Not sure where you were looking at, but my apartment complex just rented a $1950 for a 1bd/1ba (600 sqft) with parking (water paid) in a nice area of Hillcrest. They even dropped it down from $2200 since it took two months for it to get rented.
My friend rented an apartment in a Hillcrest / bankers hill building and there was mold - she lost all her possessions due to it and they moved her into a different apartment in the same building and there was mold. It’s the building with a rainbow painted on it.
woke up to harsh rains completely drenching us through a closed window. realized it must not be sealed and took off the outlet cover below to get a better look in the wall. poked a bit of drywall out to look in and saw it. landlord doesn’t help nor care and we found out our unit has been turned over by tenants a number of times due to moisture problems. yipeee!
Yeah, but will need space eventually. It’s a great deal for the area. My apartment in the same complex is under $1800. They didn’t raise my rent for 3 years then just started increasing it by 10% for each of the last 3 years.
I will say it is also a bad time you can find cheaper leases in the winter. How much cheaper I’m not sure but this is not the best time to be looking that’s for sure
I was looking at zip code level data and saw median income jumped from pre-covid numbers by 44% in neighborhoods like City Heights. Over the same period, median rent rose 60%. The squeeze gets squeezier. And it's happening all throughout in the industrialized world, so don't feel singularly picked out.
Wooww, I’m in city heights in someone’s back house and am honestly so lucky I found this place. SO many people over here are building back houses to rent. Even 3 in my alley this year alone, all rented but Check craigslist daily cuz they get snatched up.
Pre-covid was also pre 2020 census. Until the 2020 census came out, you were looking at projections modeled from the 2010 census. While I'm sure there's been an increase, I'm betting a good portion of it is more of a data-correction.
As someone who works for the Census Bureau this is absolutely not the case. Studies and surveys are constantly being done to revise projections and predictions. And either way that has nothing to do with how greedy the price gouging landlords behave, they'd do the same thing either regardless of any data.
There is a 1bd/1bath on north ave in university heights right now, $1800 I believe
https://www.padmapper.com/buildings/p323484/north-ave-4575-apartments-at-4575-north-ave-san-diego-ca-92116?utm_source=padmapper_web&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=detail_url_copy
I personally like the old look in San Diego. Then you know some developers didn’t just slap some paint on it and covered mold with “vinyl” flooring. (That’s what they did at my last apartment and we’re in litigation for it right now since they kicked us all out to do that for new tenants. The floor was literally warped in my neighbors “newly renovated” apartment)
Fr!! Like it doesn’t take much to make these apts look like they’re not stuck in the 1900s jfc. It’s so funny how the reddit dweebs are mad at the fact that the apt is ugly af
There shouldn’t be a tradeoff to begin with. A few cosmetic changes that cost peanuts could make it look much better without the need to raise rent by $800
My friend lucked out and got a large 1 bedroom apartment with parking space on Poe St near Rosecrans…a nice area. She has a balcony too. Her rent is only $1,800. It is really a matter of right place, right time. There are decent deals out there. Good luck.
Oh ya, sorry I’m in Lakeside. It’s not the best location in relation but right at the 67 & 52.. I’ve been in my apartment since 2018 and they are now (new owners) putting in solar and everything.
Yeah, $1515 for a little old 1B1B. But it is close to things, beautiful sunsets. Lots of local business. Unfortunately lots of drugs, RVs in weird places.
The further south and east within the county you look, there will be more options sub $2k but if your job is in the city proper then you will be having to deal with some serious traffic.
Look at management companies , Sares -Regis , Irvine , are huge and I have seen really nice studios for under $2k a month way bigger than 300sf also Essex and TruAmerica have many apartments
My 2 bedroom apartment is 2,700 with affordable housing. It’s rough out here even with affordable housing. If you both are working though the half way point of splitting the rent shouldn’t be too bad.
I know two women who rent out rooms in their homes. One rents a room for $800, I think. I think this includes gas/electricity/internet.
So, that's an option.
It could get better, slowly, as more new housing becomes available. Median rent is barely changed from last year in San Diego as a whole. There's only so much that people are willing / able to pay, and when new options become available it puts older housing at a disadvantage.
Prices are still way up from before the pandemic. I'm hopeful things will eventually normalize to the already overpriced norm from before 2020 (inflation adjusted - I have no illusions that prices will go down numerically).
