge to new renters I like to inform any potential applicants of some things. First, tenants do not have control of the a/c or heater. The complex has an old boiler/chiller system. Also, there is only one property director and so far maintenance issues have been a struggle to get filled. Many residents have experienced roach problems and the like and don't expect a fancy washer/dryer facility. For the price they want to charge for a unit that provides less than a 1,000 sq. ft I though others should know beforehand.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:02 am to TrouserTrout
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I thought this thread was about single income families not single people?
It’s supposed to be but then The Third Leg chimes in with something about single people and this zinger:
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It is the kids that burn through capital and generate opex liabilities. I bet we have spent an average of $30,000 per kid, per year, over the last 7 years.
So apparently he would rather have been single than spend all that money on his kids. And he’s not going to fully support a woman in this day and age.
This post was edited on 2/3/23 at 11:03 am
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:02 am to GreenRockTiger
I don't know. Maybe you can do the quick search and see for yourself.
All the apartments looked way nicer than anything I ever lived in when I was single.
All the apartments looked way nicer than anything I ever lived in when I was single.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:05 am to Salmon
quote:I did do the search, doofus. The stuff in the $1000-$1200 range look nice in the pics but are in iffy areas, most of the places are not that nice in person
Maybe you can do the quick search and see for yourself.
The stuff that starts off at $1800 per month at least let’s you come home after dark
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:09 am to GreenRockTiger
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The stuff in the $1000-$1200 range look nice in the pics but are in iffy areas, most of the places are not that nice in person
They are plenty nice. And its BR, most places are going to be in iffy areas.
Jesus. No wonder everyone is so broke all the time. Y'all's expectations are ridiculous.
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:14 am to Salmon
i'm guessing you've been out of the apartment game for a long time. they can make these places look nice for apartments.com but the vast majority will be fricked.
it will be "secure and gated" but the gate is broken and open 24/7
the maintenance is nonexistent
roach infested
the "pool" doesn't get cared for and half the machines in the "gym" are broken
probably no in unit laundry and the communal laundry will have mostly broken machines
that's what you're getting in the 1000-1500 range
it will be "secure and gated" but the gate is broken and open 24/7
the maintenance is nonexistent
roach infested
the "pool" doesn't get cared for and half the machines in the "gym" are broken
probably no in unit laundry and the communal laundry will have mostly broken machines
that's what you're getting in the 1000-1500 range
Posted on 2/3/23 at 11:17 am to Salmon
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No wonder everyone is so broke all the time. Y'all's expectations are ridiculous.
Lol - you have no idea where I live in BR plus I grew up in the ghetto - my mortgage is a lot less than any of those ‘nice’ apartments and my house is a lot bigger - which makes sense for a family - which was my point which I thought went along with the subject of this thread
By law most apartments in BR take section 8 (not all - most) if they are considered ‘luxury’ they do not have to take section 8 - but they also have to have a rent higher than some poverty rate thing equation
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