I doubt it. CT has a reputation for being a super expensive place to live even moreso than here.

Ok thanks

We're trying to move somewhere cheaper than the west coast but still has snow. Is Connecticut cheaper than Rhode Island?

Just not the best neighborhoods, crime, shit like that.

It is. I'll never buy here, just biding my time till I can move to NC where I can afford to buy a house.

That's unfortunate

Could you explain why?

It's not generally a great place to live.

Supply and demand. Little space vs. lots of people needing apartments. My apartment is 1200 and that's on the low end. My landlord is a good guy and I know he could get much more, even though there's no parking or laundry. I expect him to raise it to at least 1500 this summer. Living here is just expensive.

Thanks that's encouraging. We may be able to swing that price if there are good job opportunities there.

I think 2k is a stretch. Maybe $2200. Our place even allowed dogs. I think if you look outside or the East Side you can find something (near Brown.) We rented a place in Federal Hill in PVD for that price that had 3 beds and I genuinely liked our neighborhood. I never felt unsafe and lots of great restaurants within a reasonable walk. Only reason we moved is we had a baby in Aug and a third floor walk up was a problem for us so we decided to finally buy something. The building we were in was well cared for. In the 6 months we were there the stairwells were painted, and they were regularly cleaned by a cleaning service. Also, our landlord regularly and quickly responded to our service requests. (V2 management I think.) Admittedly we were a bit limited in our rental options bc we have a dog as well. So I’d guess actually if you need less or equal to 2 beds you might be able to find something around there.

Thank you

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Walp. Why is the state so expensive

Wow ok good to know. Why is this such a huge problem in the state

Ahhh yeah but that sounds like a huge commitment. We may not stay there longer than a year

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Pocasset mills or try Seekonk (very close to Rhode Island)

>Wait until next fall. First few games of the year are always cheap

The OP wants to go next Wednesday, not next season.

Maybe Woonsocket.

For the love of God do not rent from Pioneer Imvestments. Literally made a post about them today. Lead in the water and paint. Raw sewage dripping into the kitchen. Rats in the walls. Currently being sued by a bunch of tenants and renters

>Our budget is around $1500. Is that possible anywhere in the state?

No.

Land lord and slumlord are synonymous. If you look in northern Rhode Island and have decent credit, there is housing you can swing a mortgage on with that budget.

>Why would you want to buy a house at 3% down.

If your monthly mortgage payment is similar to what you've been paying for rent, why not? I get that you'd also now have property taxes and maintenance costs, but don't forget that rent goes up.

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