I might be working in DC again soon and this time I think Ill just get an apartment close to a metro. I want to stay in MD so that means red line. A friend of mine lives in Silver Spring which is decent (walking distance) but the parking situation there sucks. I was wondering if there were any decent, reasonable places on the other side (Rockville, Gaithersburg, Bethesda). Im thinking less than 1200, preferably 1000.

Eric? :)

I've got one available right now but I think we will be renting it for $1300+ (I'll have to check on the price - 18th floor, renovated bath, appliances were bought just before the last tennant, etc). If anything opens up in your price range, I'll let you know.

---Eric

i cant belive ppl will pay that much to live in dc.......

www.apartments.com

check rockville/gaithersburg

FYI: the parking situation sucks on both ends!

i cant belive ppl will pay that much to live in dc.......
This is in Bethesda, not DC. It includes indoor assigned parking, plenty of outdoor spaces (for people with multiple cars), indoor/outdoor pools, all utilities, cable, gym, tennis courts, sauna, gated security, 24 Hour Concierge, etc...

---Eric

This is in Bethesda, not DC. It includes indoor assigned parking, plenty of outdoor spaces (for people with multiple cars), indoor/outdoor pools, all utilities, cable, gym, tennis courts, sauna, gated security, 24 Hour Concierge, etc...

---Eric

It still sucks though. :stickoutt The only reason Im going to interview for this job is so I can get some experience while I search for jobs elsewhere.

A $150k, 2-car garage house is looking mighty good to me. :cool

It still sucks though. :stickoutt The only reason Im going to interview for this job is so I can get some experience while I search for jobs elsewhere.

A $150k, 2-car garage house is looking mighty good to me. :cool
The smaller apartments in my building sometimes rent for 1050-1150. I just don't have any available right now. I moved here because of its location (and indoor parking). It is close to everything. :D

Where can you find a $150k house like that? I might be willing to commute... :devillook

---Eric

Look at craigslist. Lots of listings there.

It still sucks though. :stickoutt The only reason Im going to interview for this job is so I can get some experience while I search for jobs elsewhere.

A $150k, 2-car garage house is looking mighty good to me. :cool

My friend..I do believe you are dreaming unless you want to live in the ghetto or in the corn fields. I have a 2400 sqft home with 2 car garage and I paid nearly twice that 4 years ago..it's worth twice as much today. Good luck anyway..you may find a surprise.

I have a 2400 sqft home with 2 car garage and I paid nearly twice that 4 years ago..it's worth twice as much today.

Life moves at a different pace in Frederick County.

My friend..I do believe you are dreaming unless you want to live in the ghetto or in the corn fields. I have a 2400 sqft home with 2 car garage and I paid nearly twice that 4 years ago..it's worth twice as much today. Good luck anyway..you may find a surprise.

Indeed, I was talking about Charlotte, NC, where I would like to find a job and move to. ;)

Frederick is no longer a cheap place to live. My neighbors sold their 4 bedroom, 2 car garage house with a little less than an acre for 370k last year. It is over 400k by now Im sure and we dont even live near 270.

True... I know people who are selling their houses in Frederick for a bundle and moving out to a larger house for cheaper in Washington County. Some people will commute for anything.

i cant belive ppl will pay that much to live in dc.......

ha! i pay a heck of a lot more to live in DC

anyone need a roomate, in VA or MD :D

Indeed, I was talking about Charlotte, NC, where I would like to find a job and move to. ;)

Good luck finding a $150K house, much less a $150K condo, unless you want about a 30-45 minute commute every morning. Unlike DC, living in the suburbs of Charlotte is boring. Unless you have a family and need the house and yard for the kiddies to run around, stay in town. Real estate appreciates much better in town.

Good luck finding a $150K house, much less a $150K condo, unless you want about a 30-45 minute commute every morning. Unlike DC, living in the suburbs of Charlotte is boring. Unless you have a family and need the house and yard for the kiddies to run around, stay in town. Real estate appreciates much better in town.

Yeah sorry, I didnt mean in the city itself. I can handle 30-45 minutes. :cool

Where can you find a $150k house like that? I might be willing to commute...

Charlotte. :wave:




Mikey look at the Parkside apartments in "North Bethesda" (aka Rockville) -- they are right at the grosvenor metro.

Yeah sorry, I didnt mean in the city itself. I can handle 30-45 minutes. :cool

Ahh, you'll be part of the herd of urban sprawlers. :) I just like living in the city too much.

Good luck finding a $150K house, much less a $150K condo, unless you want about a 30-45 minute commute every morning. Unlike DC, living in the suburbs of Charlotte is boring. Unless you have a family and need the house and yard for the kiddies to run around, stay in town. Real estate appreciates much better in town.

Commute's not that bad from the south -- where i live it takes 15-20 minutes in the morning and 25ish at night until about 6:30. After 6:30 it only takes 15 or so. Some friends of mine live in Fort Mill, SC and it only takes them 35 minutes to get to uptown charlotte in the morning. :dunno

The city is definatlely a much better location though -- and relative to DC, city real estate is actually cheaper than suburban real estate. I am looking at some condos in the south end that will be going on the market this month for $200k -- the same thing in the same proximity from DC would probably be a 3 times that.

Well unless they offer me a ridiculous amount of money, Im not taking it. :) I might still move though.