Is 2 or 3 bdrm for 1000/per person doable? (apartment, for rent)

[littlefermat22]

Hi,

I'm thinking of rooming with one or two other guys, and we are trying to find 2 or 3 bdrm places that run around 900-1000 per person. We are all mid 20s professionals/grad students. We are looking for something off the Orange Line (preferably Clarendon, Courthouse or Rosslyn), Red line (Adams Morgan/Dupont, etc) or in Capitol Hill.

Is this a realistic expectation? It seems to be pretty difficult to land places where the per person rent is less than 1150. Seems pretty steep. I've been in DC for a couple months, but I got the impression that 1000/per person is standard.

Anyways, I'd like to hear your thoughts about this situation and any suggestions of where to look.

Thanks!

[scott0482]

I live in a 4 person house by Courthouse metro, we pay approx $900 per person.
2 block from metro, and I can park my car in a driveway.
It's doable. I just moved here a month ago too, this isn't an old price or anything.
Look for houses for rent on craigslist.
This is the most I have paid too. My first apartment was in downtown Silver Spring. 4 bedroom apartment was $1900 total. I paid $475, all utilities included. (Summit Hills).

Dupont/Adam's morgan will be more $$.
I have 2 friends who live on Florida and 18th (South end of AM and East end of U street) however. 2 bedroom is about $2000. They are moving out at the end of the month. I could get you info on that one. It's small and has a half ass kitchen, but does have washer and dryer in it.

There are also some places near the National's stadium that were about $800 per person last time I looked.

Are you looking at the specific areas for nightlife? H Street NW is undergoing massive changes. The price may be a little artificially high there, but I haven't looked, maybe it is not.

I just found a bunch of places on Craigslist. I won't post them here, because they will just expire, but if you put in 3br and a location, you can find a lot.

[stateofnature]

I'm pretty sure Scott is referring to H Street Northeast, not Northwest.

But yes it is doable. I have a 2 br on the Hill for under $2000. You just have to scour Craigslist like it's your job, and also actually go to places you are interested in, walk around, look for "for rent" signs.

[Snd485]

Yep, it's doable. Nice places in DC go fast so I'd suggest responding to ads quickly and bringing your checkbook to any open houses you attend. I live in a 3bdr in Ballston and no one pays over $900. During my housing search, I found that the prices are a little more in Clarendon and comparable in Rosslyn and Courthouse. Good luck, i'm sure you'll find a suitable place!