Prices in Los Angeles are crazy out of control. I have lived in the same place forever. I could never afford to move. I am paying less for a 2 bedroom then my friend is paying for a single. And I live in a nicer part of West Hollywood then he does. One nice thing about West Hollywood is there is rent control once you move in so the landlord can't raise your rent crazy amounts.
Cheap housing in California?
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Wow, I can't wait to go there now.
I drove through there on my way to Lake Tahoe last August and there was so much new development.It's true, KT! Fresno has come a LONG way - I don't even have to go into the dodgy areas - all the good stuff is in the northern half. We even have our own magazine now. 
Fresno is trying hard to become urban and chic - and alternative to SF and LA.
Stop laughing, Twiggers!
Fresno is trying hard to become urban and chic - and alternative to SF and LA.Stop laughing, Twiggers!
I live in Northern California and I pay $1100 for a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment and it's definitely nothing fancy.
I live alone and pay $900 for a 1br/1b apartment in Oakland by Lake Merritt. The one bedroom apts I had looked at in SF were alot more expensive.
The prices are crazy! There goes my hope to immigrate to California later... Oh California 
KT, i live in san jose renting an apartment . i have a 2 bedroom in a 2 year old high rise apartment bldging i pay about 2000 a month. A coworker here has an apartment which is about 1 year old and she pays 2800.
The apts here in SJ is high. the better locations are higher than some. i know apts by my moms house is about 1400 -1600 for a 2 bedroom.
The apts here in SJ is high. the better locations are higher than some. i know apts by my moms house is about 1400 -1600 for a 2 bedroom.
There is no such thing in area of San Diego I live at. I live in a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, LR, DR, etc house and it cost a lot.
I think the going rate for a very small 1 bedroom is more than you quoted for a 2 bedroom.
We currently live in a rent-controlled apartment in SF. We've got a 2 bed, 2 bath and pay just under $2,400. But, our rent has hardly gone up in the almost 5 years we've been here due to rent control.
As far as I can tell, there is no cheap housing in CA near the larger cities.
As far as I can tell, there is no cheap housing in CA near the larger cities.
i think the cheapest housing in cali would be the boonies and the in-between cities/counties.. like anywhere between santa barbara and san jose along the coast and inward.. or the boonies around stockton/tracy ish.
my friend is paying $1200 for an under 600sqft 1bedroom here.. so don't feel bad! lol.
my friend is paying $1200 for an under 600sqft 1bedroom here.. so don't feel bad! lol.