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Apartment Suggestions for LA

AptmateWantedLA's picture
 
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 on 5/15/13 at 1:35pm

Can anyone working around the Century City area give me some suggestions for apartment buildings? Some of the things I'm looking for are:
-2-3 br, planning on 1 person per bedroom
-10-20 min drive from the office
-around 1-1.2 K per month per person, 1.5 K max

Thanks for the help!

Need a place to stay temporarily in the summer. Anyone have place avail?

Emm_N_Ayy's picture
(Chimp, 13
 
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 on 5/14/13 at 7:59pm

I start my internship in the beginning of June and need a place in NYC for the summer immediately. May only need to really stay 1-2 months (June & July) because I may have a family friend who'll help me after that.

Anyone still looking for roommates? Please PM me with details

Private Equity Taking Over the Housing Market

Addinator's picture
ST
 
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 on 5/3/13 at 11:03am
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This doesn't seem like it should end well. Large amounts of institutional money coming into the housing market, pushing prices up. Blackstone is apparently getting into it in a big way.

Our bet right now is the scale of the opportunity is very big, and the pricing seems quite compelling," said Jonathan Gray, head of Blackstone's real estate group, at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference in 2012.

A year later, the scale has become huge. So far Invitation has spent $4.5 billion, snapping up 25,000 distressed single-family homes in regions hardest hit by the financial crisis, and in those slowest to recover, the company said. Most of the homes are refurbished and then rented out by Invitation. The appeal of the rental market comes, in large part, from consumers trying in a variety of ways to avoid taking on new debt, said Invitation spokesman Eric Elder.

Transferring to NYC. Advice on finding a place within the next month?

Emics19's picture
IB
(Baboon, 105
 
Points)
 on 4/24/13 at 4:29pm

I know this topic has probably been discussed at some point but, I need to find a place to live for mid-June. Offices are in mid-town and any advice on where to live, how to go about finding places/roommates is appreciated.

Im moving from London so will have limited time to apartment hunt over the next month or so...

Subletting in NYC

WallStreetHope's picture
ST
(Monkey, 38
 
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 on 4/24/13 at 3:57pm

Other than craigslist, what is the best way to be able to find a sublet in NYC?

Looking for Roomate. Lease starts 6/30

twobitpirate's picture
IB
 
Points)
 on 4/20/13 at 4:37pm

I will be starting my 2nd year in banking and my roomate is moving out. I have a really nice, high quality place in times square (converted 1 bedroom). Rent got bumped up to $3400, so $1700 a piece. Let me know if interest.

Looking for a place to stay in NYC

Sephyre's picture
IB
(Monkey, 56
 
Points)
 on 4/15/13 at 11:27pm

I've been having some trouble finding a place in the City and thought I'd give it a go on WSO. I'm moving up in mid-May to early June after graduation and don't have anything lined up so I'm going on savings for a bit.

I'm looking for something as cheap as possible, preferably under $700, and as close as possible to the City. I'd be willing to commute from anywhere as long as it can get me into the City in under an hour, or even stay in a less than 300 sq ft room.

If you're also moving and are willing to take on the struggle, maybe without work, we could push each other to learn and read more about finance. If you want more details on me, just PM.

Sephyre

2013 FT SF Roommate Thread

Incoming Analyst's picture
(Chimp, 10
 
Points)
 on 4/9/13 at 11:48pm

I know some of us are relocating to SF this year and are looking for roommates. I don't see a consolidated thread up, so I'll start it.

I'm relocating to SF and starting out as a 1st year IB analyst this summer. Looking to live around SoMa, Marina, or similar areas.

NYC Housing - 4 bedroom share in the East Village - June 1st!

jman's picture
 
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 on 3/18/13 at 11:42pm

My roommates and I are moving out of a 4 bedroom / 1 bath elevator building in the east village on 13th / 3rd. It's a great location downtown and near a ton of bars and restaurants. The apartment is clean and all the rooms are decent sized and good value for the price and location.

It's a great share for analysts moving into the city if you have a group of friends you know you want to live with or for people on WSO to live together. PM me if you want more details and I can send pics, pricing, etc.

THE BIG SHORT 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

Jared Dillian's picture
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 on 3/11/13 at 4:30pm
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At great risk of alienating any and all Canadian housing bulls, the more I read and study, the more I am convinced that the housing market is about to drop a daisy cutter on Canada.

