Posted: 3/4/2012 7:36:53 AM EDT
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Will be working in Minneapolis and switching to a new school (Century College.) I'm making about $33k a year and looking for a decent place to live. Hopefully some of you can make some good recommendations! Thank you! |
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Where is Century College located at again? I'm assuming you'll want something relatively centrally located between work and school?
You'll probably end up looking in an inner-ring suburb or within Mpls. proper, in case it's all a horse a piece and you should just try to find something in your price range in a decent neighborhood. If you don't know your price range, then decide one before you even start looking. |
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Century College is in White Bear Lake.
Might I suggest the Montreal Courts apartments in Little Canada? It's not far and the area is decent. But get ready for them to increase your rent every year when you come to renew your lease...and their openness to negotiation on that point is hit and miss. I lived there from 2004 to 2009 |
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Century College is in White Bear Lake. Might I suggest the Montreal Courts apartments in Little Canada? It's not far and the area is decent. But get ready for them to increase your rent every year when you come to renew your lease...and their openness to negotiation on that point is hit and miss. I lived there from 2004 to 2009 Thank you for posting that info! What did you pay per month at that time? |
| Some other cities to look at besides Little Canada are Roseville, the east side of NE Minneapolis, the west side of North St. Paul, the NW/Como are of St. Paul, Arden Hills, Shoreview, New Brighton, Falcon Heights is ok, most of the areas in between will be fine too. |
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I looked at the possibility of going the manufactured home route within a decent community. I checked out Beaver Lake Estates and that place was nice!
Bad part is a newer place for $59,900 plus $450 lot rent put's me at that $1,000 a month range. http://www.beaverlakeestates.org/2409_Elkhart_Lane-_Flyer.pdf 10% down and I only have about $9k in the bank. |
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I looked at the possibility of going the manufactured home route within a decent community. I checked out Beaver Lake Estates and that place was nice! Bad part is a newer place for $59,900 plus $450 lot rent put's me at that $1,000 a month range. http://www.beaverlakeestates.org/2409_Elkhart_Lane-_Flyer.pdf 10% down and I only have about $9k in the bank. Jesus, you need to give me a call! That's insane. Buy a townhome as was suggested and you can always rent it out down the road if you like. A LOT cheaper than what you describe here... |
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I looked at the possibility of going the manufactured home route within a decent community. I checked out Beaver Lake Estates and that place was nice! Bad part is a newer place for $59,900 plus $450 lot rent put's me at that $1,000 a month range. http://www.beaverlakeestates.org/2409_Elkhart_Lane-_Flyer.pdf 10% down and I only have about $9k in the bank. Jesus, you need to give me a call! That's insane. Buy a townhome as was suggested and you can always rent it out down the road if you like. A LOT cheaper than what you describe here... What's a good area to look for townhomes? |
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I looked at the possibility of going the manufactured home route within a decent community. I checked out Beaver Lake Estates and that place was nice! Bad part is a newer place for $59,900 plus $450 lot rent put's me at that $1,000 a month range. http://www.beaverlakeestates.org/2409_Elkhart_Lane-_Flyer.pdf 10% down and I only have about $9k in the bank. Jesus, you need to give me a call! That's insane. Buy a townhome as was suggested and you can always rent it out down the road if you like. A LOT cheaper than what you describe here... What's a good area to look for townhomes? You really should talk to him. You won't get any better advice anywhere. |
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I looked at the possibility of going the manufactured home route within a decent community. I checked out Beaver Lake Estates and that place was nice! Bad part is a newer place for $59,900 plus $450 lot rent put's me at that $1,000 a month range. http://www.beaverlakeestates.org/2409_Elkhart_Lane-_Flyer.pdf 10% down and I only have about $9k in the bank. Jesus, you need to give me a call! That's insane. Buy a townhome as was suggested and you can always rent it out down the road if you like. A LOT cheaper than what you describe here... What's a good area to look for townhomes? You really should talk to him. You won't get any better advice anywhere. How is that possible? Mcnielson deals exclusively in townhouses? Nevermind, I'll ask him myself. Hey mcnielson, I'm interested, what can you do for ZByam? Thanks. |
I finance homes. Any homes. Not mobile homes, though.
Just offering up my experience in the past year. Now more than ever you can buy a home for under $100k and it would be 2/3 to 3/4 of your rent with very little down. $0 down if you are a Veteran! ETA: sleevefullofaces: Thanks bro! 
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I finance homes. Any homes. Not mobile homes, though.
Just offering up my experience in the past year. Now more than ever you can buy a home for under $100k and it would be 2/3 to 3/4 of your rent with very little down. $0 down if you are a Veteran! ETA: sleevefullofaces: Thanks bro! PM inbound. |
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I finance homes. Any homes. Not mobile homes, though.
Just offering up my experience in the past year. Now more than ever you can buy a home for under $100k and it would be 2/3 to 3/4 of your rent with very little down. $0 down if you are a Veteran! ETA: sleevefullofaces: Thanks bro! Thank you for allowing me to met up with you, today! I recommend that if anyone is looking for financing on a home, Talk with Mike and he will get you squared away. Very friendly guy he knows his stuff well!
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus.
I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. |
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus. I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. buy or rent? I work in real estate and we could do either 
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At least it is by the Triple Rock. Otherwise 
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Thanks for the reminder, I was running short on free bacon and surly furious on wednesdays! |
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus. I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. buy or rent? I work in real estate and we could do either For as much as these "apartments" are fetching, I might as well go ahead and buy a town home. Frikken outrageous $800 a month rents. |
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus. I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. buy or rent? I work in real estate and we could do either For as much as these "apartments" are fetching, I might as well go ahead and buy a town home. Frikken outrageous $800 a month rents. you can get into a 1500 sq/ft single family for $1000 a month depending on credit. Fuck renting |
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus. I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. buy or rent? I work in real estate and we could do either For as much as these "apartments" are fetching, I might as well go ahead and buy a town home. Frikken outrageous $800 a month rents. you can get into a 1500 sq/ft single family for $1000 a month depending on credit. Fuck renting I'm already pre-qualified.... I pull in about $1850 after taxes, for wages. |
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus. I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. buy or rent? I work in real estate and we could do either For as much as these "apartments" are fetching, I might as well go ahead and buy a town home. Frikken outrageous $800 a month rents. you can get into a 1500 sq/ft single family for $1000 a month depending on credit. Fuck renting I'm already pre-qualified.... I pull in about $1850 after taxes, for wages. A week??? If so what job is that? |
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Still doing a lot of searching. Looked at a few non section 8 apartments, and those run $750 plus. I've been in touch with Mike and balancing work situations (People getting let go like mad) So I sort of put a hold on it for a few more weeks. Looking at the townhome route as of now. buy or rent? I work in real estate and we could do either For as much as these "apartments" are fetching, I might as well go ahead and buy a town home. Frikken outrageous $800 a month rents. you can get into a 1500 sq/ft single family for $1000 a month depending on credit. Fuck renting 
I'm already pre-qualified....
I pull in about $1850 after taxes, for wages. I pm'ed my contact info if you want to talk business. We also have a local mortgage broker, so you could keep the whole transaction on arf |