$1050/month mortgage payment on 2050 sq. ft. two-story house on 1/3+ acre corner lot in a wonderful neighborhood just outside I-285 on the NE side of the Atlanta area. Avg. sale price of similar houses in the neighborhood is up 25% in the four years since we bought, so combined with the rise in interest rates since then, we probably couldn’t afford to buy there now.
I pay $620/month for a nice 3 bedroom.
I live in a 1 bedroom (upstairs half) duplex in the Montrose area of Houston, Texas. The rent went up from $325 to $335 two months ago. It was $315 when I moved in in 1986 (went up by $10 in ~1989 when they added cable - which I don’t use). It’s a “cute” place that I’ve heard described as a carriage house; I’ve got a second floor porch where I barbecue most evenings.
I think I’ll be in the market to buy a place (in this neighborhood) in about a year.
$595.19/month for 3 bedroom/2 bath condo in NW suburbs of Chicago.
$460/month for a smallish 2 bedroom, with 2 car garage on two acres. Over a dozen fruit trees. Not a neighbor with 100 yards on any side.
$1400.00 a month, 2500 sq. ft., 2 acres, and in a couple of years we’ll own it free and clear.
I own 2 houses. First one has been paid off since 1979 (I inherited it :D) The one we live in is $750 per month on a 15 year loan with 55% down at 6.25% fixed! (Thank you, Alan Greenspan and the Republican Congress!)
675.00/rent in North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley.
Here, that is dirt cheap.
I’m at $650 in Wicker park, Chicago. One bedroom, full kitchen, big living room, more closet than I need and to top it all off, I have a private secure 300 sqft attic space that I’ve converted into a study, huge and insulated and touches no apartments but mine, so I can make lots of noise at all hours. Close to the El, and to the expressway. and not in the trendy punky heart of Wicker Park either, A bit east of there and quieter. but still close enough to enjoy the nightlife.
No…I wanted to find out the cost of living for other dopers. I know I have a low mortgage…and now you know too.
If I was going to brag, I’d start a thread about my genitals.
Geez…add a couple of bedrooms and you’ve got the place I would like to live in.
Neighbours suck.
**JimmyNipples **
Are you genitals less than everone else’s, or just lower?
Russell
Hmmmm…I really should try and figure out ALL possible responses to my posts.
I don’t want to talk about my genitals anymore.
Bah…who am I kidding?
980 for a 1BR apartment in northern VA. But also includes carport, lake view, vaulted ceilings, w/d, etc.
Saving up for a house now, which I hope to get next year. Only requirement is a 2 car garage. Then I can start being a “backyard” mechanic again.
I recently had my genitals renovated. It was kind of expensive, but it should improve their resale value.
The spackle still itches a little.
I pay $835.65 a month for a basement apartment (very little sun and people on the sidewalk can pretty much see right in if I have the windows up)It has one and a half bedrooms (The half is a large walk-in closet/computer room) no washer/dryer, no dish washer, but it does have a waterfall. Ok when the guy above takes a shower some of it comes through a nasty hole in the celing of my kitchen.
I am only about 100 feet from the subway to my job so that is nice.
I just moved to Boston and now I pay $1900.00 a month… I think I’m going to need a second job just eat.
Nen and I share a lovely ~1,800 sq. ft., two-story apartment that costs us $875/month. It’s worth every penny.
Mortgage: about $2050/month (should have switched from an ARM to a fixed last year - damn procrastination!)
Homeowner’s Dues: about $450/month (includes heat)
Place: 2000 sq. ft. 2 BR Loft Condo with huge deck in cool 100 y.o. bldg. in Denver
Upside: currently rented for $3200/month which pays all expenses (abovementioned costs plus agent, insurance, etc.) and the place has appreciated >100% since I bought it 7 years ago.
Downside: I don’t live there anymore. I live in New Jersey. But I do live rent free in a relative’s townhouse (while I’m working to get my business off the ground). So, all-in-all, I consider myself lucky.
Hmmmm… mine’s about 3400 square feet, but about 1100 of that is unfinished basement. 4br, 3ba. Me and the ex bought it new about 3 months before we decided to split up. I kept it, intending to sell it, but the damn thing just keep appreciating in value. Seems to go up at least 10-12% every year. Amazing.
BTW, wireless, I think we oughta have the next Denver Doper gathering in your condo. Sounds pretty nice. I’m sure your renters won’t care!