I don’t even know where to begin. Why don’t we begin here: these guys have had rates at one percent (just like we did) for a long time (just like we did) for really no good reason (just like we did) because they had some maestro central banker that everybody trusted (just like we did) and the country is coming off of years of economic growth, really a gilded age (just like we did) which has resulted in a 10-year property bull market (just like we had) which is of course quite extended in some local areas (just like we had) and prices were up triple digit percent in some areas (just like what happened here) and now people are flipping houses and condos (just like what happened here) and there are tens of thousands of units being built (just like what happened here) and household debt is at all time highs (just like what happened here) and of course the real estate industry is more bullish than ever (just like what happened here) and are constantly going around telling people that there is no bubble (just like what happened here) and homeownership rates have reached all time high levels (just like what happened here) and the quality of construction is starting to decline (just like what happened here) and home prices have gone down for five months straight and people are saying that it’s different this time and that the high prices are justified by immigration or X, Y, and Z (just like what happened here) and the banking industry is trying to tighten lending standards ex post facto (just like what happened here) but the genie is already out of the bottle (just like what happened here) and people are going around saying that houses are a better investment than stocks or bonds (just like what happened here) and the smart guys, like Shiller, are ringing alarm bells (just like what happened here) and it’s different this time and it’s different this time and it’s different this time, but let me tell you how the situation is different, you want to know how it is different? Canada is different because they have no room to lower rates, so they are even more screwed than we were!

2013 Summer Housing

theDENNISsystem's picture
(Monkey, 41
 
Points)
 on 3/5/13 at 8:02pm

Hey all,

If anyone else is looking for a place in the city for a summer internship feel free to pm me, my office is midtown but i'd be okay with living downtown too.

Summer housing question

bendablelamps's picture
(Chimp, 6
 
Points)
 on 3/4/13 at 4:57pm

quick question: what are your thoughts on singles vs doubles?

planning to room in EHS this summer, trying to figure out if it's worth ponying up for a single.

Anyone know which NYU housing building MS blocks off for their interns?

rcm's picture
(Baboon, 107
 
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 on 3/4/13 at 2:41pm

They gave me a group code, so I can either use it and live around a bunch of MS people, or not use it and be placed randomly.

Summer 2013 Housing

carlfox's picture
ST
(Orangutan, 256
 
Points)
 on 2/15/13 at 8:51pm

I am a sophomore I will be interning this summer at a top BB, JPM/GS/MS is risk management and have a question about house. I have a friend who I can live with in Hoboken for about 2500 for the whole summer. Should I be looking for housing in the city or is Hoboken okay. The apartment is about 5min from the path.

NYU Housing D'Agostino Hall

cola1's picture
 
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 on 2/8/13 at 4:17pm

Anybody have any experience with NYU Law housing options? Specifically D'Agostino Hall???

If not--- does anybody have an apartment downtown they are willing to sublet for this summer in soho, tribecca, battery park, or fidi? late may to mid August would be ideal.

SF Intern Housing

lazardsoeurs's picture
IB
 
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 on 1/30/13 at 11:06pm

What's the best housings you guys used/stayed in for your SA stints? Needs to be close to Financial District/Market. Interested in an apartment w/ single bedrooms! Thank you

Summer Housing FiDi

dabears432's picture
IB
(Baboon, 108
 
Points)
 on 1/13/13 at 4:44pm

Anybody know about summer housing in the financial district... In particular, any word on:

-EHS 55 John Street?
-New School summer housing?
-NYU Lafayette?
-Other options?

I am working near WTC and looking for housing close to there. Some past threads favor NYU housing but I'm trying to live in FiDi if there are any good options.

Housing/Roommate in Charlotte

elbanquero's picture
(Chimp, 4
 
Points)
 on 1/4/13 at 11:40am

Anyone looking for housing and roommate in Charlotte for full-time Summer 2013? If so, shoot me a message

What if you dont find a place to live before training (NYC)

MomentaLaugh's picture
(Orangutan, 279
 
Points)
 on 12/25/12 at 2:53pm

At a BB... I assume training begins late June and early July. If you havent found a place to live by then are you pretty much SOL?

Downtown Housing Prices (In the short term)

ixjunitxi's picture
HF
(Orangutan, 273
 
Points)
 on 11/22/12 at 2:33pm

Was looking to find a new place in NYC and wanted to focus my search downtown. Anyone have any thoughts on how negotiable downtown rents are post-Sandy?

I was thinking that alot of apartments downtown that were affected by Sandy has displaced tenants (alot of them disgruntled, with good reason) and whom have found places further north. As a result, does anyone think that decreased apetite for downtown housing (BC of Sandy) coupled with increased vacancy rates will push prices down (downtown) making a more renter friendly market?

Would like to get the POV of some of the monkeys on here...

