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InevitablePersimmon6 t1_j5voz56 wrote

This is what they do everywhere. Back in 2008 I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Brookline and my rent was only $525/month plus electric. By the time I bought a house in 2014 and moved, my rent had gone up to $675/month with no renovations. Once I gave notice I was moving, they came in and put in new floors and counters and charged the next person $850/month. It was crazy to me.

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James19991 t1_j5vm2i4 wrote

Reply to comment by oMajO in Thoughts on Bellevue? by CurrentSingleStatus

I agree. I moved out here just before I turned 28, and at that point I was losing interest in spending weekends at the bar until 2:00 AM, so it being quiet over here wasn't too big of an issue for me, but it's not the best place if you're a sociable 25-year-old looking to go out and not have to deal with getting a DD or an Uber..

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jarvisrust t1_j5vkkvf wrote

not sure if same building, but Sportsrock was right around there. this was around probably early-mid 2000s. two floors. pool, darts, lots of stuff to do. bands. 1600 block if i'm remembering the right spot

*edit 1400 block. after looking around on google, im pretty sure its the same spot

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blondiebell OP t1_j5vjtbt wrote

There is this wonderful thing that the government has access to which is a company's income records. That's where they have to disclose those details of their revenue and their costs. Have you seen those numbers? Do you know their profits? Do you know the increase year after year of those profits?

You sound like a child.

If you don't know those numbers then you have no idea why they are charging what they are charging. But we collective know they are increasing their prices over the increase in costs because their PROFIT IS INCREASING!!

Just because someone will pay what they charge doesn't mean shit when it is a survival need like water, medication, and HOUSING.

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blondiebell OP t1_j5vijde wrote

Ah so if I wasnt born to a family in a good school district, had an illness that put me on a medication that led me to drug addiction, couldn't physically do a trade or afford college I should just suffer??

Nah, your human right is access to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We went so far as to put that in our constitution. By right of being born I should be allowed access to the means to survival AND the opportunity to do more. If I choose to do more, sure I can have nicer/better things, but I shouldn't have to suffer or struggle to survive. If you disagree with then you should look at who told you that wasn't deserved by everyone by birth right.

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oMajO t1_j5viitx wrote

I moved to Bellevue about 6 months ago and have been loving it. There are plenty of walkable amenities and I make it to most places around the city in less than 20 minutes by car.

The only real complaint I have is the night life scene is kind of lacking. There are a plenty options to eat but not a lot of places stay open past 11pm.

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