Living in Boston

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Dingrao

Dingrao

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I just found out I got accepted to BU...😀!! I am wondering if anyone can tell me some tips on where some good places are to live that might be on the cheaper side (<$1,000/month)?
 
Dingrao said:
I just found out I got accepted to BU...😀!! I am wondering if anyone can tell me some tips on where some good places are to live that might be on the cheaper side (<$1,000/month)?
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$1000 with a roommate or by yourself? A while ago (2 yrs) I saw a 200 sq ft studio near the Boston commons for $1000 or so. :laugh:
 
You will have to share a split 1BR to bring it below $1000. South End, where BU Dental is, used to be ghetto but has turn extremely high end and thus expensive.
 
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What is a decent price for a studio or 1 br for 1 person then? Also, most leases are 1 yr contract. What happen when students graduate in May or June, given they that they signed the contract on sept. 1? Just have to stick it out?
 
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What is a decent price for a studio or 1 br for 1 person then? Also, most leases are 1 yr contract. What happen when students graduate in May or June, given they that they signed the contract on sept. 1? Just have to stick it out?
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For unfinished lease, you sublease it for a month or two to someone else in the same situation. A really small and really basic 600sf 1 bedroom near Tufts Dental is $1400; and skyrocket from there. I did saw one student live in a bedroom the size of a king bed, sleeping on a twin bed.
 
Wooohoo! Congrats on getting into BU! We'll probably be in the same class. I've started looking for places near school- mainly looking for a studio, and most places are 1,200/mo. or higher... I've seen really expensive ones, but it seems that if you are ok with living with a roommate, you can def find something for 1000 or less a month.
 
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