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I think I got ripped off in Salt Lake City

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Good_Deed
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So I move in to this shitty place with 3 other guys, and they end up telling me rent was 1200 for a 3 bedroom. Now for those that live in SLC does that seem a bit high for a dumpy place?
Jul 15 2009 11:21PM
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Good_Deed
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Also what would be the best way to find a Landlords # for SLC?
Jul 15 2009 11:22PM
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Spacekroft
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does that include everything like all your utilites and such casue if it does thats less than what i pay for a two bedroom out in bozeman mt.
Jul 15 2009 11:22PM
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Totes_Magotes
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brother has a 3 1/2 bedroom house. thats *eh/decent* for 1000 month.. soo. your call
Jul 15 2009 11:23PM
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Alex_G
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depends how big and nice the house is...where is it in salt lake and i will tell you if it is worth it
Jul 15 2009 11:23PM
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Good_Deed
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it was a 3 bedroom. small living room. nothing was included no heat no water, no trash removal. Nothing. Small bathroom. The kitchen was a shit hole, the tile on the floor was coming up, no dishwasher, broken stove. There was a basement with a washer and dryer, but the dryer didn't work. a small bedroom in the basement, that you had to walk through the dirty part to get to. most of the windows had holes around the edges so cold air came in the house a lot. Off street parking but had to share it with the neighbors. It was off 1300 south by the Bees. 
Jul 15 2009 11:28PM
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SEABURN
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4 guys splitting 1200 a month? That's dirt-cheap rent where ever you go.
Jul 15 2009 11:30PM
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Good_Deed
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for a little more you can get a place like this in slc http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/apa/1272257686.html or this http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/apa/1270968422.html. and trust me the place i had looked nothing like those two.
Jul 15 2009 11:32PM
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yellav
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prolly wanna get a place more east up towards the u you can get a place for that price thats really nice
Jul 15 2009 11:35PM
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Alex_G
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ha nvm then i dont know shit about that area i was thinking more around university friendly areas cause i know a little bit about that but if it is really that shitty find a new house haha
Jul 15 2009 11:36PM
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SEABURN
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That's my point. For a little more, you can get a better place. I'm guessing you didn't pick out the house, and if that's the case and you're already moved in/ on the lease... you're kinda fucked.
Jul 15 2009 11:39PM
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eheath
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Our place is 2000 for a 5 bedroom, but we made a 6th bedroom that pays 250, so we all pay 350. 350-400 is pretty standard for a decent place in slc.
Jul 16 2009 12:11AM
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Billiards.
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Hmmm, sounds fairly reasonable, but I would not really enjoy living in that area of the city.
Jul 16 2009 12:14AM
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Good_Deed
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see it wasnt decent at all
Jul 16 2009 12:19AM
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yellav
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itll happen. dudes you're in are probably in the same situation i was last year. we had a place for 2100 a month and it was a shithole. i moved out to utah without ever really seeing the house beforehand and it sucked. luckily we found a shitton of people to move in so it drove the price down a bunch.
Jul 16 2009 12:21AM
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yellav
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*are in LOL
Jul 16 2009 12:22AM
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JamanBird
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I paid 1100 for a nice 3 bedroom in Holladay. There was good access to PC and the Cottonwoods. It was next to jiffy lube, but we had a fenced in yard and the view of olympus was dope.
Jul 16 2009 12:32AM
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TWoods
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for that area and the shape that house is in, I would say yes.
Jul 16 2009 1:36AM
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smuggs
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yea you are better off heading to jackson, or tahoe or colorado, i hear rent is rediculously cheap for large pristine houses.

get over it you arent going to move to town and find the best place to live right off the bat. you need to meet people and learn the area a bit. suffer through a few months at a shitty house and find a new one. meet some people that have rooms for rent in their hood.

my first year out here i lived in a 2 bedroom condominium that had a tiny kitchen, tiny bedroom and was surrounded by neighbors on all sides. my girlfriend and i split a room, and we had a sketchy roomate. rent was still like 400 a room.

or pitch a fuckin tent its summer in utah, not much is going to keep you out of a tent.
Jul 16 2009 2:23AM
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coolhandluke
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want free rent?  buy a house. 
Jul 16 2009 2:27AM
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smuggs
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I have free rent and i didnt buy a house. and if you cant afford rent good luck with mortgage.
Jul 16 2009 2:33AM
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Tinga
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then pay the mortgage! but yeah up here in MN we pay 375 a month utilities included. most other houses round here are 325 before utilities.
Jul 16 2009 2:40AM
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Scott22~
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Holy crap free rent! I had no idea. BRB going to buy a house on the internet~
Jul 16 2009 3:51AM
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Hubsta
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Time to move out of your parents house?
Jul 16 2009 8:19AM
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MikeS
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Haha, wow. I pay 1600 for a 1 BR in Hoboken, NJ
Jul 16 2009 9:44AM
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JstHuckIt
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I heard real estate is damn near free in detroit...maybe commute to SLC?
Jul 16 2009 10:43AM
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grown-ninja
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on the living off campus board at my school there was a 2 bedroom for 2400 and a want to say a 3/4 bedroom for 3600, anywere within 30 mins from were im at your looking at 750-1000 (low end) for even a one bedroom

Jul 16 2009 10:46AM
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Valind
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Depends where you go in Colorado. If you are in Denver you can get good deals on homes. If you go up toward Breck, Copper, Keystone, Vail or Beaver Creek you are looking at a lot of money. Room mate adds are asking for about $500 or more a month, just for room mates.
Jul 16 2009 10:53AM
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neutralzombie
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thats like a 61/2 or 71/2
thats about how much those places go for in mtl, so it seems reasonable...
Jul 16 2009 10:55AM
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