Boston housing

clammers1234's picture
IB
(Baboon, 120
 
Points)
 on 11/12/12 at 4:03pm

Anyone know where / what areas bankers in Boston generally live....? FiDi? Is south end / Cambridge commute a hassle? How much is a reasonable rent range in Boston?

Housing allowance in Hong Kong

Fredericdi's picture
 
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 on 11/2/12 at 4:06am

I heard that non-local financiers in HK BB receive housing allowance every month in addition to their salary/bonus, but it seems not every bank offers this kind of benefit.

Does anyone know which bank has it for analysts? Is it only to IBD or to all FO functions? and around how much per month?

Thanks

If you are traveling Mon-Thurs, what should you do about housing for Fri/Sat/Sun?

slim_ibd_shady's picture
O
 
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 on 11/1/12 at 5:24pm

If you are traveling to work at client's site from Mon thru Thurs, what should you do about housing for fri, sat, and sun? The point of this is to save money, obviously. Just like what the other guy said in the other thread, hopefully saving 100k for working only 2 years.

Fri - it really depends on workload. Could either still be working at client's site or home-based office. But most definitely, you will have to come home on friday night and sleep.

Sat - need a place to sleep

Sun - Sun evening, it depends.

A few options I can think of...
#1 - use airbnb - keep rent under $50 per night

#2 - rent an apartment under 1k, lease it to tenants but negotiate with them that you will come back home on weekends and need a space to sleep?

First Year Analyst Living in Queens/Brooklyn

I Got This's picture
(Monkey, 31
 
Points)
 on 10/20/12 at 3:50pm

What are you thoughts on living outside of Manhattan. Would it be possible to live in say Queens and commute to Midtown. It is about a 40 minute train ride. Assuming the company pays for your cab rides at night would this be doable for two years?

Has anyone on this board tried this? Would like to know so I can plan accordingly.

Would really like to save some money and pay off my school loans.

By living outside Manhattan I would be saving atleast $500 a month.

Buying a House with a friend

wadtk's picture
AM
 
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 on 10/9/12 at 1:00am
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Would like some experienced advice-

I'm 24 working at a asset manager in a midwestern city. I've been here for 1.5 years. Now, a friend of mine wants to buy a house...WITH me. This means we will both be on the mortgage. He's the entrepreneurial type and so we'd be getting a 4 bedroom, rent out half of it, live in the other half. The goal would be to live for free. In 7-10 years when the place is paid off I could get a nice $1000 check every month from renters. We've prequalified for a 3.25 30 yr fixed conv. I make significantly more money than he does now but he has a little bit saved away and I do trust him.

Houston Roommate Wanted - Room for Rent

nileblast's picture
O
(Chimp, 2
 
Points)
 on 8/21/12 at 3:36pm

I'm renting out a room with full bathroom in my house, which is 1 mile west of Downtown (Washington Ave near Sawyer). 3 story townhouse, 2008 construction, pool/hot tub, connected garage, and walking distance to several bars, and running/biking trails.

Looking for roommate in San Fran

flashmind's picture
AM
(Monkey, 33
 
Points)
 on 7/14/12 at 5:32pm

I just graduated and will move to San Fran in August to start working full time but I haven't found a place to stay.

If you are looking for a place in San Fran as well or need a roommate, please PM me. Thanks.

Does this make sense?

Senvik's picture
 
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 on 6/29/12 at 2:45pm

I've been developing an idea recently and would like to run it by the WSO community. If it is a very stupid idea, hopefully you will help me fill it with holes.

I'm currently working with mortgages while doing a lot of side reading and thought of this. Is this perfect timing to get into real estate? The current interest rates are pitiful (think 3.5% to 4% fixed) and you can pay to have it reduced further. Furthermore, if we assume that inflation will in fact be realized, then the dollars we use to pay this loan back will be significantly less valuable than they are currently. On top of that, if we assume that the housing market rebounds, we would be increasing our returns even more.

Advice for housing - sign a lease now, sublet out until early August? (Training during July/early Aug)

randomwench's picture
(Monkey, 57
 
Points)
 on 6/13/12 at 7:08pm

I'm going to be working for a regional BB office (SF, LA, Chicago, etc.), and training lasts through July into early August. So I don't need an apartment until around two months from now, but I would really like to have signed a lease before I leave to NY (or else I'll only have a couple of days to find an apartment and move in when I get back).

SF Housing - August Start

BallinOnABudget's picture
 
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 on 6/11/12 at 4:40am

First year analyst starting at an i-bank in San Francisco beginning in August. Looking for one to three roommates to share a flat or an apartment in or near the financial district. Please PM if interested.