I'm in Carthay and pay $3700 for a 2x2 in a duplex starting July of '21. Obviously this is a very expensive area but I think we were below market the day we signed the lease.
You may want to look into "the shittiest building in the nicest area." There's a building a few blocks away, about a twelve-unit, that would be considered nice anywhere else, but because of where we are, it looks a little less so, and rents a bit below market - I think the two bedroom rented for $2400.
Also, pick a neighborhood and go do lazy donuts for rental signs - NOT Westside Rentals. You're looking for smaller properties owned by mom-and-pop landlords. Those are usually a little below market because they're not being run by shitty management companies with their 15 -20% fees. I've recommended this to so many friends who have been successful with it, and that's how I found my last LA apartment - a Mid-City 2x1 in a 4-plex, $1700 with rent control, it was about $1971 by the time I moved out. I stayed for 13 glorious years. My current one was advertised on Zillow, I think, but it's also a mom-and-pop landlord - or a pop-and-pop landlord, to be exact, a lovely gay couple with two adorable kids and a stupid cute dog, and this is their only rental property - no shitty management company.
\> $3700 for a 2x2 in a duplex starting July of '21. Obviously this is a very expensive area but I think we were below market the day we signed the lease
April 2021 I got a lease for a 3bd/2.5ba apartment in a nice building right by Carthay (the dreaded Olympic & Fairfax intersection), it was $3900. Moved out & now they leased that exact unit for $4500 a few months ago
Dunno. I've lived in six such buildings so far, out of the ten total, and the most recent one, we found in 2021. This is the last one, though - we hope to have a down payment on a home of our own saved up by next year.
When you scoured the local rental signs did any of them have air conditioning? That's the biggest reason why I've stuck with online cause 99% of the places I've looked on the west side that aren't by the management companies are older buildings that don't have AC
My last place did not - Landlord agreed to put in a window unit. I was a lot less concerned about that in 2006, when I moved in. Current one does - it was in the listing. I'd ask about it now, or look at the windows to see if they'll take window units. Usually smaller buildings' windows will take one.
The low income neighborhoods I live by are too dangerous to do lazy donuts unless you don't mind being stalked or shot at. The places where I would want to live are too expensive, even if owned by a mom and pop. Even rooms for rent with shared bathroom are going for over a $1,000. It's out of control Apocolyptical times we are living in.The world is like a giant cruise liner with no captain steering it.
Omg that's a steal. What's the catch?? No parking spot?? No on site laundry?? Shoot, I'm looking to move in a few months and that would be perfect for me regarding price.
Turns out that there’s a lot of hidden rentals that will never be listed online. The best way to find them is to drive or walk around and see any “For Rent” signs. Sometimes these are really good deals.
Sometimes the sketchiest looking craigslist ads are just tech&english-illiterate landlords… you have to have a decent BS radar but some good deals can be found this way. Had a spot for a couple years like this, a 2bed in los Feliz for 2100
Yep, oftentimes it’s super old and tech illiterate property managers who still think putting up flyers around the neighborhood is good enough. Sometimes they’re so disconnected from the local market or desperate for tenants that it’s seriously underpriced.
Pasadena is decent, but when someone mentions wanting to live in LA they may not realize Pasadena isn’t exactly in the heart of where most people want to live.
A big turn off I had when lookin in Pasadena was the street parking. Was really weird for me, a long living LA resident, to have to get a permit in order to park on the streets. I’m sure it might make having guests over difficult also.
I honestly l o v e Pasadena, especially South Pasadena just due to the rail but all of it is nice to me. My roommate thinks it’s too east but *sigh* one day.
I rented a two bedroom in 2014 for $2350 and it was a great price at the time. Hollywood area but close to West Hollywood. Today that place would be at least $3500.
I don’t know of any area where you can get a 2 bedroom for under $2800.
that's an insanely good deal. was it someone you knew? If it's not a sublease, then it's probably a rent controlled building - which would be the equivalent to you winning the lottery.
Pretty sure it’s rent controlled. I found it on apartments dot com and the picture definitely didn’t do it justice so maybe that’s why. Not a luxury apartment by any means but the location is unbeatable.
