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Affordable, boring housing in DC...yawn

ginagina — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:32:00 -0800

Where do the home-bodies call home in Washington DC? I've gone through all the DC housing threads, but they all talk about "trendy" "hip" places with good bar scenes.

My darling and I don't drink, like to stay home and cook, etc. While we wouldn't mind being in an area that catered to the hip folk, we feel like there must be a "boring" yet affordable area of DC.

We're looking for studio in the $1000 range. Would like there to be easy parking for one car.

Thanks!

The easiest way you can help me move!

Navelgazer — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:22 -0800

Moving to D.C. for grad school! Need help with the rental market! Okay, so I've read through all of the stuff here, but it doesn't fully help (and I imagine a lot has changed in the last 3 years.)

I'm starting Georgetown Law in late August, and am looking for a place in the city that's close to school (The Law Center is actually in the Chinatown/Capitol Hill area) and big enough so that it'll fit both myself and my girlfriend once she moves down 2nd semester. I imagine this won't be too difficult, but I'm freaking out a little bit because:

1. I've lived in NYC the last eight years, my entire adult life, really. Everything I know about getting an apartment, moving, applications, etc. is specific to New York. Also, it's not easy for me to just keep bobbing down to D.C. as the date gets closer, looking for the perfect place. However, I need a decent place, as I plan to live there for the next three years.

2. I really don't know Washington at all. In total I've spent maybe nine days there, and at no point was I able to go exploring on my own and get a feel for the place. Essentially my entire knowledge of the town comes from West Wing. Where should I be looking, and what should I be looking out for?

3. As I'll be a student while living there, my application will be a little different, I imagine. What should I expect as far as providing guaranteur letters, etc.?

Thank you, hive mind!

The down-low on co-ops.

killdevil — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:05:00 -0800

Help my younger sister decide whether or not to buy a co-op apartment. There's some My sister is in her mid-twenties and is thinking about buying a relatively inexpensive apartment in a co-op building near Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C. This would be the first place she's owned, and she's attracted to the idea foremost because she's not wildly enthusiastic about the prospect of throwing money at a rental apartment.

Neither she nor I know much about co-ops. How hard is it to sell a share in such a building relative to selling an apartment in a condominium? How well do such places hold their value relative to similar dwellings with more traditional ownership schemes?

What else should she be aware of as she contemplates the purchase? What should she know about co-ops and co-op living?

Where can I find temporary lodging in the D.C. area, quickly?

schoolgirl report — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 16:29:13 -0800

HousingFilter: I'm desperately seeking to sublet/rent a room in the D.C. area, where I'll be interning from June 14th through August 6th. I've hit up Craig's List, Roll Call, The Hill, Roomates.com, Sabbaticalhomes.com, and the Weekly Paper. I've tried the various universities, but I don't relish the idea of sharing a bunk bed. Anyone got any other bright ideas about where I might look on such short notice without actually having to be in D.C.? Barring that, anyone got a room for rent that's even slightly accessible to Dupont Circle? Sabbaticalhomes.com, by the way, is really great. Check out the last line of this listing.