Apartment brokers/realtors aren't a thing here.

Since you're moving for grad school at CMU, I'd recommend looking at Oakland, Squirrel Hill, Homewood, Point Breeze, Shadyside, and the Regent Square area (it's a mix of Swissvale, Wilkinsburg and Edgewood). If you don't have a car, these neighborhoods have bus lines that right by CMU or within a block in these neighborhoods. Even if you have a car, parking at CMU can be expensive so it may be worth it to plan on bussing to/from campus.

August is a popular move-in month because of students coming in, vacancies start popping up now - June. Depending on how particular you are, what you look for in an apartment (must haves vs nice to haves), you can start looking now.

Nope just price of stickers

Look man, any way you slice it, we're at the endemic phase of the pandemic. There are countless people braving the restaurant scene every day; what we have in the way of harm reduction is what we're going to get. You don't have to tell me about the pandemic, I did everything I was supposed to do and advocated for others to do the same. I respect the severity of it, I get it.

I would argue that employers aren't looking for these employees. I haven't seen "Help wanted: Night Shift" signs up at restaurants/diners. They're not trying to be open, that's why they're not open.

That's not always true. I had a rental car when mine was in the shop a few months back, and when I forgot to renew the temporary permit for one day, I got ticketed at 8pm.

This was in Oakland.

Yes, this happened to me. Had a receipt and everything during the time I was gone.

Challenged it in traffic court, Judge upheld the ticket, but reduced it to a $10 fine and said don't do it again.

That's high but not ridiculously high. 80 is probably average. Would help if you mentioned a more specific area

This is purely a question… but doesn’t the state regulate the price of the stickers and service for state inspection?

Yeah that’s how it works. There’s no practical way for them to know you were gone , or at least not for how long.

Thank you! That is great advice. I’ve seen a lot of those luxury ones on Zillow… I’ll steer clear:)

Thank you so much!

I think so. I’d start looking sooner than later. CMU, Pitt, and several other colleges will have grad students hunting as well. Good luck to you and congrats on being accepted to one of the finest universities in the country!

I just moved here, and I’m always confused by the parking signs. Thanks for clarifying. I just freak out and pull a Tina Belcher.

Man, local business owners complain about human feces in downtown they’re gonna love the big piles of shit mounted police leave behind.

And that’s just when a cop falls off the horse, let alone the feces.

I haven't rented for a while, but I do have answers to a few of your questions:

- Most leases I've signed in the past have been about 3ish months out from when the rental period begins. It could be more, it could be less- just depends on the situation. I once signed a lease less than a week before I moved in, but typically landlords will start showing a property approximately 3 months before their tenant moves out.

- I've never heard of anyone using an apartment realtor, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

- My *biggest* tip here is to avoid the newer construction apartment/"luxury" apartment complexes. If you're moving from a high COL area (say, the Bay Area or NYC), those might seem like decent prices, but in reality they are often more than twice as expensive as a totally nice apartment in an older building. For example- I rented a fairly nice 2 bedroom apartment in Highland Park a few years ago for $975/month. I've seen those new/"luxury" apartments charge $1700+ for a studio apartment. And I keep putting "luxury" in quotes, because those places don't seem like they're very well built or particularly luxurious at all- they just look "new". I've heard rent has gone up a lot in the past couple years, but I assure you that it's not dire enough to consider a $1700 studio apartment a "great deal".

I should’ve added this before!

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Same! 36 and still using the phrase.

Thank you so much!! Think I’ll be able to find a reasonably nice 1 bd for $1300-$1500 per month in squirrel hill or shady side areas?

Part of the new initiative to reduce crime in downtown. Or at least create police visibility.

Tom's Fleet Service in Baldwin. Its not all that much cheaper than that through, maybe in the $80 range I think.

Great! You want to be Squirrel Hill, Shadyside areas. Those are pricier but very nice. Squirrel Hill south prices are less than Squirrel Hill North. Greenfield is close and cheaper than Squirrel Hill/Shadyside but a bit farther from CMU. These are all east end. Busses in the east end are better than any other section of the city.

Seems like Beeler Street in Sq. Hill might be a good location for you.

Better question is if you parked from 10 to 10:30, they scanned you at 10:10, you leave and come back at 5 and park from 5-6, and they scan you at 5:30. They must assume you parked for 7+ hours right?

Ah yes, should’ve specified. I’ll be attending Carnegie Mellon for grad school. I’ll have a bike but no car. Would prefer to be within walking distance of CMU, biking would be alright too

Ok, so what part of the city is your job? And will you need to use public transit? Do you want to close to night life? Pittsburgh rental prices vary greatly on which neighborhood you choose.

Interesting! I have lived here for 34 years and just about everyone I've ever met is absolutely obsessed with all these places. Chengdu Gourmet was our only James Beard Award winner for a long time. Gourmandine is just about our only serious French bakery. Page's is why there's a permanent 30 person line dangerously dangling out into the fastest part of East Carson Street (maybe you pass it on the way to the Waterfront?) every summer. I've been to all 3 in the past month. Every spring all my friends and family are asking each other, "Did you go to Page's yet?! It's open!"