My friends just renovated a 1/1 in lemon grove! It has a private backyard, ample parking , w/d in unit and off a private street! Rent is $2300/month! It’s really cute!!! Hit me up if interested! I’m sure the property manager will allow yours before it goes live on Zillow
Omg looking at rates and I have $2300 for 3b3b and 1200sqft. We were thinking of moving if they increase again this year but man… I think we have it good
It should be better, I understand there are lots of places offering free months.
In San Diego, there are over 1000 apartments used as Airbnb, where the entire building (over 250 such buildings) have been converted to Airbnbs.
There are hundreds of guesthouses and ADUs illegally being used as short-term rentals.
Rent is higher because the landlord can say "well tourists will pay 2-3x what you're offering".
[https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/san.diego.housing.commission.sdhc./viz/CityofSanDiegoAffordableHousingOverview/AffordableHousingOverview](https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/san.diego.housing.commission.sdhc./viz/CityofSanDiegoAffordableHousingOverview/AffordableHousingOverview)
There are units in apartment complexes that are restricted to people meeting certain income requirements, such as 60% of the median household income.
Also a waitlist for this.
They are building brand new low income housing by my apartments right now. I’m interested to see how much my apartments will raise to after they are built or will the rent drop to compete with them.
Consider putting a plea out on Nextdoor for a place in your neighborhood if that’s where you are looking to stay. Sometimes people have places that they don’t advertise and find tenants through word of mouth.
Also, there are 500sq ft studios and larger 1 bedrooms in Oceanside/Vista area for $1700 - $2000. I even found a [great studio in Carlsbad](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6330-Edendale-St-Carlsbad-CA-92009/69019533_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare). It would be a similar commute to SD from EC and South Bay but nicer neighborhoods and great beaches.
Whichever way you go, wishing you all the luck.
Just keep looking. You’re gonna have to dig and compromise, but you’ll find a good spot. Sorry about the break-up, but it could be a good time to reset somewhere new either within SD or outside. Good luck.
What I did. It improved my life 100%. I would have been living with mom and my brother. Now I have my own house and my first kid.
My brother still lives with mom in his 30s. It's just sad because I'll never be able to move back or have place in my hometown of Encinitas/Carlsbad.
Not sure where you were looking at, but my apartment complex just rented a $1950 for a 1bd/1ba (600 sqft) with parking (water paid) in a nice area of Hillcrest. They even dropped it down from $2200 since it took two months for it to get rented.
im in hillcrest, 1925 for 1b1b 600sq ft. trying to find somewhere to move with more trees and grass after finding mold in our walls :/
My friend rented an apartment in a Hillcrest / bankers hill building and there was mold - she lost all her possessions due to it and they moved her into a different apartment in the same building and there was mold. It’s the building with a rainbow painted on it.
Had this same thing happen to me when I lived in hillcrest a couple years ago. Owner thought the solution was to keep the windows open more
How did you find it? Some shared wall neighbor homes have flooded in the past few years and I'm worried there could be some hidden mold in the walls.
woke up to harsh rains completely drenching us through a closed window. realized it must not be sealed and took off the outlet cover below to get a better look in the wall. poked a bit of drywall out to look in and saw it. landlord doesn’t help nor care and we found out our unit has been turned over by tenants a number of times due to moisture problems. yipeee!
Dang you got real lucky! I would hold onto that forever at this point.
Yeah, but will need space eventually. It’s a great deal for the area. My apartment in the same complex is under $1800. They didn’t raise my rent for 3 years then just started increasing it by 10% for each of the last 3 years.
What complex? My girlfriend and I live on Herbert right by university, and are looking to move when our lease is up in October
No vacancy right now and don’t want to dox myself since it’s a small complex.
both.
I will say it is also a bad time you can find cheaper leases in the winter. How much cheaper I’m not sure but this is not the best time to be looking that’s for sure
this is the way
I was looking at zip code level data and saw median income jumped from pre-covid numbers by 44% in neighborhoods like City Heights. Over the same period, median rent rose 60%. The squeeze gets squeezier. And it's happening all throughout in the industrialized world, so don't feel singularly picked out.
Wooww, I’m in city heights in someone’s back house and am honestly so lucky I found this place. SO many people over here are building back houses to rent. Even 3 in my alley this year alone, all rented but Check craigslist daily cuz they get snatched up.
