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« on: August 04, 2008, 10:02:57 AM » |
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Anyone know of any cheap places to live on the Westside?
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2008, 10:23:43 AM » |
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How cheap?
Craigslist and Westside Rentals are pretty good sources.
If you like Palms, my landlord (Tom Velky - 310-826-4898) owns a few small buildings that have relatively affordable rents, and if his other buildings are half-empty the way mine is, he may be able to make you a decent deal.
Good Luck!
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« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2008, 01:13:23 PM » |
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I would also recommend the Palms/Mar Vista area. My special lady lives over that way, and while her place isn't lavish, it is very cheap for LA. You can usually buy the rest of someone's Westsiderentals subscription off of craigslist for pretty cheap, that's what I'd do.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2008, 05:08:24 PM » |
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How cheap, is cheap?
I've been looking for a place for a month or so, but I figured since I'm leaving in a little over a year it didn't seem as important anymore.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2008, 06:04:51 PM » |
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In the $900-1200 a month range for a studio / 1br. Much cheaper than that and you either have to leave the Westside or get a roommate.
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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2008, 08:13:16 PM » |
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Yeah, that seems to be the going rate. I don't think UCLA gives me enough money for that. Thanks for the input!
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2008, 10:47:55 PM » |
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Oh, secret UCLA tip. If you're a grad student and ok with having a roommate, you can circumvent the wait list for UCLA grad student housing by finding a grad student that lives there that needs a roommate. That way you get a great place for super cheap.
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2008, 10:54:16 PM » |
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It's undergrad, which is generally doubles or triples with random people. and having been an only child, and generally needing my space, I really don't want roommates, and especially not random ones assigned by UCLA. I'll contemplate my options...
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2008, 09:20:36 PM » |
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I've got a friend looking right now in venice, culver, mar vista, palms and finding studios, and bachelor apts for about $1100 to $1500, yikes. Most of them were rat holes. There's a sweet one bedroom near me, near Venice and Lincoln going for $1500. My friend tried talking them into lowering the rent. No go. My landlady sells real estate and says these prices are the going deal these days.
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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2008, 11:01:04 PM » |
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those are super duper fucking insane prices for a place in those neighborhoods. i'm wondering if it's a case of the economy making shit landlords scrounge for extra cash. i mean, i'm looking at getting a nice 1br in good yet non-hipster neighborhoods in brooklyn for cheaper.
i'm a strong believer in the shopping around method. something usually comes along in a good price range.
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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2008, 10:05:52 AM » |
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What I find with the housing market is that most of the apartments you see advertised are a total rip off and never get rented... the ones that are fairly priced either don't get put on craigslist, or else they go right away. So if you keep watching you can get a good deal, or if you actually drive around and look. And be ready to jump on something if you know it's a good deal.
Also, if you're doing the Venice, Culver, Mar Vista, Santa Monica area, most all the multi unit housing was made in the 60s and 70s so expect that... anything newer will have been something where someone knocked something down and put something new in and is going to be a lot more.
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« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2008, 10:55:43 PM » |
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I've been looking for a while...I'm sure you're bound to find something. I think Steve gave you some great advice.
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