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camille
I'm going to college next year, most likely in LA at FIDM. But i'm just so scared because I know its expensive out there and i'm coming all the way from Indiana. I don't know anybody out there either. It all just sounds so far fetched and impossible, but if i want to make it in the field its basically either LA or NYC. So, whats the cheapest part of LA that's not terribly dangerous? Could I get an apartment for less that $1000 or is that just like impossible?
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Live in the FIDM housing at first, preferably right near the campus (rather than Park LaBrea, unless you don't mind the commute and like the area), then see if you meet anyone to roommate with, or find a studio apartment to live by yourself. The FIDM apartments are actually good deals for an LA furnished apartment with utilities included, and while downtown LA isn't the best place to live, the FIDM apartments are nice, and very convenient to FIDM. Look on the FIDM website for info.
It is also very convenient to have an apartment all ready for you, setting up an apartment is a lot if work, first, you'd have to find a landlord willing to rent to someone under 21, with no credit or rental history, no substantial job, and parents across the country. Then you'd have to buy furniture, furnished apartments rent for quite a bit more, even close to double unfurnished, and they're hard to find in low end buildings, set up utilities and deposits, buy household goods (pots, pans, towels, etc). It's a lot of work.
The cost for FIDM apartments is $300 a week ($3000 for the 10 week Quarter) for a shared bedroom, $600 for a private bedroom. This will give you time to figure out the best area to live should you decide to move. Low crime areas are a bit far from FIDM, if you don't have a car, it might be a hassle, since you will likely be working on group projects late night at FIDM, and it's not a good idea to take public transportation late at night.
You can find a studio in LA starting at $800 (more on the Westside), but you might not like it or the area, you might have to spend $1000 for a studio you're ok with, or find a roommate and a 2 bedroom, which likely won't save much on rent. Lower crime areas relatively close to FIDM include Glendale and South Pasadena, but the commute takes 20 minutes, or longer in traffic.
Good luck!
Live in the FIDM housing at first, preferably right near the campus (rather than Park LaBrea, unless you don't mind the commute and like the area), then see if you meet anyone to roommate with, or find a studio apartment to live by yourself. The FIDM apartments are actually good deals for an LA furnished apartment with utilities included, and while downtown LA isn't the best place to live, the FIDM apartments are nice, and very convenient to FIDM. Look on the FIDM website for info.
It is also very convenient to have an apartment all ready for you, setting up an apartment is a lot if work, first, you'd have to find a landlord willing to rent to someone under 21, with no credit or rental history, no substantial job, and parents across the country. Then you'd have to buy furniture, furnished apartments rent for quite a bit more, even close to double unfurnished, and they're hard to find in low end buildings, set up utilities and deposits, buy household goods (pots, pans, towels, etc). It's a lot of work.
The cost for FIDM apartments is $300 a week ($3000 for the 10 week Quarter) for a shared bedroom, $600 for a private bedroom. This will give you time to figure out the best area to live should you decide to move. Low crime areas are a bit far from FIDM, if you don't have a car, it might be a hassle, since you will likely be working on group projects late night at FIDM, and it's not a good idea to take public transportation late at night.
You can find a studio in LA starting at $800 (more on the Westside), but you might not like it or the area, you might have to spend $1000 for a studio you're ok with, or find a roommate and a 2 bedroom, which likely won't save much on rent. Lower crime areas relatively close to FIDM include Glendale and South Pasadena, but the commute takes 20 minutes, or longer in traffic.
Good luck!
For a newlywed couple, what is the best choice for a place to live- i.e. apartment, mobile home, house, etc?
Fatdude427
My Fiance and I are getting married in a few months from now. We both are still living at home with our parents- that is, she is home living with her folks, and I am still at home living with my own.
We want to make the best choice for us, in terms of financially, in terms of having privacy, and in terms of learning as best we can about one another in a safe and loving environment. We have pretty much decided that living with either sets of parents is not an option.
My wife-to-be wants to start out by purchasing a decent but inexpensive mobile home. I am fine with this idea. But is it the wisest choice? It will cost approximately as much as renting a one bedroom apartment. Probably, the payments on the mobile home itself will be around 300, and the lot rent will cost around 300 as well. Thus, the total will be around 600 per month.
Is this a good choice for us? We are both just getting good jobs now, and we are not earning a whole lot yet. Thanks for your help and ideas.
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I got married the first time I was only 18. We lived with his parents until we found a mobile home that was a 2 bedroom cute as could be. We didn't have to make payments on a lot because we put it on my parents land. They have alot of land so we put it on the other side so that we had plenty of privacy. Getting a loan for a mobile home was actually a good start for us. It wasn't as big of loan that we would have to try to get out from under later if we wanted to like a house would be and yet we were still establishing a good credit history by doing this. We didn't stay together but that doesnt matter as far as that goes. It really helped us get established without having something to try to get out from under or take forever trying to sell like a house or just wasting our money by renting an apartment. When we got divorced we both had credit scores close to 900. So I would say yes the mobile home idea is a good choice. Good luck you two :)
I got married the first time I was only 18. We lived with his parents until we found a mobile home that was a 2 bedroom cute as could be. We didn't have to make payments on a lot because we put it on my parents land. They have alot of land so we put it on the other side so that we had plenty of privacy. Getting a loan for a mobile home was actually a good start for us. It wasn't as big of loan that we would have to try to get out from under later if we wanted to like a house would be and yet we were still establishing a good credit history by doing this. We didn't stay together but that doesnt matter as far as that goes. It really helped us get established without having something to try to get out from under or take forever trying to sell like a house or just wasting our money by renting an apartment. When we got divorced we both had credit scores close to 900. So I would say yes the mobile home idea is a good choice. Good luck you two :)
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