Moving Out!

[datrue_canadian]

The time has come to me moving out of my parent's place. The original plan was to finish College and then move out, but I think it would be best to do it now. Im 21, and it is getting a little annoying...



The only real space I have of my own if my room which has all of my gizmos/gadgets/ and electronic toys in it. They take up a fair amount of room. Im looking forward to moving out to the new place with friends.



The new place is a 2 bedroom condo, in walking distance to a major public transit bus station, grocery store, shopping plaza, and the biggest one for me...my college XD I wont need a parking pass anymore because i could just use my own to feet and practically cross a couple streets. the 2 bedrooms are BOTH MASTER bedrooms, with attached walk in closets and ensuites (queue drool), 2 balconies, full kitchen (which is vey nice), washer/dryer upstairs, and comes with basic appliances (fridge, stove, and DISHWASHER! WOOT!). Lots of hardwood floor will make it easy to clean.



It is in a good neighbourhood and is a win-win for everyone. Rent/bills will come to about $700 each (which is generous) for 3 people. Thats including rent, hydro, heating , water is included in rent, phone, internet, digital cable.



I cant wait. I have already started making budgets lol (it is what I do. I am the business expert of the 3 of us). Cant wait! freedom, and a nice place!

 

[doenut]

Congratulations on reaching this milestone

. Hope it goes well and you enjoy your independance.

 

[Cranos]

I'm glad I've had a dorm room from the moment I went to uni or I wouldn't have survived at home. Living alone is pretty awesome.

 

[Durandal]

Wow, that's a nice find for just $700 - way to go...



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...so when can I move in?

 

[Nebulous]

Congrats. Roommates suck though. Ive moved in with people before and we were good friends going in. By the time it was time to part ways, we hated each other and the friendships were destroyed.

 

[Jazzy]

Rent/bills will come to about $700 each (which is generous) for 3 people.

From what I understand this is a 2 bedroom condo. Who's the odd person out that doesn't get a bedroom? I also think that $700 each is a lot of money. That condo is renting then for $2,100 a month? What happens when one person can't come up with their share of the rent? I don't mean to put a damper on your excitement of having your own place, but for $700 alone I would rather find my OWN place. I too have lived with roommates that were my friends. That soon ended when the parties started, people were coming in and crashing, nobody (but me) was cleaning, and the final straw was when one left and didn't pay their share. Total independence and freedom to me is getting your own place.

 

[Cranos]

The $700 is all in though, not just the rent.

 

[Jazzy]

The original plan was to finish College and then move out, but I think it would be best to do it now. Im 21, and it is getting a little annoying...

I like this original plan the best. You don't know what annoying is until you move in with people and they keep you awake partying all night long. There goes your sleep and sooner or later it's going to affect your grades. Remember, you never know what you had until it's gone.

 

[The Dragon Master]

I like this original plan the best. You don't know what annoying is until you move in with people and they keep you awake partying all night long. There goes your sleep and sooner or later it's going to affect your grades. Remember, you never know what you had until it's gone.

This isn't always the case though Jazzy, my flatmates are awesome. They don't go to party's late at night and if they do come back at some ridicules time in the night/morning, they make very little noise. I'm also glad that I moved out of home. I cook for myself more, think for myself more. I've had to mature very quickly over the past month's and I wouldn't change what's happened over the past few month's for the world (other than the exams

)



I hope you the best with this datrue, $700 (about £438) doesn't actually sound that bad I pay about $780 (£490-ish), especially with all bills included. But like Jazzy said, where's the other person going to sleep? Is there a dog house in the garden

?

 

[Evil Eye]

Sounds pretty cool... though Nebulous and Jazzy make some good points.

 

[Nebulous]

Also you watch out for people not paying their share of the bills. If you are all in your late teens or 20's, chances are some of you aren't going to be responisble with your money at all times. There will be instances of bills not getting paid on time. Or if someone goes to stay with their family for a couple weeks, they might come back and say that they don't owe their share of the utilities that month since they were gone. I could go on and on and on with examples.



Then there is the food situation and keeping the kitchen clean. Thats a whole nother can of worms.

Also, I live in one of the most expensive states in the USA and I only pay $650 a month for a 2 bedroom duplex with a nice size front and back yard. Electricity is usually $30 to $80 a month and gas is only like $10 a month since my stove is the only thing gas powered. Water and garbage are included in the rent so I pay about your share of bills & I live alone & I dont have to put up with other people.

