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rental market cooling down?

By raindoctor   Follow   Fri, 1 Feb 2013, 11:14am   1,262 views   22 comments
In Mountain View CA 94041   Watch (1)   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike  

I live in a large 500 sq ft studio in Mountain View, near villa and mariposa. I moved in there around May 2011, paying $1100 per month. No rent increase since then. The property is not managed by a corporate.

Recently, the landlord is trying to rent a similar studio next to me for $1400. No takers, so far. What happened to all tech workers, startups, etc?

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1. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 56 threads 4,081 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

   1   11:28am Fri 1 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (1)   $1100 for 500 square feet? good grief, I rent 4 bedroom homes with 2 car garages for that!!! In fact, my mortgage on 2300 square feet, 2 car garage, pool, in a very nice part of Scottsdale is only $1170... I was in palo alto last week, very lovely... remind me to move there, NEVER!

2. raindoctor Follow Befriend (1) 3 threads 131 comments Mountain View, CA

   2   11:40am Fri 1 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   There was a brand new single home for rental. 2500 sq ft, 3/3.5 Address: 679 Chiquita Ave, Mountain View, 94041 Guess the rent? $4300, of course!! That craigslist posting has expired. That area does not have a good school district either.

3. varmint Follow Befriend 4 threads 125 comments

   3   8:29pm Fri 1 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   might be the season. Rents were higher in the spring/summer than the fall in my area

4. swebb Follow Befriend (3) 29 threads 507 comments Denver, CO

   4   9:05pm Fri 1 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Rents in Denver are not cooling down. Vacancy rates in central Denver are under 3% I believe (and maybe closer to 2%). Rental prices are going up, not much available to rent, and I don't think there is much new multi family construction coming on line in the near term.

5. E-man Follow Befriend (31) 34 threads 2,612 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   5   1:09am Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   swebb says Rents in Denver are not cooling down. Vacancy rates in central Denver are under 3% I believe (and maybe closer to 2%). Rental prices are going up, not much available to rent, and I don't think there is much new multi family construction coming on line in the near term. When vacancy is below 5%, it's basically at full capacity. It makes sense that rent is still hot in your neck of the woods.

6. E-man Follow Befriend (31) 34 threads 2,612 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   6   1:14am Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   raindoctor says There was a brand new single home for rental. 2500 sq ft, 3/3.5 Address: 679 Chiquita Ave, Mountain View, 94041 Guess the rent? $4300, of course!! That craigslist posting has expired. That area does not have a good school district either. Several months ago, I almost went to the auction to bid on a house on this street, but it got postponed. This house has a deep lot. Its rear lot extends onto the back street. County records have it as one 10,000 sq.ft. lot. A through search revealed that it is two 5,000 sq.ft. lots (front and back). There were two separate grant deeds. The owner bought a house first, and years later bought the empty lot in the back. Not sure if it ever sold. I stopped keeping track of it. So whoever bought it under the impression that it was a 10k lot might have overpaid for it. That's the risk of buying at the steps.

7. Mick Russom Follow Befriend (2) 7 threads 542 comments Belmont, CA

   7   4:35am Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (2)   robertoaribas says I was in palo alto last week, very lovely... remind me to move there, NEVER! Dont worry, you don't have the wherewithal to succeed here. You couldn't possibly move here.

8. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 56 threads 4,081 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

   8   6:39am Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (3)   Dislike (1)   Mick Russom says robertoaribas says I was in palo alto last week, very lovely... remind me to move there, NEVER! Dont worry, you don't have the wherewithal to succeed here. You couldn't possibly move here. says the twit who, in another post on here, shares a house with six people and has to work two jobs.... to the investor with 15 rental properties!!!

9. inflection point Follow Befriend 4 threads 277 comments Fremont, CA

   9   5:26pm Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   There are significantly more rental options on the market this year than one year ago.

10. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    10   8:29pm Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   inflection point says There are significantly more rental options on the market this year than one year ago. Its still early - wait until March/April

11. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    11   8:31pm Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   robertoaribas says $1100 for 500 square feet? good grief, I rent 4 bedroom homes with 2 car garages for that!!! In fact, my mortgage on 2300 square feet, 2 car garage, pool, in a very nice part of Scottsdale is only $1170... I was in palo alto last week, very lovely... remind me to move there, NEVER! Are you sure you're not confusing PA with East PA?

12. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 56 threads 4,081 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

    12   8:51pm Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   New Renter says Are you sure you're not confusing PA with East PA? No idea... i was a short walk from Stanford.

13. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    13   8:54pm Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   robertoaribas says New Renter says Are you sure you're not confusing PA with East PA? No idea... i was a short walk from Stanford. Well if you didn't pass the IKEA and you weren't shot at you were probably in PA. What about PA didn't impress you - the horrible value of the properties as homes to live in, the snobbishness of the residents or the way its designed to make car travel as much of a PITA as possible?

14. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 56 threads 4,081 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

    14   9:24pm Sat 2 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   New Renter says What about PA didn't impress you - the horrible value of the properties as homes to live in, the snobbishness of the residents or the way its designed to make car travel as much of a PITA as possible? Stanford was beautiful, i especially loved the long walking path in the hills. Lots of people on bikes, i loved that! here, I'm the only non kid on a bike usually. traffic was actually shockingly courteous to pedestrians and bikers alike... people were friendly everywhere! Good thai food, nice coffee shops... smart people to talk too (something az lacks in general...you have to go looking!) It was all great, until I turned on the zillow app on my phone, and looked at housing prices on some of the dinkies 80 year old homes I've ever seen. Holy tomatoes!!! and rent was astronomical too!

15. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    15   9:13pm Sun 3 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   robertoaribas says New Renter says What about PA didn't impress you - the horrible value of the properties as homes to live in, the snobbishness of the residents or the way its designed to make car travel as much of a PITA as possible? Stanford was beautiful, i especially loved the long walking path in the hills. Lots of people on bikes, i loved that! here, I'm the only non kid on a bike usually. traffic was actually shockingly courteous to pedestrians and bikers alike... people were friendly everywhere! Good thai food, nice coffee shops... smart people to talk too (something az lacks in general...you have to go looking!) It was all great, until I turned on the zillow app on my phone, and looked at housing prices on some of the dinkies 80 year old homes I've ever seen. Holy tomatoes!!! and rent was astronomical too! Yep, welcome to the SFBA.

16. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    16   9:00pm Mon 4 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   robertoaribas says New Renter says What about PA didn't impress you - the horrible value of the properties as homes to live in, the snobbishness of the residents or the way its designed to make car travel as much of a PITA as possible? Stanford was beautiful, i especially loved the long walking path in the hills. Lots of people on bikes, i loved that! here, I'm the only non kid on a bike usually. traffic was actually shockingly courteous to pedestrians and bikers alike... people were friendly everywhere! Good thai food, nice coffee shops... smart people to talk too (something az lacks in general...you have to go looking!) It was all great, until I turned on the zillow app on my phone, and looked at housing prices on some of the dinkies 80 year old homes I've ever seen. Holy tomatoes!!! and rent was astronomical too! You might like Livermore. The summer weather is hot by SFBA standards but someone from Phoenix would likely find it downright chilly. If not there is easy access to cooler areas on hot days. Home prices are much more reasonable, many excellent wineries, nice downtown area, and access to freeways/BART/ACE train to get around. I can't speak to the biking opportunities but the Lake Del Valle rec area looked to offer some. Land a job at PGE's training center or LLNL and you're good to go.

17. robertoaribas Follow Befriend (23) 56 threads 4,081 comments Scottsdale, AZ robertoaribas's website

    17   9:15pm Mon 4 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   New Renter says You might like Livermore. The summer weather is hot by SFBA standards but someone from Phoenix would likely find it downright chilly. If not there is easy access to cooler areas on hot days. Home prices are much more reasonable, many excellent wineries, nice downtown area, and access to freeways/BART/ACE train to get around. I can't speak to the biking opportunities but the Lake Del Valle rec area looked to offer some. Land a job at PGE's training center or LLNL and you're good to go. I actually know the area, from a few visits a while back. I'll tell you the two areas I like the best in California: Davis. Really nice, easy town to live in. You can rollerblade everywhere, I was there for 2 years and loved it... (a tad hot in the summer, but nothing compared to Phoenix, and Tahoe is what, 1.5 hour drive? Chico: that town is just plain fun... I suppose I'm too old to duplicate the exact fun I had there back then, but it sure was a nice place!

18. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    18   7:14pm Tue 5 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   robertoaribas says actually know the area, from a few visits a while back. I'll tell you the two areas I like the best in California: Davis. Really nice, easy town to live in. You can rollerblade everywhere, I was there for 2 years and loved it... (a tad hot in the summer, but nothing compared to Phoenix, and Tahoe is what, 1.5 hour drive? Chico: that town is just plain fun... I suppose I'm too old to duplicate the exact fun I had there back then, but it sure was a nice place! I was going to suggest Davis but I figured it was too far out of the SFBA to be pertinent to this discussion. I was also there for a few years. It was OK then but it has since grown a lot making it better now.

19. bmwman91 Follow Befriend (8) 38 threads 1,606 comments Mountain View, CA bmwman91's website Premium

    19   7:45pm Tue 5 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Davis is pretty awesome. Bike capital of the nation, I believe. Chico...DEFINITELY fun if you are in your early 20's! Or have a pot farming operation.

20. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 21 threads 1,534 comments Victorville, CA Premium

    20   8:22pm Tue 5 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   bmwman91 says Davis is pretty awesome. Bike capital of the nation, I believe. Chico...DEFINITELY fun if you are in your early 20's! Or have a pot farming operation. No mention of Adelanto? Apple Valley? Buncha soft city shits!

21. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

    21   10:51pm Tue 5 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   JodyChunder says bmwman91 says Davis is pretty awesome. Bike capital of the nation, I believe. Chico...DEFINITELY fun if you are in your early 20's! Or have a pot farming operation. No mention of Adelanto? Apple Valley? Buncha soft city shits! I'd have thought Slab City was more your style: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City

22. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 21 threads 1,534 comments Victorville, CA Premium

    22   1:26am Wed 6 Feb 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   New Renter says I'd have thought Slab City was more your style: Nah. Too rustic for me. Whenever a fellow hits the skids around here, we say, "he's gone to the slab!"