Comments on: Housing Hell http://ericfaller.com/blog/2007/04/18/housing-hell/ Pithy Quote Goes Here Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:48:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Angela http://ericfaller.com/blog/2007/04/18/housing-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-6645 Angela Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:30:45 +0000 http://efaller.com/blog/2007/04/18/housing-hell/#comment-6645 $325K for a 1 bedroom that is under 800 sq/ft? Yikes that's tiny. I wonder how much a condo in downtown Bellevue is going for. I would love to move there. How about you buy my townhouse and I move to downtown Bellevue? :) $325K for a 1 bedroom that is under 800 sq/ft? Yikes that’s tiny. I wonder how much a condo in downtown Bellevue is going for. I would love to move there. How about you buy my townhouse and I move to downtown Bellevue? :)

]]> By: Simon http://ericfaller.com/blog/2007/04/18/housing-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-6644 Simon Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:43:21 +0000 http://efaller.com/blog/2007/04/18/housing-hell/#comment-6644 $150 is a ridiculous amount to raise rent by. What kind of lease are you on - 6 or 12 month? As a condition of renewing your lease, tell them you will only pay (say) $50 extra a month, or you'll be forced to move out. If housing over there is anything like Colorado, they won't be able to fill it for a number of months, which will lose them money. I wouldn't move into lower quality housing, since you are already used to your current amenities, such as a garage. Imagine if your car got broken into and you ended up paying for repairs. Since you are probably planning on staying in Seattle for a while, I would suggest buying a condo and building some equity. I'm not sure whether or not to suggest living with a roommate, but it might be difficult to make the transition since you have been living alone for a long time. $150 is a ridiculous amount to raise rent by. What kind of lease are you on – 6 or 12 month? As a condition of renewing your lease, tell them you will only pay (say) $50 extra a month, or you’ll be forced to move out. If housing over there is anything like Colorado, they won’t be able to fill it for a number of months, which will lose them money.

I wouldn’t move into lower quality housing, since you are already used to your current amenities, such as a garage. Imagine if your car got broken into and you ended up paying for repairs.

Since you are probably planning on staying in Seattle for a while, I would suggest buying a condo and building some equity. I’m not sure whether or not to suggest living with a roommate, but it might be difficult to make the transition since you have been living alone for a long time.

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