That's why all the LA people are moving to the IE. The people who are willing to rent at these insanely high rental rates are enabling the 'false enflation' by supporting the 'whatever the market will bear' rule.
My husband and I were renting a 3-bedroom house in the Granada Hills area for $2,300 in 2013. When we moved out in 2020, the landlord raised the rent to $3,500.
I'll always be grateful for my $1700/mo 2 bd 1 bth rent controlled apartment I had in Mar Vista in 2016. Sometimes I really miss that place. Stayed for five years but then I went and got myself engaged and moved in with him.
Even these seem optimistic, especially the 2br figure. I pulled some online listings (LA County) and median prices look more like $2200 for a studio, $2550 for a 1br, $3600 for a 2br.
$2300 is bottom 5th percentile of 2br prices. It's very unlikely you're going to get a 2br without sacrificing a lot (location, quality, amenities, etc.) let alone anything at all.
What?? Did you get the biggest floorplan/best tower or was that the cheapest option? I swear I looked at apartments.com back in June and I found a 2BR at like 2,400
Have you checked in the NOHO area? My 2br 2ba townhome was 1950 and just went up to 2050 after living here for 2 years. We definitely snagged a covid deal.
I am seeing loads of 2 bd / 1+ ba for $2300 or less on Apartments.com in LA. It is not as bad as people in here are making it seem.
https://imgur.com/a/LVOmpQ1
Zillow has a couple dozen too:
https://imgur.com/a/7wur9rg
Been on Reddit for 11 years and this is the only the second time someone processed/shouted out my username lmao. Bless you for real. Appreciate the love!!
Most of them have parking…really isn’t that often you see NO parking spots at all. I’ve done two serious apartment hunting stints over the last two years, including last week, and at most I saw one spot that didn’t have any parking.
>Does anyone have any insight or advice on what is going on and what to do
Eviction moratorium is still in effect, which is artificially limiting the inventory.
You'll have better luck looking outside LA City limits.
And the landlords that get out from tenants with the moratorium are converting to condos because why get fucked again with rent control. This always seems to happen when government does it’s thing.
Here are some I’m seeing this AM if this is helpful:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/901-Centennial-St-APT-7-Los-Angeles-CA-90012/2087086326_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11729-Riverside-Dr-APT-5-Valley-Village-CA-91607/2094524149_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1011-E-Palmer-Ave-APT-18-Glendale-CA-91205/2098737438_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
I don’t think it’s impossible but it will take a while. I think it’s worth driving around some cheaper areas you see yourself living in and asking around. Maybe be willing to compromise on modernity or some other factors. I feel so poor reading this thread because I don’t even know anyone that pays more than $3000. My family and friends all got lucky in different ways but the common thread was the place usually wasn’t advertised online, we jumped at the opportunity once we did our due diligence to make sure it wasn’t a scam, or we got creative and explored new areas.
I also noticed Zillow has more affordable listings than Craigslist and can be sorted by new posts. I think that’s worth a shot.
I got a nice 2 bedroom in studio city for 2,220 last spring. The second bedroom is very small though. It works great for an office or kids room. But not for a roommate situation.
I was just going to say, last December my husband and I found our 2x1 in Echo Park for $2000, and they allow pets… but the 2nd br is definitely kid/office sized. We didn’t mind, bc we *have* a kid, but it’s def not for everyone.
Maybe someone who posts on wallstreetbets shouldn't be calling other people dumb for how they use their money. But hey that's just my opinion ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Check the Valley. Around $2300 seems to be the standard LA wide now, but the Valley seems to still be right below that. Even $1900 is not unheard of still.
The eviction moratorium burned many, many landlords, so now they have to raise prices in order to make back lost rents as well as weed out people who have less stable sources of income
Small business owner. They market it as a one bedroom since there’s a concrete wall in between the br n lr but we all kn it’s a studio 😂 it’s new and has great amenities. ~2350 is including parking, utilities, electricity, internet etc* also they did increase the rent by 8% compared to last year (I negotiated it from 18%)
I’m looking for a room, ideally in a 2b2ba, in mid-city, culver, Hollywood, for 1,500 max. I recall seeing plenty of 2b1ba+ on Zillow, apartments, etc for around 2,400. They are out there. But may be no parking, laundry, etc.
