can i rent a studio for $400-$500 in LA? (live in, price)

[yby1]

Originally Posted by gerrythesnake

Try Jordon Downs but they are "apartments"

Lol! They are going to tear down Jordan Downs to make a Mixed Income Urban Center with shopping and a central park.

[Kurinji]

OP, aren't you currently in West Hollywood? I thought that West Hollywood had rent control, so wouldn't it be better for you to stay where you are currently?

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[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by DSLGal

OP, aren't you currently in West Hollywood? I thought that West Hollywood had rent control, so wouldn't it be better for you to stay where you are currently?

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Only select buildings in West Hollywood have rent control. Built before 1979 or so. The reason why WeHo is famous for rent control is that its primarily a renter's city with old buildings.

OP's budget doesn't allow for WeHo unless he lives in one of the scenarios I outlined in my earlier post. Dorm style living.

[RudyOD]

I think people here already gave you some pretty solid advice about the fact that for that price point you will have to do it FOB style and just find some decent people to call your room mates. The preferable situation would be to split a 1 bedroom, and have the person using the bedroom pay more. I have friend that did this in San Francisco while getting through law school. Just remember that WHO you're living with will matter much more than WHERE.

If you don't mind the commute, you can find a place around downtown Long Beach where the rents are much cheaper than L.A., and just take the blue line up. Still then, no studios for $550; not in southern California.

I did find this though: Bachelor - Great Location!

[Kurinji]

Here's one that I found on apartmentlist.com Apartments in Westlake, Los Angeles, CA (see photos, floor plans & more)

and another one http://www.apartmentlist.com/ca/los-...s#map/u9118733

[RudyOD]

I did find these two using padmapper: E.LOS ANGELES APARTAMENTO SENCILLO NO DEPOSITO

Studio Unit for Rent

The only thing is that they are both in East L.A., so as long as you're cool in a largely Latino area, and don't mind working on your Spanish (ha-ha). The first one has the benefit of being only a couple blocks from the Soto station of the Metro Gold Line.

[Kurinji]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

Only select buildings in West Hollywood have rent control. Built before 1979 or so. The reason why WeHo is famous for rent control is that its primarily a renter's city with old buildings.

OP's budget doesn't allow for WeHo unless he lives in one of the scenarios I outlined in my earlier post. Dorm style living.

Ah ok, I thought the OP may have been in one of those buildings. I live in SF, and newcomers in my old building typically didn't stay long, even though the building was subject to rent control. Most likely due to the higher rents that landlords are currently enjoying.

[RudyOD]

Originally Posted by DSLGal

Here's one that I found on apartmentlist.com Apartments in Westlake, Los Angeles, CA (see photos, floor plans & more)

Hey...they say Westlake is the next Highland Park haha.

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

Not a studio sorry. More like a room with some roommates sharing a two bedroom. I've seen studios for rent in really sketchy neighborhoods for as cheap as 750 but that's it.

Exactly. Anything that cheap will have two or more people sharing a bedroom, perhaps with bunk beds.

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

it's not hopeless, it's called roommates

how does the low income family of 5 survive with dad making $10 an hour as a cook ? they cram into a cramped one bedroom in the ghetto

or someone like you, a young white guy with limited income, they share a studio or one bedroom, sometimes as many as 3 to one bedroom, i've seen it plenty. you make do.

Or they live in places that have bunkbeds in the bedroom, housing multiple people in one bedoom. You can do that on $400-$500 in LA. It might be pretty uncomfortable, though.