[wplug] the high cost of living -- and adaptations thereto

[kimberly]

what he said... the first year i lived here, i shared a house with 3
men. renting a room still cost about $800. living in a high cost of living
area doesn't always mean folks can afford it. i apologize for driving this
thread so far off topic :)

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, terry mcintyre wrote:

>
> I live in Los Angeles and pay $1200 for a one bed
> apartment. Many people room with others, rather
> than pay that sort of rent. It's very common in
> L.A. to rent just a bedroom for four or five
> hundred, or even to rent just the bed or sofa for
> a few hundred per month. I met a young accountant
> who shared a bedroom with another fellow; there
> were two beds in the same bedroom; he paid $300
> for his share of the bedroom; several others rented
> out the sofa and other beds. This is common practice
> here. People often buy houses with the express intent
> of renting out bedrooms to help with their mortgage
> payments. When a house sells for $700,000 and upward,
> one needs all the help one can get.