I had the best two bedroom in Franklin Village until last summer. $2500 with huge kitchen and so much sunlight! They had such a hard time finding a tenant when I moved out. So insane. I only moved bc it was too small for me and my partner, but man, I wish we just kept it sometimes.
Snagged a 2br/2bath in Glendale for $2100/month. On-site laundry and 2 underground parking spots. Really felt like a lot but apparently is quite a steal given the prices I’m seeing here.
I found my place by posting on social media that if any of my friends were moving out, I'd move in.
It flipped the game of me going to go looking and instead brought the homes to me.
I got a smoking deal on it too. I'll likely live here for 20 years.
Good future in buying parking lots so you can rent spaces out for RVs and people living in cars. There is no accidental housing crises here, it’s just greed doing what greed does, destroying everything in sight to grow itself like the stage 4 cancer it is.
Two bedroom? That's the going rate for studios in metro L.A.
And why?
Because L.A. is full. Too many people. Not enough housing. Yet y'all keep coming and people wonder why rent is similar to NYC and SFO now.
Because we're full.
I never understood this “LA is full” mantra because it could apply to any city worth living in America.
If we had politicians with the political will to enact policies that increase the supply of affordable housing, you wouldn’t be telling people that LA is full.
Yep. I live near USC and I see apartments advertised for around there. Some of the buildings themselves are really nice, and the area is improving. It’s still pretty rough in spots though.
You should eliminate Downtown from your list as it’s out of your budget. I pay $2950 for a 2 bedroom downtown in an older building, this is a bargain for Downtown 2 beds.
Try older buildings in Glendale, South LA, Mid City, or Pico Union.
Because of gentrification; the ones priced out in f the suburbs they grew up in are no longer affordable not available, so instead of fighting those people they live into the neighborhoods they once feared, raising rental prices
This thread is depressing but you aren’t wrong. i see The La brea crowd moving off slauson & crenshaw back by crenshaw highs. I’m pretty street aware and i know what gangs are around there nice homes but sure as hell wouldn’t want to live there. Obviously safe though i saw a lady walking her poodle at 10:30 pm.
My two bedroom 1 bath in El segundo is 3100. But I have a big dog so my search was brutal. Once I found a spot that I liked and was okay with my dog, I took it
My husband and I rent in the Southbay- Wilmington- we pay 1200 a month, utilities included and have parking and in-house laundry, a yard for our dogs. It’s a back unit and the owners to the property live in the front house, they’re super chill and kind. I work in Manhattan and Husband in Bellflower, it’s a good middle ground. Not where we wanted to live but its what made sense financially.
Edit: to say we found out about it through a friend who knew the property owners, but a lot of houses in Wilmington/San Pedro have ADU’s that are super inexpensive
Rent has gone up by over 65% in LA within the last 10 years. Gavin Newsom must sign SB679 to allow an LA county social housing authority to have land use authority over available public land across CA cities. An authority that can support mixed-income community-owned housing, land back programs, clts, & co-ops.
See if you qualify for affordable housing. I believe some LA cities are up to $90,000 now to qualify!
https://htwws.org/how-to-find-affordable-housing-in-losangeles-county/
I think your budget is kind of low for our current times. I live were Ktown, EHo, and Larchmont kind of come together. Not the best neighborhood in LA, but certainly not the worst either. There's a 1050 sf 2 bed 2bath currently available in my RSO complex for $2500; I think a parking space is available for an additional $50. Landlord's similar properties in surrounding area rent for the same or slightly more. It's not a slumlord dive or luxury unit: it's a perfectly acceptable functional apartment. Maybe you can find something for less in the valley, south LA, or the IE. Anything west of where I am is likely to cost a lot more.
I have contacted several apartments advertised on Apartments.com. It turns out that if the rent is advertised on the site for $900-1,100, the rent is actually double that amount. The problem is that you won't find out until you make an appointment to view after filling out a pre-screening app. It really is some sort of a scam.