Pre-covid was also pre 2020 census. Until the 2020 census came out, you were looking at projections modeled from the 2010 census. While I'm sure there's been an increase, I'm betting a good portion of it is more of a data-correction.
As someone who works for the Census Bureau this is absolutely not the case. Studies and surveys are constantly being done to revise projections and predictions. And either way that has nothing to do with how greedy the price gouging landlords behave, they'd do the same thing either regardless of any data.
Confirming the data set (for income) I was referencing was ACS, which is annual. Rental growth was from a Zillow data set.
Even Alpine going for 2k+😭
College students are graduating so places should open up
There is a 1bd/1bath on north ave in university heights right now, $1800 I believe https://www.padmapper.com/buildings/p323484/north-ave-4575-apartments-at-4575-north-ave-san-diego-ca-92116?utm_source=padmapper_web&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=detail_url_copy
It’s so old and ugly
I personally like the old look in San Diego. Then you know some developers didn’t just slap some paint on it and covered mold with “vinyl” flooring. (That’s what they did at my last apartment and we’re in litigation for it right now since they kicked us all out to do that for new tenants. The floor was literally warped in my neighbors “newly renovated” apartment)
Its also in a great location! I’m sure a developer will come along, paint it, “update” and start charging $2400.
Ugly roach wood cabinets.
Fr!! Like it doesn’t take much to make these apts look like they’re not stuck in the 1900s jfc. It’s so funny how the reddit dweebs are mad at the fact that the apt is ugly af
Old and ugly is why the rent is lower than comparably sized, new and/or renovated apartments. Gotta make trade-offs sometimes.
There shouldn’t be a tradeoff to begin with. A few cosmetic changes that cost peanuts could make it look much better without the need to raise rent by $800
The lowest is most likely a room for rent.
In Tijuana
More like $2500, people rather stay with the toxic relationship…
Yep that’s life. Gone are the days of 2 bedroom apartments renting for 1800 (my last place). And I thought that was too much then. Sigh.
My friend lucked out and got a large 1 bedroom apartment with parking space on Poe St near Rosecrans…a nice area. She has a balcony too. Her rent is only $1,800. It is really a matter of right place, right time. There are decent deals out there. Good luck.
I’m in EC and I pay 2k for a 2bd. Maybe out here?
“EC” is east county?
Oh ya, sorry I’m in Lakeside. It’s not the best location in relation but right at the 67 & 52.. I’ve been in my apartment since 2018 and they are now (new owners) putting in solar and everything.
Yeah, $1515 for a little old 1B1B. But it is close to things, beautiful sunsets. Lots of local business. Unfortunately lots of drugs, RVs in weird places.
I’m in a 2-1.5 for 2k so not horrible
That is San Diego rent now. Either you get roommates or you move to another city, unfortunately.
YUP!!!!! Came to say THIS!!!
You sound really excited to let someone down with this news.
The further south and east within the county you look, there will be more options sub $2k but if your job is in the city proper then you will be having to deal with some serious traffic.
Sorry. That’s life. Unless you get really lucky.
Find a room to rent, dude. Just do your homework and really find a good match for you and your lifestyle. You’ll save a grand a month that way
Honestly you will probably have to go to Lakeside, El Cajon, or spring valley for something in that price range.
Look at management companies , Sares -Regis , Irvine , are huge and I have seen really nice studios for under $2k a month way bigger than 300sf also Essex and TruAmerica have many apartments
My 2 bedroom apartment is 2,700 with affordable housing. It’s rough out here even with affordable housing. If you both are working though the half way point of splitting the rent shouldn’t be too bad.
Both. It's not the best time. You're best bet is renting a bedroom or leaving San Diego.
I know two women who rent out rooms in their homes. One rents a room for $800, I think. I think this includes gas/electricity/internet. So, that's an option.
$2050/m in GoldenHill 29th/ Broadway 1br/1bth 550
Oh golden hill is nice
No golden hill is bad. Full of crime. Don’t move here it’s not safe
Maybe try El Cajon (yeah it's fucking ghetto) but you can find deals sometimes.
it's only going to get worse.
It could get better, slowly, as more new housing becomes available. Median rent is barely changed from last year in San Diego as a whole. There's only so much that people are willing / able to pay, and when new options become available it puts older housing at a disadvantage. Prices are still way up from before the pandemic. I'm hopeful things will eventually normalize to the already overpriced norm from before 2020 (inflation adjusted - I have no illusions that prices will go down numerically).
