Would you rather live in a studio or pay $120 more to live in 1 bedroom apt?

[jinduy]

i'll be bringing my pet cat along too ...

studios are roughly $730 and 1 beds are around $875-900

 

[SupaDupaPan]

Cheap!! Where are you looking at for apts? (noticed you live in the same city / state as I do)

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan
Cheap!! Where are you looking at for apts? (noticed you live in the same city / state as I do)

oh sorry to get you all excited. that's where i used to live before i graduated. i'll be moving up north soon.

i used to split $1500-$1600 rent between 3 other guys for a 2 bedroom apt in irvine .

 

[Drakkon]

damn i only pay $400 for my 1 bdrm...but yeah i'd much rather have 2 rooms instead of one...after bed, tv, and desk there wont be much room left, and i much prefer having a bed and tv in seperate rooms.

 

[SupaDupaPan]

Originally posted by: jinduy

Originally posted by: SupaDupaPan
Cheap!! Where are you looking at for apts? (noticed you live in the same city / state as I do)

oh sorry to get you all excited. that's where i used to live before i graduated. i'll be moving up north soon.

i used to split $1500-$1600 rent between 3 other guys for a 2 bedroom apt in irvine .

Ahh ... I was paying $1200 for a 1bdrm in Irvine :/ that's why I got all like WHOA when you posted. Anywho, I'd go for the 1bdrm.

 

[z0mb13]

1 bedroom for sure

studio sucks... everything gets smelly after u cook

 

[Princefield2040]

Apartments suck. Seriously if u can afford it i would reccommend buying a 2 family house and Living in one half and renting the other.

 

[Mandos]

Wow I pay 430 a month for a 2 bedroom, upstairs, quiet neighbors, nice neighborhood, water included.

 

[vi edit]

So, is "studio" just a fluffed up word for what used to be called an "efficieny" apartment?

Meaning: a single room where one corner is the kitchen, one corner is the living room, one corner is the bedroom, and the last one has a bucket and a sheet over it for the bathroom?

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: Mandos
Wow I pay 430 a month for a 2 bedroom, upstairs, quiet neighbors, nice neighborhood, water included.

i want to live in ohio

 

[jinduy]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
So, is "studio" just a fluffed up word for what used to be called an "efficieny" apartment?

Meaning: a single room where one corner is the kitchen, one corner is the living room, one corner is the bedroom, and the last one has a bucket and a sheet over it for the bathroom?

basically it's just a living room (which is also your bedroom), kitchen, and bathroom. so yes, but im not sure about the "bucket and a sheet over it for the bathroom" part, lol.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
i would reccommend buying a 2 family house and Living in one half and renting the other.

hah. I love those posts. (apartments are a waste of money, etc). generally speaking, if someone is looking at renting a $700/month studio, they probably can't afford to up and buy a 2 family house

back to the OP... 1 bedroom, definitely. studio apartments are way too much like living in a dorm room, unless you manage to find a really nice/big studio. having your bedroom smell like whatever you cooked/burned for dinner that night kinda sucks.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: jinduy

Originally posted by: Mandos
Wow I pay 430 a month for a 2 bedroom, upstairs, quiet neighbors, nice neighborhood, water included.

i want to live in ohio

but you'd be unemployed

 

[Reel]

I pay $550 for a 1br townhouse. I suppose it depends how much time you plan on spending at home and if you plan on entertaining. If money was tight and I was going to be so busy I only slept and ate at home and nothing more, I'd go for the cheaper one. However, if I was spending any considerable amount of time at home, I'd go for the more comfortable but more expensive one.

 

[FoBoT]

i lived in a tiny studio when i was single. no problem
i was working 12 hour shifts anyway, not like i was there that much

 

[kyparrish]

if you can swing it, and won't be stretching yourself too thin, go for the 1 BR

 

[DrPizza]

How much entertaining do you expect to do? How much time will you spend there? Would you save the money that you save for future investment in owning your own place?

And, I love these threads to... makes me happy for what I can get around here. *sigh*, but I have to drive 6 hours to get to the beach.

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: jinduy

Originally posted by: Mandos
Wow I pay 430 a month for a 2 bedroom, upstairs, quiet neighbors, nice neighborhood, water included.

i want to live in ohio

Try central Kentucky. Used to rent a 3 bedroom apartment with water, sewage, and trash pickup included for only $325. Was in a decent neighborhood, and the apartment was very clean and tidy. Only downside was no central heating/air, but just one big heating/air unit built-in the wall in the living room. Once had all 3 bedrooms occupied, only paid $108 a month rent .

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: blurredvision

Originally posted by: jinduy

Originally posted by: Mandos
Wow I pay 430 a month for a 2 bedroom, upstairs, quiet neighbors, nice neighborhood, water included.

i want to live in ohio

Try central Kentucky. Used to rent a 3 bedroom apartment with water, sewage, and trash pickup included for only $325. Was in a decent neighborhood, and the apartment was very clean and tidy. Only downside was no central heating/air, but just one big heating/air unit built-in the wall in the living room. Once had all 3 bedrooms occupied, only paid $108 a month rent .

buying a 3 bedroom with 20ish acres..... mortgage will be only 325 per month (plus taxes)

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: jinduy

Originally posted by: Mandos
Wow I pay 430 a month for a 2 bedroom, upstairs, quiet neighbors, nice neighborhood, water included.

i want to live in ohio

oh no you don't.

 

[vi edit]

If you want to get on the topic of cheap rent....I rented out a 3000 square foot house w/ 4 bedrooms and gorgeous hardwood floors for $595 a month when I went to college in Dubuque, IA. (I graduated in 2000)

Now THAT'S a lot of living space for the money. Split it 4 ways.

 

[RossMAN]

DAMN YOU IOWA/OHIO people and your cheap rent!

 

[randal]

holy cow, california's housing costs suck.

 

[kreactor]

i look at it as whether i need walls versus getting digital cable pkg

 

[abaez]

I'm in this dilemma too.

This is studio here: http://www.swelgroup.com/img/fleurdelis_single.gif

This is one bedroom: http://www.swelgroup.com/img/fleurdelis_1bed.gif

It's $300 more. I don't see the difference. Anyway this is right in the middle of Hollywood and right near the Metro (my only requirement). I think studio is the way to go.