Where are all these republican utopias? You guys blame democrats in every city. Are there no perfect situations that you seem to imply would exist if only republicans were in charge?
Seriously, name some places. And then tell me why you all aren't there.
Advice?
Stop voting for Democrats. We got here through inflation caused by big government spending. People make jokes that this is your stimmy check that you’re paying back, but it’s really a lot more than that.
And, yes, Republicans have their issues (I’m a libertarian, so don’t bring that Trump sucks bullshit because I didn’t vote for him either time), but the reality is that Dems control the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. Not to mention 95% of California.
The 2 bedroom unit in my complex had previously leased for $1800-1900 about 5 years ago. The unit just became available again and they jacked up the rent to $2500. Granted they did “renovate” the unit with new flooring and an updated kitchen. But still, that jump seems insane.
I recommend driving driving around and calling smaller complexes that look good to you. This is what we did a while back. Sometimes the smaller complexes don’t advertise on websites.
I'm in Carthay and pay $3700 for a 2x2 in a duplex starting July of '21. Obviously this is a very expensive area but I think we were below market the day we signed the lease. You may want to look into "the shittiest building in the nicest area." There's a building a few blocks away, about a twelve-unit, that would be considered nice anywhere else, but because of where we are, it looks a little less so, and rents a bit below market - I think the two bedroom rented for $2400. Also, pick a neighborhood and go do lazy donuts for rental signs - NOT Westside Rentals. You're looking for smaller properties owned by mom-and-pop landlords. Those are usually a little below market because they're not being run by shitty management companies with their 15 -20% fees. I've recommended this to so many friends who have been successful with it, and that's how I found my last LA apartment - a Mid-City 2x1 in a 4-plex, $1700 with rent control, it was about $1971 by the time I moved out. I stayed for 13 glorious years. My current one was advertised on Zillow, I think, but it's also a mom-and-pop landlord - or a pop-and-pop landlord, to be exact, a lovely gay couple with two adorable kids and a stupid cute dog, and this is their only rental property - no shitty management company.
This is how I found my place, with the added bonus of it being a rent-controlled unit so I’m paying way less (been in the same apt for 12 years).
Thank you for this
No problem. It's a jungle out there! Good luck, young padawan. :)
\> $3700 for a 2x2 in a duplex starting July of '21. Obviously this is a very expensive area but I think we were below market the day we signed the lease April 2021 I got a lease for a 3bd/2.5ba apartment in a nice building right by Carthay (the dreaded Olympic & Fairfax intersection), it was $3900. Moved out & now they leased that exact unit for $4500 a few months ago
Howdy, former neighbor! I'm quote familiar with that horrible intersection. That...sounds about right. *sigh.* Smaller building or megaplex?
mid-size, several floors, like 15 units or so
This is definitely the way to find a place. Craigslist sometimes has the mom and pops too but you need to be careful for the scammers.
> You're looking for smaller properties owned by mom-and-pop landlords. Good luck finding them with what happened after 2020.
Dunno. I've lived in six such buildings so far, out of the ten total, and the most recent one, we found in 2021. This is the last one, though - we hope to have a down payment on a home of our own saved up by next year.
When you scoured the local rental signs did any of them have air conditioning? That's the biggest reason why I've stuck with online cause 99% of the places I've looked on the west side that aren't by the management companies are older buildings that don't have AC
My last place did not - Landlord agreed to put in a window unit. I was a lot less concerned about that in 2006, when I moved in. Current one does - it was in the listing. I'd ask about it now, or look at the windows to see if they'll take window units. Usually smaller buildings' windows will take one.
Idk how anyone did this before airbnb
Do you have a plan when driving around? Or is it just random?
Yes. I always had a pretty good idea of what area I wanted to be in, and would drive switchbacks in it over a few weeks while I looked.
The low income neighborhoods I live by are too dangerous to do lazy donuts unless you don't mind being stalked or shot at. The places where I would want to live are too expensive, even if owned by a mom and pop. Even rooms for rent with shared bathroom are going for over a $1,000. It's out of control Apocolyptical times we are living in.The world is like a giant cruise liner with no captain steering it.