There is places in my area that charge $2000 or $3000 a month rent for pretty much the same thing and foolish people will pay that. You just have to shop around til' you find a decent place to live at a decent price.

 

[Durandal]

I like this original plan the best. You don't know what annoying is until you move in with people and they keep you awake partying all night long. There goes your sleep and sooner or later it's going to affect your grades. Remember, you never know what you had until it's gone.

Don't forget to tell him to eat his vegetables, too!

This isn't always the case though Jazzy, my flatmates are awesome. They don't go to party's late at night and if they do come back at some ridicules time in the night/morning, they make very little noise. I'm also glad that I moved out of home. I cook for myself more, think for myself more. I've had to mature very quickly over the past month's and I wouldn't change what's happened over the past few month's for the world (other than the exams

)



I hope you the best with this datrue, $700 (about £438) doesn't actually sound that bad I pay about $780 (£490-ish), especially with all bills included. But like Jazzy said, where's the other person going to sleep? Is there a dog house in the garden

?

On a personal level (as in self-realisation and self-actualisation), moving to live on my own, and a considerable distance from home was actually very positive for me and instilled some confidence, as even though my parents would constantly berate how generally horrible I was at everything - I learned that living on my own, well - I wasn't so bad at a lot of stuff after all. So I share a similar sentiment with Dragon in such a regard. There's also a set experiential maturity one cannot gain until they up and leave the nest - and such is a very important and powerful asset that can be utilised by a young person pursuing higher education and soon after, hopefully, a start to a career. $700 split three ways is a nice deal from what I've seen, and depending on the lease agreement, a lot of places will require any and all tenets to sign as guarantors (or have one assigned in their place) so if some liability problem did arise in terms of rent, one person doesn't necessarily completely screw the others. Yes, there is risk, but there is in anything in life. Being married to someone and living in the same household is not too much different, even given the different legalities. You could still get roasted in such a respect. Unfortunately there are negative people and there are positive people. One just has to find the positive people, and associate with them, and hope for the best, and do their best to contribute to that. Consider if he's living with some decent folk, and something happened where he was short a few one month, missed work, had an emergency, or whatnot - having that extra person (or two) there, that can extend a quick loan to pay the rent one month can mean the difference between having a bed to sleep in and eviction.

Also you watch out for people not paying their share of the bills. If you are all in your late teens or 20's, chances are some of you aren't going to be responisble with your money at all times. There will be instances of bills not getting paid on time. Or if someone goes to stay with their family for a couple weeks, they might come back and say that they don't owe their share of the utilities that month since they were gone. I could go on and on and on with examples.



Then there is the food situation and keeping the kitchen clean. Thats a whole nother can of worms.

Also, I live in one of the most expensive states in the USA and I only pay $650 a month for a 2 bedroom duplex with a nice size front and back yard. Electricity is usually $30 to $80 a month and gas is only like $10 a month since my stove is the only thing gas powered. Water and garbage are included in the rent so I pay about your share of bills & I live alone & I dont have to put up with other people.

There is places in my area that charge $2000 or $3000 a month rent for pretty much the same thing and foolish people will pay that. You just have to shop around til' you find a decent place to live at a decent price.

Wow, that's nice, Nebulous; shopping around, however can only work to a certain extent. Consider yourself lucky - I pay more for rent in a one-bedroom tiny little place that isn't so far removed from being a Mongolian Yurt, and it's considered pretty cheap rent. Up North where I'm from - I don't even think the worst of the worst housing is below four-figures, and you could easily pay $4,000 just for a studio, but that's your choice - that, or nothing.

 

[Jazzy]

I'm interested in how much the security down on this is going to cost and how long is the lease for?

 

[Nebulous]

you could easily pay $4,000 just for a studio, but that's your choice - that, or nothing.

$4000 a month for a studio? Most people's monthly income's are below that.

What city are you talking about? I'll do a craigslist and newspaper classified search on the cost of rentals there and cities surrounding it.

Interestingly enough, my current place I found was not advertised on craigslist or in the newspaper. I drove by one day and seen the for-rent sign out front and called the number. Seems like the ones that advertise are more expensive.