Finding 2-bedrooms for under $2G

The price of Boston apartments in the city's most desirable neighborhoods and in newly opened luxury complexes are out of reach for most renters.

"It's tough on everyone, including young professionals just out of college," said Jason Schuster, founder of Proper Realty in Allston. "For a $2,000 apartment, renters need to be making $80,000-$100,000, and many are earning only half that."

But while you won't find many apartments under $2,000 in Boston's tonier districts, except for some tiny studios, go farther afield in the city and there's a wide variety of more affordable offerings where two roommates or couples can pay a more reasonable $1,000 or so each, which often includes parking.

We went searching for two-bedrooms under $2,000 in several Boston neighborhoods.

Schuster says the cost of two-bedrooms in Allston/Brighton are creeping over $2,000, but Proper Realty has a $1,900 renovated two-bedroom listing on Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton that includes heat and hot water and in-building laundry.

Rachael Kulik, office manager of JP Rentals and Sales, said there are several options for renters looking to get in under $2,000 a month — owner-occupied two- and three- families, condos for rent by owners who've moved on but kept properties as investments, and units in older buildings where the rent includes heat and hot water.

"Individual landlords and others with an emotional stake in their properties often care more about the quality of the tenants than gouging renters," said Kulik.

Kulik said you can still find decent two-bedrooms in Jamaica Plain for around $1,650-$1,850 a month, and while you won't get the top-of-the-line amenities, multifamily units are usually well-maintained.

"The rule generally is that the further you get from the T, the less expensive apartments are," she said.

JP Rentals has a large two-bedroom on Goodway Road for $1,650 a month. It has a living room, dining room, large eat-in kitchen, laundry and a covered outdoor porch, and is about a mile from the Forest Hills Orange Line station.

In neighboring Roslindale, even farther from the T and where you most likely need a car, two-bedrooms run from $1,600 to $1,750, Kulik said. A large sunny two bedroom on Mendelssohn Street with a big eat-in kitchen, living, dining and laundry is renting for $1,650.

Another good area to find two-bedroom rentals under $2,000 is in Dorchester — neighborhoods such as Adams Village, Neponset and Lower Mills, said Kristine Ryan of The Galvin Group. She said that many renters priced out of South Boston have come looking in south Dorchester.

Galvin Group has a two-bedroom on Granite Avenue in an older brick building for $1,650 a month including heat and hot water. Ryan is also listing a 1,200-square-foot two-bedroom in an owner-occupied house on Hilltop Street near Neponset Circle for $1,600 that has hardwood floors, lots of storage space and a screened-in porch.

"You can still find reasonably priced apartments here and most have recently updated kitchens and free parking with no resident stickers," Ryan said. "These apartments often rent quickly, sometimes by word of mouth."

Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Finding 2-bedrooms for under $2G

Dengan url

http://wartawanlocal.blogspot.com/2015/02/finding-2-bedrooms-for-under-2g.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Finding 2-bedrooms for under $2G

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Finding 2-bedrooms for under $2G

sebagai sumbernya