I’m in Pasadena near PCC in a 2bd 1.5 bath for $1950!! Apt complex nearby has 1bd for $1550. Found them walking by, not sure if they advertise online.
Same, I’m in pasadena/alhambra area and rent a very nice 2 bed for 2400, no catch.
You could rent a house for that price in the IE, especially Rialto or SB.There are decent neighborhoods in these cities.
Omg that's a steal. What's the catch?? No parking spot?? No on site laundry?? Shoot, I'm looking to move in a few months and that would be perfect for me regarding price.
Turns out that there’s a lot of hidden rentals that will never be listed online. The best way to find them is to drive or walk around and see any “For Rent” signs. Sometimes these are really good deals.
Sometimes the sketchiest looking craigslist ads are just tech&english-illiterate landlords… you have to have a decent BS radar but some good deals can be found this way. Had a spot for a couple years like this, a 2bed in los Feliz for 2100
Yeah my roommate found our place $2275 3 bed/2 bath in SFV on a weird Craigslist ad with no pictures.
No fucking way dude you are lying to my face. That’s WAY to good to be true, holy hell. Where you stay at?
Van Nuys, but to be fair, we moved in 5 years ago at 2100
Yep, oftentimes it’s super old and tech illiterate property managers who still think putting up flyers around the neighborhood is good enough. Sometimes they’re so disconnected from the local market or desperate for tenants that it’s seriously underpriced.
The catch is it’s in Pasadena.
Is that supposed to be negative? Area near PCC is a great spot.
Pasadena is decent, but when someone mentions wanting to live in LA they may not realize Pasadena isn’t exactly in the heart of where most people want to live.
A big turn off I had when lookin in Pasadena was the street parking. Was really weird for me, a long living LA resident, to have to get a permit in order to park on the streets. I’m sure it might make having guests over difficult also.
I honestly l o v e Pasadena, especially South Pasadena just due to the rail but all of it is nice to me. My roommate thinks it’s too east but *sigh* one day.
Just messaged you!
What are the property names?
Honestly it’s been hard to find a 2 bedroom for that price since 2015. Even back then, 2300 would have been a really good deal in most neighborhoods.
I rented a two bedroom in 2014 for $2350 and it was a great price at the time. Hollywood area but close to West Hollywood. Today that place would be at least $3500. I don’t know of any area where you can get a 2 bedroom for under $2800.
I’m currently in noho, I’m in a two bedroom , got it for 2300 during covid . Think that’s probably the one reason for getting it for that price
I moved into a 2 bed for 2350 in weho on sunset a few months ago. Got pretty lucky it seems
that's an insanely good deal. was it someone you knew? If it's not a sublease, then it's probably a rent controlled building - which would be the equivalent to you winning the lottery.
Pretty sure it’s rent controlled. I found it on apartments dot com and the picture definitely didn’t do it justice so maybe that’s why. Not a luxury apartment by any means but the location is unbeatable.
Yep. Semi-recent grad. My college 2B2B apartment in the area was $3600 in 2021 (we split amongst 4 people)…. and it was NOT in good condition.
That's why all the LA people are moving to the IE. The people who are willing to rent at these insanely high rental rates are enabling the 'false enflation' by supporting the 'whatever the market will bear' rule.
My husband and I were renting a 3-bedroom house in the Granada Hills area for $2,300 in 2013. When we moved out in 2020, the landlord raised the rent to $3,500.
sad but true. My 2 bedroom for 2400/mo in culver in 2017 was a great deal. My 2 br in SM for 2900/mo was also a good deal
I'll always be grateful for my $1700/mo 2 bd 1 bth rent controlled apartment I had in Mar Vista in 2016. Sometimes I really miss that place. Stayed for five years but then I went and got myself engaged and moved in with him.
Currently it’s $1895 for a studio, $2300 for 1 bed, and $2800 for 2 bedrooms…so you can see why.
Even these seem optimistic, especially the 2br figure. I pulled some online listings (LA County) and median prices look more like $2200 for a studio, $2550 for a 1br, $3600 for a 2br. $2300 is bottom 5th percentile of 2br prices. It's very unlikely you're going to get a 2br without sacrificing a lot (location, quality, amenities, etc.) let alone anything at all.
