I literally pay $100 more to live in a much shittier garage than this…
Rent is getting absolutely disgusting. I was JUST getting a promotion that would allow me to afford a house and then COVID fucked literally everything… The WFH movement started in full swing and bye bye affordable housing… Now I’m permanently locked out of the housing market as a blue collar piece of shit.
The rate of increase is mind blowing. I used to rent a 1br luxury apartment for $1100 back in 2016.
Good thing wages are also inflating to keep up with these ridiculous price increases. Oh, wait…
Man my fucking mortgage is only a couple hundred higher
In Switzerland I could kill someone and have a better living arrangement than in this picture (look up swiss prisons)
I pay 1k for roughly 740 square feet / 69 m2. Covid didn’t change anything. It’s wild that things can be so vastly different for two similary rich countries (I kinda assume the post is in the USA).
Same here, me and my GF make enough money now to afford housing 3 years ago, but now we’re priced out of even renting! it’s bullshit.
It’s so gross that we literally need 2 incomes, sometimes more just to afford a place to sleep… I’m perpetually single so I need to do it all solo. Good luck I hope you guys find something soon!
That’s the cost of my mortgage, and I have a 6 bedroom house.
It looks like the homeowner is trying to get a renter to pay theirs.
Depending on where it’s located, this could be considered a bargain. I’ve seen basement closets for $700+/month that didn’t have windows or a kitchen.
EDIT: I should add that this wasn’t in a large city. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1042-Winthrop-St-BASEMENT-Brooklyn-NY-11212/2061307902_zpid/ is an example of $1,200/month in NYC.
I’ve seen basement closets for $700+/month that didn’t have windows or a kitchen.
Huh. Fun fact, the International Building Code is a “model code” that’s adopted as the basis for building code by most jurisdictions in the USA. Meaning if you’re in the USA it’s more likely-than-not code where you live.
Another fun fact: there are egress requirements for basement that contain “sleeping rooms” (R310.1). Essentially, you need a minimum 1 normal means of egress and 1 emergency escape and rescue opening unless the building is equipped with an automatic sprinkler system – and your local code might have even stricter requirements.
This is a disturbingly common code violation by people trying to rent out their basement. It would be a real shame if someone were to read up on their local code and report suspected illegal basement conversions to local code enforcement or the fire inspector.
I’m sure it wasn’t up to code, but in a dense student population with high rent costs, I’m sure a student would rent it and disregard the violations.
I once paid $600 for a single room in someone else’s house. This shit really is getting out of control.
Now I’m at $1340 for a garage… As the other person said, we’re literally paying their mortgage, but can’t afford our own… Thanks COVID! Not only did it kill tons of people, it killed the housing market too.
COVID didn’t do shit. Greedy landlords and conglomerates killed the housing market.
And they’re over the moon that you’re blaming COVID for it and not them.
Damn.
I pay almost $2000 a month for a 600-square foot one-bedroom apartment.
Wish I’d bought a house ten years ago.
The best time to buy a house was 10 years ago. The second best time is never, because corporations own them all now.
I bought mine about 12 years ago, which was a very good time to buy a house. I wouldn’t be able to afford my own house if I had to buy it today.
This kicks ass , but price range doesn’t
Unless there’s more shown than in that photo, that’s a not a 1 BR, that’s a studio. And a crappy and overpriced one at that.
It has a garage!
I still haven’t found the bath… Probably outside
I was guessing behind the door with glass slats on the right, and all it has in there is a toilet.
Landlords provide housing the same way that ticket scalpers provide concert tickets
If this was half the price, I’d be thrilled with a place like this. If it has a bathroom and a Washer/Dryer, it has everything I need and nothing I don’t.
Looks like it would be freezing in winter though.
Don’t worry, my gaming laptop spews enough heat to keep me warm! /s
My pc used to be on the floor. It was really nice to keep my toes warm while I gamed in the winter by resting them on the tower. Miss those days.
I’d be stunned if this was legal.
Which part? The only thing I don’t see from a legal standpoint is a smoke detector. The bathroom will need to have a functional vent to the outside as well.
I’m thinking that a garage door instead of an actual wall would be some sort of code violation.
They probably have a wall outside the garage door.
I hope so. There would be no insulation otherwise.
I believe this is called a Bachelor
