Moving to Arlington Mid-August for first full-time job (Quantico: apartments, rental)

[uphone]

I'm moving from NJ to D.C. area after graduation with a job at Deloitte. Start date is September 2nd, home office is in Rosslyn, but clients are spread apart in the DMV.

I'll be living with at least 2-3 other people so i'll need a 3-4 bedroom place. Is $1000/bedroom possible within walking distance to the metro possible? I'm not going to bring a car.

If i'm looking to move-in to a rental place near the metro in arlington during mid-august, when is a good time to start looking? What's the best way to get good deals on apartments/townhouses/houses? So far I've heard to use padmapper, lovelyliving, craigslist, and trulia. I don't see anything for August move-in though. Any other recommendations?

Thanks in advance for the advice!

[stpickrell]

If clients are spread apart in the area, I'm not sure how well the car-free thing will work.

How often will you be working out of your home office?

[uphone]

Originally Posted by stpickrell

If clients are spread apart in the area, I'm not sure how well the car-free thing will work.

How often will you be working out of your home office?

Thanks for your reply.

Well they sent out a survey and asked if I was bringing a car and I indicated that I wasn't. I have talked to other practitioners at the firm, and they said that a lot of people that work there don't have cars. I assume they're going to place me at clients that are accessible by public transportation.

I think I'll be working at the home office in Rossyln on Fridays.

[gomason]

There are tons of bedrooms in Arlington on Craigslist within walking distance to metro for less than 1k. You might have to be a little more loose with your definition of "walking distance" cuz you're not getting a 1k bedroom right above the station.

[ACWhite]

Gomason, s/he's not looking for a single room. S/he has several roommates and is looking for a place to accommodate all of them at $1k each. That should be doable.

[austindoxie1972]

I think you'll be fine on all accounts.
Room -- budget is fine.
Timing -- you might be a bit too early for the August move outs/announcements
Sources -- all good. Does Deloitte have any online/internal sources? I worked at KPMG Consulting and would often see notes on boards, etc, of people looking to rent their house or rent a room or looking for a room.
Car -- I think you'll be fine, too. Until they don't want you.... If you were at Booz -- and they wanted you to leave -- then you'd start getting assignments that REQUIRED a car (like a project in Quantico). People would usually quit on their own (nice and tidy for Uncle Booz, too).