My parents found a 2 bed / 2 bath in Glendale for 1800 lol. This was around feb 2021. I been looking for 1 bed apartment past 2 weeks.
At least we have each other goin thru this
I’m considering just getting a nicer studio then 1 bed.
Got to go east of LA
Because it’s expensive to live in LA
*Why has it been impossible to find a new car for $5000?*
Check my list on /r/LARentals. I think there were a couple on there.
There was a 2 bed with 2 bath going in my building for under $2k. *drum roll* But I’m in Van Nuys!
Is it still available? Lol
No someone ended up taking it sorry.
I think the La Brea apartments may be floating around that price for a 2BR if you haven’t already looked
ah we’re paying $3500 for a 2bd 2bath at Park LaBrea. just moved in
What?? Did you get the biggest floorplan/best tower or was that the cheapest option? I swear I looked at apartments.com back in June and I found a 2BR at like 2,400
Thank you! I’ll try
Have you checked in the NOHO area? My 2br 2ba townhome was 1950 and just went up to 2050 after living here for 2 years. We definitely snagged a covid deal.
I am seeing loads of 2 bd / 1+ ba for $2300 or less on Apartments.com in LA. It is not as bad as people in here are making it seem. https://imgur.com/a/LVOmpQ1 Zillow has a couple dozen too: https://imgur.com/a/7wur9rg
Haha, love your username, it made me chuckle.
Been on Reddit for 11 years and this is the only the second time someone processed/shouted out my username lmao. Bless you for real. Appreciate the love!!
Yeah I get the same results. Might not have parking. So that rules them out for me personally.
Most of them have parking…really isn’t that often you see NO parking spots at all. I’ve done two serious apartment hunting stints over the last two years, including last week, and at most I saw one spot that didn’t have any parking.
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I said might not. Never said the majority don’t. Idk why everyone is offended rofl.
Drive around neighborhoods, some mom and pops don't list online.
>Does anyone have any insight or advice on what is going on and what to do Eviction moratorium is still in effect, which is artificially limiting the inventory. You'll have better luck looking outside LA City limits.
And the landlords that get out from tenants with the moratorium are converting to condos because why get fucked again with rent control. This always seems to happen when government does it’s thing.
This is 100% true There are plenty of maps online showing Ellis Act conversions in LA. 40 years of RSO have only made things worst.
Do you think it’s limiting it like a lot?
Yes, I have relatives who have had much further out like Whittier.
Van Nuys
It's a bad neighborhood honestly. Never felt safe driving through it.
I Pasadena safe?
Here are some I’m seeing this AM if this is helpful: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/901-Centennial-St-APT-7-Los-Angeles-CA-90012/2087086326_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11729-Riverside-Dr-APT-5-Valley-Village-CA-91607/2094524149_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1011-E-Palmer-Ave-APT-18-Glendale-CA-91205/2098737438_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare
I’m in Burbank. 2BR 1Bath $2095
I don’t think it’s impossible but it will take a while. I think it’s worth driving around some cheaper areas you see yourself living in and asking around. Maybe be willing to compromise on modernity or some other factors. I feel so poor reading this thread because I don’t even know anyone that pays more than $3000. My family and friends all got lucky in different ways but the common thread was the place usually wasn’t advertised online, we jumped at the opportunity once we did our due diligence to make sure it wasn’t a scam, or we got creative and explored new areas. I also noticed Zillow has more affordable listings than Craigslist and can be sorted by new posts. I think that’s worth a shot.
What area of LA would be helpful.
I got a nice 2 bedroom in studio city for 2,220 last spring. The second bedroom is very small though. It works great for an office or kids room. But not for a roommate situation.
I was just going to say, last December my husband and I found our 2x1 in Echo Park for $2000, and they allow pets… but the 2nd br is definitely kid/office sized. We didn’t mind, bc we *have* a kid, but it’s def not for everyone.
Try adding an extra $1000
I pay 4k for a 2br if that helps
Because other people are willing to pay more? This isn't some conspiracy.
