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How do I move out of my parents place?
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I think you should definitely be able to find at least a studio for that much, if not a bit less. I used rent.com to check a few "college cities", and it seems pretty doable. Apartments usually require a few things up front, like a rental application/fee, proof of employment, deposit, renters insurance, etc. if you can cover that, you should be good. Search for some apartments in your area, then go check out some of their available apartments.
The thing that sucks is that I live in California and the amount of listings for studios that are under 1300 a month are very few. There are people charging more for just renting a room out of their house which is ridiculous as hell.
Yeah it's very unlikely you'll find a studio for that price unless you are in semi rural area of some kind. Craigslist and local Facebook groups for a room mate situation and just really make it a point to meet all the potential roommates and make sure it seems like a good fit. Also it's really helpful to get into some local scenes, community and word of mouth is going to get you the best odds of landing reliable situations.
The harsh reality: you probably will end up living in not great situations for awhile going this route. In most US cities, moving in with random people is more than likely going to end up with a situation that you won't want to be in forever. The more roommates, the cheaper the rent and the more odds one or more of the people will have some grating issue that makes the whole house suck. I've seen this happen dozens of times, there can be a whole house of people who mostly get along and one roommate going through a hard time can spiral into hostile living situations. You'll be rolling the dice until you find something that works, so always be working towards a goal of some kind. Right now it's getting out of parent's house, after that it could be building credit and income to get a studio or to move to another area entirely.
Most legit landlords aren't going to rent a studio to someone with no credit or rental history. You're getting roommates, friend.
Between gas, car insurance, rent & utilities, food, entertainment, you're going to be spending $2k/mo to exist. Is living away from your parents worth $67/day to you?
Yeah I didn't think renting my own place with no credit or rental history would be realistic. And living away from my parents isn't a choice for me, they're basically pressuring me to move out in the next few months
It might make sense to move a little further out, if you can still manage to get to your jobs with a reasonable commute. I only ever lived in the same town I worked in once when I lived in California.