I live near one of the worst Philadelphia suburbs to live in (Chester) and even there you’re not going to find a one bedroom apartment for $850. You might find a room in a house for that little. On the flip side, I own a small two bedroom house in a very nice suburb that I rent out for $1400 a month. If you can find at least one other human being that you can cohabitate with peacefully, you can do a lot better than trying to find your own place. Easier said than done, I know - I hate living with other people.
Yeah before I got married I had housemates. It sucks but our rent was $750/month for a disgusting 2BR in a bad neighborhood 30 years ago when I was making $6/hr. That’s why I moved out of California.
I live near one of the worst Philadelphia suburbs to live in (Chester) and even there you’re not going to find a one bedroom apartment for $850. You might find a room in a house for that little. On the flip side, I own a small two bedroom house in a very nice suburb that I rent out for $1400 a month. If you can find at least one other human being that you can cohabitate with peacefully, you can do a lot better than trying to find your own place. Easier said than done, I know - I hate living with other people.
Yeah before I got married I had housemates. It sucks but our rent was $750/month for a disgusting 2BR in a bad neighborhood 30 years ago when I was making $6/hr. That’s why I moved out of California.