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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]think about this.... she is planning or splitting rent with three people... at 1100 each.... that is 3,300 per month!! I've been renting a two bedroom condo above the wholefoods just across the street from the Alexandria metro stop with harbor views for 2250 for the past two years.

It sounds to me like she is choosing to live in a very up-end location because my building is very nice in a very nice location.[/quote]
I live in ballston and my entire 1 bedroom apartment is 1100 per month. If she's sharing and paying like $3k per month- it is definitely in a really nice high rise  near the Ballston metro station. There are "garden" style apartments in the area that are less expensive. Personally, she's going to be spending a lot for transportation (either metro or car expenses) and if her whole point of living in ballston instead of near her job is to see friends- she's gonna need disposable income to do that- otherwise her life will suck spending 2+ hours commuting and then having no money to enjoy her young life in ballston.... Pick a cheaper apartment to share, then at least she has the ability to enjoy herself in the area.[/quote]

+1 For instance, this complex:
http://www.glenayrapartments.com/Pricing.html
$1600/m for a 2 bedroom.  Parking included. She could live there (share with one roommate).
Driving would be the best (ie, least bad) commute, since a big chunk of it would be against the typical rush-hour traffic flow.

I lived in this complex some time ago, before buying a house. It is not particularly fancy or modern--window-unit AC, no dishwashers, laundry in the basement, walk up--but it is (or was at the time) clean, well-maintained, and well-run.  I always felt safe there.  Some of the surrounding complexes are more downmarket, but many have been upgraded or converted to very nice townhouses.

For a year or two, even the $1,100 share would be OK, but I agree with the PP that she and your parents need to be exerting some effort to get her anxiety under control so that she can make rational decisions to support herself.  
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