Tips for renting first apartment/home on a budget

[bluefan]

Must be Penguin fans.

/grin

[Brill Weave]

Must be Penguin fans.

/grin

You dirty mother fucker.

[Ratatapa]

Must be Penguin fans.

/grin

If sep sold all his penguin gear be would be able to own a mansion

[Melena]

lol move out or you won't get laid.

The current teen pregnancy rates seem to disagree with you.

[Mazmaz]

I guess he'll just have to fuck 15 year olds then.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Well then maybe he should listen to your advice.

[Sepukku]

I appreciate the offer Brill but Millvale is not anywhere I typically go except for Mr. Smalls theater shows.

This area is where I'm looking:

http://i50.tinypic.com/34fjls5.jpg

All of my family lives in this area,
All of my friends live in this area.
Red is where I live now, blue is where I work, green is my college, purple is the two locations I play hockey.

[Sepukku]

If sep sold all his penguin gear be would be able to own a mansion

Probably

As far as TV, as it is now I do not have cable either - I only have internet and I just stream Parks & Rec and whatever else I wanna watch within a few hours of it airing on cable. I also have Netflix on my PS3, so I would not miss cable in anyways.

I am wary of buying any fabric furniture from thift shops (bedbugs), but I would not be opposed to buying more wood/etc type items from there.

[Mazmaz]

You did see this post I made right? That site combines Oodle, apartments.com, rent.com, kijiji, and craigslist all onto one map.

These 2 sites really helped me. Use the first to find places, and the second to figure out if the area surrounding that place is ideal:

https://www.padmapper.com/#

http://www.walkscore.com/

[Sepukku]

Yeah I saw it, I was just being more specific with Brill as far as the region of SW Pennsylvania I'm looking to stay within.

But yeah I already started playing around on those sites, thanks.

[Brill Weave]

I appreciate the offer Brill but Millvale is not anywhere I typically go except for Mr. Smalls theater shows.

This area is where I'm looking:

http://i50.tinypic.com/34fjls5.jpg

All of my family lives in this area,
All of my friends live in this area.
Red is where I live now, blue is where I work, green is my college, purple is the two locations I play hockey.

Hmm. Your commute now isn't awful to all the places you need to go. I would probably keep looking in the Pleasant Hills. I have a buddy that has some property in the South Hills. I'll check with him and see if he has anything reasonable.

[Dryr]

Here's the thing. If you're only looking to get a $800/mo or less place, just look into buying something under $100k...

Everyone here is telling you to stay home and save, then just keep your savings for emergencies. Well, you could save another few months and use your original savings for a down payment of as little as 3%. Mortgage rates are so low (depending on credit) that payments would be at worst equal to rent (it's like $4-600/mo up to 80k), but you're paying for a much bigger place that you own, have space for a roommate that would be paying your mortgage and could sell if needed.

Check out zillow.com. It shows a map with properties you can filter for sale.

It also shows some rentals.

[Ksandra]

All of my family lives in this area,
All of my friends live in this area.
Red is where I live now, blue is where I work, green is my college, purple is the two locations I play hockey.

I now know where you pee.

[BaneTheBrawler]

fuck the east coast, man. i like my nice, sensibly organized cities. No roads should ever curve that much.

[Sepukku]

fuck the east coast, man. i like my nice, sensibly organized cities. No roads should ever curve that much.

Amazing what 3 major rivers, 50 tributaries, and the first 1000-1500 feet elevation up a mountain range will do to your layout.

[BaneTheBrawler]

No excuse. TAME YOUR ENVIRONMENT

[bluefan]

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