Need temporary housing (Pittsburgh, Washington, Butler: mortgage, relocating, real estate)

[jhprentiss]

Hi--

My family is relocating from Boston, we'll be arriving next week. The home we were going to buy has fallen through (long, ugly story) and we find ourselves homeless.

We're a family of four, my husband and myself, 6-year old boy and a 3-year old little girl, along with two older dogs. Our things will be in storage for a month.

We are hoping to find a temporary situation for the month of August, and during that time find our house. We need at least two bedrooms, preferably three, safe good neighborhood, within commuting distance to southside for my husband, who starts his new job Aug 1. An apartment or a house would be fine, we'd rather not stay in a hotel, since we don't do too well all in one room like the Clampetts.

I also have a fantasy of renting someone's cabin on a lake somewhere (within commuting distance, of course) and taking a breath for a month.

Where do I start?

Thanks.

Jen

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by jhprentiss

An apartment or a house would be fine, we'd rather not stay in a hotel, since we don't do too well all in one room like the Clampetts.

The Clampetts lived in a mansion.

Originally Posted by jhprentiss

I also have a fantasy of renting someone's cabin on a lake somewhere (within commuting distance, of course) and taking a breath for a month.

Your fantasy is unlikely since there aren't many lakes around the Pittsburgh area. You might be able to find something on the river, but I think you'll be wasting your time focusing on that since you have less than two weeks.

Originally Posted by jhprentiss

We are hoping to find a temporary situation for the month of August, and during that time find our house. We need at least two bedrooms, preferably three, safe good neighborhood, within commuting distance to southside for my husband, who starts his new job Aug 1.

Besides large apartment complexes, there are hotels in Robinson Township and near the airport that have apartment type rooms. For instance, look into places like Springhill Suites and Embassy Suites. Since you'll need something furnished, you could look into the corporate condos down near northside. Here's a link: Corporate Housing and Temporary Housing - Pittsburgh - Downtown/North Shore - BridgeStreet Worldwide

[Hopes]

Here's a one bedroom partment with a view of the city advertised on Craig's List as temporary housing: Grandview Avenue temporary housing--fully furnished, wi-fi, cable

The following sites have some other short term corporate housing options:

Short Term and Corporate Housing in Pittsburgh, PA - CorporateHousing.com

Furnished Short Term Apartments & Housing - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Corporate Housing - Temporary Furnished Apartments Pittsburgh, PA



CHECK THIS OUT! RIGHT IN SOUTH SIDE: Carson Street Commons ~ Pittsburgh, PA Fully Furnished and Equipped Short-Term Apartments from Corporate Accommodations

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[Hopes]

Here's a huge list of extended stay options:

Pittsburgh Area Extended Stay Hotels and Corporate Housing - Biz-stay.com

[Hopes]

Here are cabin rentals at Morainne State Park:

Cabins: Moraine State Park / Pennsylvania / Butler County / Pittsburgh Camping

Your husband's commute would be a little over an hour.

(These look much smaller than a corporate hotel suite.)

[Hopes]

If your husband doesn't mind commuting for 1-1/2 hours (maybe 2) each way, there are plenty of beautiful rentals in the ski resort area. Do some searches for Seven Springs and Hidden Valley rentals. You'll see there are many that are very nice. I just don't know if it's fair to make your husband have such a long commute.

[TRO Z]

I have a 4 bedroom apt..In the Troy Hill area that over looks the Strip District with a Killer view of Downtown...It will cost you extra for the 2 dogs...But we do have immediate availability...Send me a PM and I will give you my property managers phone number...very safe..my property manager actually lives in the building as well...

[Hopes]

TRO Z, are you prepared to provide it furnished---including linens and kitchen supplies? I hope you plan to give her a heck of a deal since Troy HIll isn't exactly anyone's idea of dream vacation. Those corporate apartments cost approximately 3k. I don't think you should charge more than 1.5k (including dogs and utilities) because of the location.

[TRO Z]

One sleeper sofa and 2 beds...we do corp housing monthly...most of the time in our Mt. Washington rentals...but those are full...so I am giving someone a cost effective solution...Since no short term housing I know in Pittsburgh will take pets...And yes you know from previous posts..We do charge more for pets...Alot more...

This is a nice apt in troy hill and has one of the best views of the city...

[hinsey86]

We were able to find temporary house rental, for 4 months, through a local real estate agent. We were moving here from Washington State and did not want to buy right away. The agent found a house that had been on the market for 9 months and the owner was more than ready to have some help with his mortgage payment for a few months. We had pets as well. We are leaving next week (closing on the house the bought). It worked out perfect for us. We used Howard Hanna as our real estate company.