Housing in SOMD

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tunique

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Trying to rent a place to live in SOMD is getting quite ridiculous. If you dont earn a high income from working on PAX or if you dont have a section 8 voucher you are pretty much screwed. The rents are out of control and cater only to those two groups. Even houses in San Succi are renting for 1150-1800 dollars a month. If your not in one of those groups your outta luck finding reasonable rents.
 
pelers

pelers

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tunique said:
Trying to rent a place to live in SOMD is getting quite ridiculous. If you dont earn a high income from working on PAX or if you dont have a section 8 voucher you are pretty much screwed. The rents are out of control and cater only to those two groups. Even houses in San Succi are renting for 1150-1800 dollars a month. If your not in one of those groups your outta luck finding reasonable rents.
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I wouldn't call it being catered to that the mortgage on my townhouse is more than 5x higher than the rent was on my last apartment on the west coast. I still call it getting robbed.
 
somdfunguy

somdfunguy

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tunique said:
Trying to rent a place to live in SOMD is getting quite ridiculous. If you dont earn a high income from working on PAX or if you dont have a section 8 voucher you are pretty much screwed. The rents are out of control and cater only to those two groups. Even houses in San Succi are renting for 1150-1800 dollars a month. If your not in one of those groups your outta luck finding reasonable rents.
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save the money and move, that is the best advice I can give.
 
HollyRockJT

HollyRockJT

Jus Chillin...
tunique said:
Trying to rent a place to live in SOMD is getting quite ridiculous. If you dont earn a high income from working on PAX or if you dont have a section 8 voucher you are pretty much screwed. The rents are out of control and cater only to those two groups. Even houses in San Succi are renting for 1150-1800 dollars a month. If your not in one of those groups your outta luck finding reasonable rents.
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Um, I work on PAX and can't afford the rent on some of the places in this area. So I wouldn't say they cater to us. Maybe a 2 income family, which is what most landlords want.
 
nomoney

nomoney

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you have to be willing to look outside the immediate area surrounding the base. When I rented a few years ago I had two GREAT properties for very reasonable prices.
 
MarieB

MarieB

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Have you considered looking in to homes that are for sale that have been sitting on the market for awhile? You could possibly contact an agent/owner and make a rental offer?

And yes, it is expensive here. Be sure to factor in your winter heating costs too
 
SoMDGirl42

SoMDGirl42

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HollyRockJT said:
Um, I work on PAX and can't afford the rent on some of the places in this area. So I wouldn't say they cater to us. Maybe a 2 income family, which is what most landlords want.
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I feel ya pain. I'm a single mother. The housing sucks for single family incomes.
 
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SolomonsWisdom

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What's your budget?

Been lucky with two nice places too. Relatively low rent IMO, (1000-1200) for large, very nice townhomes. Nice places, nice neighborhoods. Found both on here, but you gotta act quick. They get snatched up fast.

Using a realtor and making offers to those that have been on the market for awhile is a good idea. Especially given the economy. Good luck!
 
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FrozenSnow85

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And it only gets worse when you go over the bridge into Calvert county. In the last couple of weeks I have seen advertisements for a ROOM in someones home for $800/month, and a 1 bedroom basement apartment for $1400. I have a mortgage on a newly built 2200 sq foot house in Washington state for slightly more than $1400 a month. This area is ridiculous and for the money you pay for housing here, the amenities are few.
 
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tunique

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Been thinking about the houses that I have seen empty for a long time around the area especially in san soucci, its hard to find a contact person/number and also wonder about the condition since they have been sitting awhile.
 
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abcxyz

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I'm getting $0.75/SF for my cheaper rentals and $0.90/SF for the nicer ones. My lowest profit margin is $400/month- this housing crash and low interest rates have been a gold mine if in the right spot! My rose color glasses are fogging up just thinking about it..
 
MarieB

MarieB

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tunique said:
Been thinking about the houses that I have seen empty for a long time around the area especially in san soucci, its hard to find a contact person/number and also wonder about the condition since they have been sitting awhile.
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This home has been on the market for a long time. I suspect that the condition of the home across the street might be at least one reason

45990 Rolling Road, Lexington Park MD - Trulia


I knew the family who used to rent it. I have heard that the owner is nice
 
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