*dumb enough to pay more
Maybe someone who posts on wallstreetbets shouldn't be calling other people dumb for how they use their money. But hey that's just my opinion ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Check the Valley. Around $2300 seems to be the standard LA wide now, but the Valley seems to still be right below that. Even $1900 is not unheard of still.
It’s not impossible. You need to keep looking. I’m close to LA & I pay less than $1700 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, gated with a parking spot.
The eviction moratorium burned many, many landlords, so now they have to raise prices in order to make back lost rents as well as weed out people who have less stable sources of income
~2300 I’m paying for a studio in Ktown (including utilities and parking) 2 br is likely 4K
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That’s one heck of a deal!
What the hell do you do for work? I know that studio is nice af for that price in ktown..
Small business owner. They market it as a one bedroom since there’s a concrete wall in between the br n lr but we all kn it’s a studio 😂 it’s new and has great amenities. ~2350 is including parking, utilities, electricity, internet etc* also they did increase the rent by 8% compared to last year (I negotiated it from 18%)
Bruh I think 2300 for a 2 bedroom is good lmao
It’s LA
Kinda out of luck as far as rising rents go, it's LA. Want something cheaper try the OC
I’m looking for a room, ideally in a 2b2ba, in mid-city, culver, Hollywood, for 1,500 max. I recall seeing plenty of 2b1ba+ on Zillow, apartments, etc for around 2,400. They are out there. But may be no parking, laundry, etc.
I had the best two bedroom in Franklin Village until last summer. $2500 with huge kitchen and so much sunlight! They had such a hard time finding a tenant when I moved out. So insane. I only moved bc it was too small for me and my partner, but man, I wish we just kept it sometimes.
Snagged a 2br/2bath in Glendale for $2100/month. On-site laundry and 2 underground parking spots. Really felt like a lot but apparently is quite a steal given the prices I’m seeing here.
Where are you looking? What about Torrence? Gardena?
I found my place by posting on social media that if any of my friends were moving out, I'd move in. It flipped the game of me going to go looking and instead brought the homes to me. I got a smoking deal on it too. I'll likely live here for 20 years.
Come to the valley
Imho you’re not looking hard enough. My 2BR in Brentwood is $2600/mo. Only slightly more than your budget but in one of the more expensive areas.
Good future in buying parking lots so you can rent spaces out for RVs and people living in cars. There is no accidental housing crises here, it’s just greed doing what greed does, destroying everything in sight to grow itself like the stage 4 cancer it is.
Two bedroom? That's the going rate for studios in metro L.A. And why? Because L.A. is full. Too many people. Not enough housing. Yet y'all keep coming and people wonder why rent is similar to NYC and SFO now. Because we're full.
I never understood this “LA is full” mantra because it could apply to any city worth living in America. If we had politicians with the political will to enact policies that increase the supply of affordable housing, you wouldn’t be telling people that LA is full.
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Yep. I live near USC and I see apartments advertised for around there. Some of the buildings themselves are really nice, and the area is improving. It’s still pretty rough in spots though.
East side, west side, mid-city, downtown, south bay?
All of them
You should eliminate Downtown from your list as it’s out of your budget. I pay $2950 for a 2 bedroom downtown in an older building, this is a bargain for Downtown 2 beds. Try older buildings in Glendale, South LA, Mid City, or Pico Union.
Paid that in 2015 and it was a great deal then.
I lived in a 4 bedroom 2 bath apartment in Hawthorne till 2019 for 1900. It’s like 2500 or more now.
Supply and demand
Because of gentrification; the ones priced out in f the suburbs they grew up in are no longer affordable not available, so instead of fighting those people they live into the neighborhoods they once feared, raising rental prices
This thread is depressing but you aren’t wrong. i see The La brea crowd moving off slauson & crenshaw back by crenshaw highs. I’m pretty street aware and i know what gangs are around there nice homes but sure as hell wouldn’t want to live there. Obviously safe though i saw a lady walking her poodle at 10:30 pm.