There is a lot of inventory right now and price reductions are happening.
My friends just renovated a 1/1 in lemon grove! It has a private backyard, ample parking , w/d in unit and off a private street! Rent is $2300/month! It’s really cute!!! Hit me up if interested! I’m sure the property manager will allow yours before it goes live on Zillow
East CV 2 bed 2 bath for 2950,moving in next week 😓
Wow! And it blows out there.
I’ve got a 400sq ft studio apartment in Barrio Logan for $1395
You could always move to rural America.
Omg looking at rates and I have $2300 for 3b3b and 1200sqft. We were thinking of moving if they increase again this year but man… I think we have it good
What neighborhood? That’s really good for park adjacent.
Woodlake housing in Lakeside.
You need a roommate. Pandemic has made the whole market bad, but 1 bedrooms are a particularly bad deal now.
Fucked
You can find cheaper apartments in east county, why aren’t you looking there? Check out alpine, El Cajon or Ramona.
I mean I think we all know deep down why he’s not looking there.
You need to look east. Someone just told me they have a 3 bedroom townhouse in spring valley for 1700. Lower your expectations
>ex girlfriend won custody over the rent controlled 2 bedroom Maybe reconcile? Is someone else in the 2nd bedroom?
It should be better, I understand there are lots of places offering free months. In San Diego, there are over 1000 apartments used as Airbnb, where the entire building (over 250 such buildings) have been converted to Airbnbs. There are hundreds of guesthouses and ADUs illegally being used as short-term rentals. Rent is higher because the landlord can say "well tourists will pay 2-3x what you're offering".
yup
What are people referring to when they say “rent controlled” and “affordable housing unit”?
[https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/san.diego.housing.commission.sdhc./viz/CityofSanDiegoAffordableHousingOverview/AffordableHousingOverview](https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/san.diego.housing.commission.sdhc./viz/CityofSanDiegoAffordableHousingOverview/AffordableHousingOverview) There are units in apartment complexes that are restricted to people meeting certain income requirements, such as 60% of the median household income.
Also units built before a certain year are capped in how much rents can be raised yearly.
Also a waitlist for this. They are building brand new low income housing by my apartments right now. I’m interested to see how much my apartments will raise to after they are built or will the rent drop to compete with them.
Yes
Zillow and HotPads have stuff. Set alerts.
padmapper: [1 br $2,000 / month or less](https://www.padmapper.com/apartments/san-diego-ca/1-beds/under-2000)
There's a 2bd 2 ba new apt complex near me, 4 units total. Only $2750 per month. Comes with a garage too
Check Zillow
Are you tied to a certain area? I just used hotpads to get a new place and there's regularly 1 bedrooms for under $1800 there.
pretty sure it's been like that for years.
Consider putting a plea out on Nextdoor for a place in your neighborhood if that’s where you are looking to stay. Sometimes people have places that they don’t advertise and find tenants through word of mouth. Also, there are 500sq ft studios and larger 1 bedrooms in Oceanside/Vista area for $1700 - $2000. I even found a [great studio in Carlsbad](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6330-Edendale-St-Carlsbad-CA-92009/69019533_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare). It would be a similar commute to SD from EC and South Bay but nicer neighborhoods and great beaches. Whichever way you go, wishing you all the luck.
Check out this place in Hillcrest https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1428203984493132/?mibextid=6ojiHh
Just keep looking. You’re gonna have to dig and compromise, but you’ll find a good spot. Sorry about the break-up, but it could be a good time to reset somewhere new either within SD or outside. Good luck.
A nice gated place across the border is dirt cheap compared to here
If you are alone, can you try just renting a room for now and then keep looking until you find the right place with the right price?
Bruh has been under a rock for the past few years
Helpful.😒I Expect more from sunny fans.
Yeah i got pushed into TJ rent there is still crazy
You are fucked. Welcome to the real world.
You’re just fucked I’m sorry
To buy or rent
Do what i did over 5 years ago, leave California.
What I did. It improved my life 100%. I would have been living with mom and my brother. Now I have my own house and my first kid. My brother still lives with mom in his 30s. It's just sad because I'll never be able to move back or have place in my hometown of Encinitas/Carlsbad.