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Basement apartment for rent person must be able to do plumbing cutting grass shoveling snow and repairs of some appliances grass cutting included rent will be 500 a month heat water and electricity included for more info contact
I really hope that those recommendations were made in jest.
Hopefully, the OP knows that Irvington is to be avoided at all costs. As to the Somerset Hotel, I used to walk past that pile at least twice a day when I worked in Somerville. I once asked a couple of Somerville cops why the city allowed that flop-house to remain open, and I thought that their answer was... interesting. They told me that, because it housed a large concentration of the worst alkies and druggies in town, it was actually a fairly efficient process for the cops to go there in search of "the usual suspects".
MAYBE it has improved over the past few years, but I seriously doubt it.
My best advice for the OP is to save his/her money for a future move to his/her own apartment. And, perhaps try to locate a time machine, because a rent of $500 or less in Central NJ is out of date by several decades. My first apartment--in Linden, in 1974--cost ~$400 per month. Forty-plus years later, I have a hard time believing that there would be any desirable apartments in Central NJ for $500 or less per month.
I can only afford $500 per month in rent. Can't seem to find anything in Central Jersey for $500 or less. Somehow its hard to find online. Where should I be looking? Is it really that hard to find?
Side Note -- Still live with parents, so obviously I'm not on my own yet. I don't have anyone to room with to split the rent, so obviously I have to do rent myself. I'm trying to look online, but its an epic fail since it doesn't seem to be anything for $500 and less.
Usually $500 a month plus utilities. You can find that in places like Vineland and Bridgeton.
Usually $500 a month plus utilities. You can find that in places like Vineland and Bridgeton.
That is true, but accompanying those rents is the reality that jobs in that area are few and far between, and the jobs that do exist are likely to pay only minimum wage--or slightly above minimum. Working 40 hours at those wage rates would likely yield only ~$1,000 per month (after taxes and other deductions)--which would make for an extremely tight budget after paying for both rent and utilities. It is doable, but it would put a person into a situation of mere subsistence.
Ironically, I actually know somebody who lives in Irvington who pays about that for a share. A recent immigrant.
Not only does he not have a car to get around (so must have to walk around to get his groceries/essentials), but his English is practically nil.
You do what you gotta do...
That said, if you're some kid living with your mom, best to stick it out with mom.
Is this "immigrant" legal? I don't think so, right? But, if so, how is it that we allow someone to immigrate to our country who doesn't speak English and cannot even afford a car? Perhaps the fact that we have a flood of this activity over many years is responsible for excessive housing demand that is making a $500 rent impossible?
Last edited by Marc Paolella; 08-16-2017 at 10:31 AM..
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