Would you live in BOULDER? (Denver, Center: rent, townhouse, neighborhood)

[alphagifted]

Would you live in BOULDER If?

- Housing opportunity in Boulder, amazing neighborhood, 3/2 Townhouse 1700ft2, rent $1,800 best area of Boulder, elegantly furnished, there are some designer pieces, landlord is leaving the country next week unexpectedly and needs a good landlord to take care of his property, very very nice decent man, very flexible / easy going landlord in terms of requirements to move in and housing rules..

- I do work from home but need to travel to Denver Tech twice a week, what worries me is the traffic.

Not sure what to do, any advise? Or should I get a house closer to Denver?

Any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate

[PA2UK]

Well, Google maps says from the center of Denver to the center of Boulder is currently 40 mins. I'm sure it varies a bit depending on traffic and also depending on where exactly your home will be and where in Denver you'll be for work, but in generally I would say it is very doable when it's only twice a week. For me personally, I would never commute more than an hour.

[Good Red Road]

Originally Posted by alphagifted

Would you live in BOULDER If?

- Housing opportunity in Boulder, amazing neighborhood, 3/2 Townhouse 1700ft2, rent $1,800 best area of Boulder, elegantly furnished, there are some designer pieces, landlord is leaving the country next week unexpectedly and needs a good landlord to take care of his property, very very nice decent man, very flexible / easy going landlord in terms of requirements to move in and housing rules..

- I do work from home but need to travel to Denver Tech twice a week, what worries me is the traffic.

Not sure what to do, any advise? Or should I get a house closer to Denver?

Any suggestions I'd greatly appreciate

Denver Tech Center is at least 90 minutes from Boulder during rush hour.

[Hipchik]

Originally Posted by alphagifted

Would you live in BOULDER If?
I do work from home but need to travel to Denver Tech twice a week, what worries me is the traffic.

You should be worried about traffic.
I vote NO to commuting from Boulder even if it's only twice a week. Why put yourself through that? My BF commuted from Boulder to the Tech Center in the late 90s and it was a nightmare way back then. There are plenty of great places to live in Denver. You'll find something.

[PA2UK]

Originally Posted by Good Red Road

Denver Tech Center is at least 90 minutes from Boulder during rush hour.

Ah, you're right, I hadn't noticed he said Denver Tech - with it being so far south of center city, I would say no, don't live in Boulder. It's only twice a week but it would still be a massive headache. Unless it's like your dream to live in Boulder, there are plenty of other nice places to live that would be closer.

[alphagifted]

Thank you guys, i dont mind liberals, just the distance.....

[Good Red Road]

If your goal is to be close to the mountains, there are many nice areas in the southwest quadrant that will still place you within a 30 - 45 min drive to the tech center. If you're looking for something with a small town feel, you may like Morrison, although it's not remotely like Boulder.,

[OhioToCO]

Tough one: this is very cheap rent you are getting. If you do need 3/2 town home type place, this price will be hard to beat in a nice-ish neighborhood in Denver. If you like Boulder in general, it's a very good deal.
But! It's a hellish commute to Tech Center, even for twice a week. If I had to do it, I would not drive it, I would do bus/light rail combo - there are a lot of people doing it. I used to take what used to be HX and now is FF4 bus to Denver, and there was a sizable crowd getting off at Stout street and walking straight to the light rail stop. One other thing - most of them were on calls the entire time they were on the bus, so they actually worked while commuting.

[alphagifted]

OhioToCO I like to drive nor sure how would i feel taking the bus, specially in the winter time... as much as I like to drive, its not fun being stuck in traffic.... and yes I agree its very cheap for the area and landlord is great but.....

[Teckeeee]

It's too far from Denver too and the new toll road nah.