Rent Expectations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My first thought was 2500. No one is paying 3500 to live in a basement.

Agree. You could get a really nice 2bed 2bath with a view in Arlington for that much and not worry about getting shot. I would never pay that to live in a basement in CH. But then I would not live in a basement or in CH period.[/quote

Please provide a link to an example of this "really nice 2bed 2bath with a view in Arlington" for $2500.

I wasn’t the PP but think he or she was saying a nice 2 bed for $3500. You can definitely find that around crystal city. You can also find it in any of those massive apartment buildings in navy yard, noma, union market, etc.

[Anonymous]

rents are going up so charge to the max and then negotiate it down. definitely more than $2500

[Anonymous]

Eh, i'd say $2500. For $2800 you can be in a sunlit apartment in Adams Morgan, which is way less shooty/stabby. https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/apa/d/washington-make-your-move-to-chatham/7754654716.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably $3,500
But Search for 2/1 rental in the building and around the area to price it correctly.

Too high for the area. Luxury apt complexes with lots of amenities go for less than that in the area.

I'm paying $2700 for an apartment at the Petworth metro for a 1 bed with den (that functions as a 2nd bedroom). 2 bed would be about $400 more in my building with lots of amenities.

[Anonymous]

$2400-2500 for a basement apartment in Columbia Heights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:rents are going up so charge to the max and then negotiate it down. definitely more than $2500

I think Columbia Heights, Shaw, and U Street are three of the outlier neighborhoods where rent prices have actually come down in the past few years. They're a lot more dangerous and less desirable than 5 to 10 years ago.

[Anonymous]

no.

[Anonymous]

rents are going up and gets double every 10-12 years.

[Anonymous]

rents are crazy in Fairfax. I am looking for a good 5-6 Bedroom house for rent for $5000 but nothing good is available. I am also interested in taking a longer term lease.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My first thought was 2500. No one is paying 3500 to live in a basement.

Agree. You could get a really nice 2bed 2bath with a view in Arlington for that much and not worry about getting shot. I would never pay that to live in a basement in CH. But then I would be not live in a basement or in CH period.[/quote

Please provide a link to an example of this "really nice 2bed 2bath with a view in Arlington" for $2500.

I was talking about 3500. And that is perfectly possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My first thought was 2500. No one is paying 3500 to live in a basement.

Agree. You could get a really nice 2bed 2bath with a view in Arlington for that much and not worry about getting shot. I would never pay that to live in a basement in CH. But then I would not live in a basement or in CH period.[/quote

Please provide a link to an example of this "really nice 2bed 2bath with a view in Arlington" for $2500.

I wasn’t the PP but think he or she was saying a nice 2 bed for $3500. You can definitely find that around crystal city. You can also find it in any of those massive apartment buildings in navy yard, noma, union market, etc.

Yep, thanks, that is what I meant. I had some of the buildings in Rosslyn in mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:rents are going up and gets double every 10-12 years.

Apartment in the Logan area that we were renting for 3200 in 2013 is now 3700 so not quite.

[Anonymous]

If in an unsafe area, few females would be willing to rent a basement apt. Cuts your potential market in half.

Maybe $1,900-$2,000 depending upon which--if any--utilities are included (such as water, gas, electricity).

Most would expect water to be included.

[Anonymous]

Why not do a CMA? You can run one yourself even if you diy the listing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:rents are crazy in Fairfax. I am looking for a good 5-6 Bedroom house for rent for $5000 but nothing good is available. I am also interested in taking a longer term lease.

Your expectations are way off.

I manage rentals in Fairfax and the cma for that type of property is higher.