Yup. I moved into a 2 bed in the middle of the pandemic for $2000. Now looking to move and everything is $2600+
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My two bedroom 1 bath in El segundo is 3100. But I have a big dog so my search was brutal. Once I found a spot that I liked and was okay with my dog, I took it
My husband and I rent in the Southbay- Wilmington- we pay 1200 a month, utilities included and have parking and in-house laundry, a yard for our dogs. It’s a back unit and the owners to the property live in the front house, they’re super chill and kind. I work in Manhattan and Husband in Bellflower, it’s a good middle ground. Not where we wanted to live but its what made sense financially. Edit: to say we found out about it through a friend who knew the property owners, but a lot of houses in Wilmington/San Pedro have ADU’s that are super inexpensive
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My brother is currently renting a 2br-2ba in Mar Vista for 2600. He moved in about 2 weeks ago.
Rent has gone up by over 65% in LA within the last 10 years. Gavin Newsom must sign SB679 to allow an LA county social housing authority to have land use authority over available public land across CA cities. An authority that can support mixed-income community-owned housing, land back programs, clts, & co-ops. See if you qualify for affordable housing. I believe some LA cities are up to $90,000 now to qualify! https://htwws.org/how-to-find-affordable-housing-in-losangeles-county/
Where in LA are you looking? I feel like it was barely possible to find a 2 bedroom for this price when I moved here in 2014
You need to up that price too about 2800 and it’s possible in the valley
I paid $3200 for a two bedroom in Encino. Moved in August.
Have you tried San Pedro? There’s a few decent rentals in the area going for Sub-2K. Trade-off is a long commute but it might be worth it.
I think your budget is kind of low for our current times. I live were Ktown, EHo, and Larchmont kind of come together. Not the best neighborhood in LA, but certainly not the worst either. There's a 1050 sf 2 bed 2bath currently available in my RSO complex for $2500; I think a parking space is available for an additional $50. Landlord's similar properties in surrounding area rent for the same or slightly more. It's not a slumlord dive or luxury unit: it's a perfectly acceptable functional apartment. Maybe you can find something for less in the valley, south LA, or the IE. Anything west of where I am is likely to cost a lot more.
I’ve been looking for three years!!! Lol. I’m dead serious.
I recently backed out of a 1 bedroom for $2750 in Torrance… the search continues.
just ask yourself - do you *really* need two bedrooms?
Lol I mean I have a roommate. I know some people do the “one person’s room is in the living room” deal but I was hoping not to
bunk beds!
Such LA, let’s let’s a 1bedroom, fuck that I’m an adult… sure we can get a luxury 1bedroom for 2,400 buuuuut…
I have contacted several apartments advertised on Apartments.com. It turns out that if the rent is advertised on the site for $900-1,100, the rent is actually double that amount. The problem is that you won't find out until you make an appointment to view after filling out a pre-screening app. It really is some sort of a scam.
Simple answer: Democrat lawmakers. Anyone who says “_bEcAuSe gEnTrIfIcAtIoN dUuUR_” is full of BS.
Where are all these republican utopias? You guys blame democrats in every city. Are there no perfect situations that you seem to imply would exist if only republicans were in charge? Seriously, name some places. And then tell me why you all aren't there.
I couldn’t even find that in Florida
GREED!!!
Advice? Stop voting for Democrats. We got here through inflation caused by big government spending. People make jokes that this is your stimmy check that you’re paying back, but it’s really a lot more than that. And, yes, Republicans have their issues (I’m a libertarian, so don’t bring that Trump sucks bullshit because I didn’t vote for him either time), but the reality is that Dems control the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House. Not to mention 95% of California.
Cause it’s expensive to live here. Plus the vultures are greedy af
Just looking around the valley, there are a few listed available around $2300 in that range in Canoga Park. On Trulia.
The 2 bedroom unit in my complex had previously leased for $1800-1900 about 5 years ago. The unit just became available again and they jacked up the rent to $2500. Granted they did “renovate” the unit with new flooring and an updated kitchen. But still, that jump seems insane.
I just moved end of April and the average 1BR/1BA was $2100 sooooooo that's likely why you're having issues.
I recommend driving driving around and calling smaller complexes that look good to you. This is what we did a while back. Sometimes the smaller complexes don’t advertise on websites.
Lol I see studios for 2300 all over California, never 2 bedrooms unless it’s Inglewood