Hello all. I have landed a job in Seattle. I wanted to know your input in finding a place to rent in Seattle. I learned from Reddit that I should avoid Tacoma. However, I’m looking for more tips on how to find a place and how far from Seattle is too far. As a follow-up question, how to find a place not very expensive that is...
Congrats and welcome to Seattle! What part of Seattle will you be commuting to and at what times? There’s a lot of newer rental communities both south (Tukwila) and east (Bellevue/Kirkland) that might work out depending on your answers to the above and what you consider a bearable commute.
It is hard to find a place that’s not very expensive, even in many not safe-ish areas at the moment, but there are lots of one-off opportunities to keep an eye out for like mother in law suites, split level house multi-family setups, and that sort of thing.
As an engineer in my thirties, my options a few years ago were overpay for a mediocre apartment with my partner, or split a house with a few more roommates. We ended up renting the cheapest spot we could find on the eastside (Woodinville) at the time for a few years since our jobs were also around the eastside, then moving further down highway 2 once we could buy a cheap house and commute down highway 2.
Hope some context here helps! I genuinely hope you love the Seattle area and good luck with your new job!!
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Hello all. I have landed a job in Seattle. I wanted to know your input in finding a place to rent in Seattle. I learned from Reddit that I should avoid Tacoma. However, I’m looking for more tips on how to find a place and how far from Seattle is too far. As a follow-up question, how to find a place not very expensive that is...
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