|
Trying to find an apartment in NYC is driving me insane. It's worse for me because I'm a grad student (my scholarship is a modest but respectable 37k so it's not like I have no income) from Canada with no US credit history. My dad will help me out with the rent, I can go up to $1200/mth and he would totally be a guarantor for me but he's also Canadian and a lot of people won't accept that. Well, some people will accept it, but they want 6 months OR MORE rent up front, which is completely ridiculous and beyond my means. Should I just go home or what?
|
#
¿
Aug 13, 2011 20:47
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 29, 2024 21:21 |
|
|
Crackpipe posted:Are you looking to live solo, or with roommates? I'd strongly prefer to live solo. It might seem picky, but I find it really hard to concentrate and do well in my studies when I don't have my own space to feel comfortable in.
|
|
#
¿
Aug 14, 2011 23:31
|
|
|
borealis posted:Just curious, what neighborhoods are you looking in? I've been looking all over the place pretty much. Crown Heights, Windsor Terrace, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Inwood, etc. I may have just found a place that'll accept an extra 3 months rent upfront on top of the initial 1 month rent + security deposit, which I think I will probably do. There doesn't really seem to be any way around it except if I find a place where I can just deal directly with the owner and establish a relationship with them (this happened in one place, they "just had a good feeling about me" but the apartment was a bit lacking for the price). They want to apply that extra 3 months to the end of the lease though, and not the beginning, which is what I was hoping for. Is this standard? It just irks me a little that I'm basically giving them a huge deposit for all that time (yes I know I'm not "losing" the money in the end).
|
|
#
¿
Aug 19, 2011 20:01
|
|