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Lamentations on the rental housing stock
2007 May 20, 6:49pm 19,435 views 188 comments
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Oh yeah, I'd also appreciate it if my nicer car didn't get stolen on the first day of living there. Apparently that's a recurring theme in Redwood City.
Which apparently has YoY increases in crime:
Randy H
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2007 May 20, 11:47pm
The nicer rentals in RWC are not in the flat near ECR. Rent a small 2BR house -- there are lots of those in the neighborhoods near ADLP between Edgewood and Woodside. Or look at apartments in the 280 corridor.
If you're really wanting to stay closer to El Camino, then look at San Carlos or Belmont to the north or Menlo to the south. There are a ton of condos/townhouses usually renting in Menlo east of ECR, and in a lot lower crime area than RWC.
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One of the reasons that Realtors and other housing bulls frequently cite as a "positive" for buying is that you'll end up living in a better place.
Now, let's ignore for a minute the fact that it would cost you $585,000 to buy a 560 sqft [sic] house that rents for $1850 a month. And that doesn't include the pit bulls and ADT monitoring you'll need.
The fact is that the rental stock is pretty not-so-great around here. I spent most of this weekend looking at apartments to rent in Redwood City, and nothing I saw was particularly a fantastic bang for the buck. In fact, most of the things I saw made me wonder if I would hear a bang go off and into my gut for a buck.
Even the most expensive place in 94063 (Franklin Street Apartments) has a problem with crime apparently. In fact, the reviews of most places in Redwood City simply leave me shaking my head.
What gives? All I want is an apartment that's a min of 750 sqft, 1-2br, with a covered parking spot, that's somewhat close to both 92 and 85, and where I won't be a victim of crime. I'm even close to giving up my quest to find a place that has washer/dryer in unit.
Am I really asking for too much? Too demanding?
Do I really need to buy a place to meet this criteria?
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