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IheartFredArmisen OP t1_ixtdezi wrote

Reply to comment by nodumbunny in Moving to PVD from Boston fall 2023, how early is too early? by IheartFredArmisen

I understand the downvotes, it's because of being a Boston transplant and also for creating another "I'm moving to PVD" thread. No biggie though, I get it.

I would be needing to commute to Boston 3-ish days out of the week. The rest of the time I'd work from home. Some social life will still be there but looking forward to finding/forming a social circle in the pvd area as well. The search for a 2 bed specifically is to have the second as an office/creative studio. I was also looking into 1BD units with enclosed sunrooms or 1 beds with other semi-enclosed spaces, as you did mention. I'm glad to hear that there's stock of some homes with these sorts of flex spaces in them.

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nodumbunny t1_ixt8jpq wrote

Reply to comment by IheartFredArmisen in Moving to PVD from Boston fall 2023, how early is too early? by IheartFredArmisen

Why would anyone downvote this comment? Yes, if you need to get to Boston on a regular basis, you'll want to look at neighborhoods that are convienient for commuting. Will you be going to Boston for work on a regular basis? Or are you saying you'll need to get there to have a social life? (That might be why the comment is getting downvoted. There is plenty going on here.)

You don't say why you need a second bedroom, but you might not be able to get that for $1500. However, pay attention to the Sq. Ft. in the listing. A lot of the housing stock here is in 1, 2 and 3-family homes which have double parlors, or enclosed sunrooms, or small rooms that might not be considered a bedroom due to lack of a closet but could be used as an office.

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FunLife64 t1_ixs9nm3 wrote

Reply to comment by IheartFredArmisen in Moving to PVD from Boston fall 2023, how early is too early? by IheartFredArmisen

It doesn’t hurt to start that early but that price point will land you in grad student type audience homes in that area vs more professional oriented. Of course, there are grad students who are super quiet and/or much older than just out of college. But the general maintenance of the building will probably reflect it.

Given your desire to rent from a private landlord you’re going to have to really look hard for a long period of time. Some don’t post until the month before too.

You may want to look in the Hope Village area. Still East Side but further north if you’re going to Boston (and can avoid PVD downtown during rush hour). This area probably has more families vs grad students (my guess…I’ve never lived there). Lots of multi families.

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RandomChurn t1_ixs2esc wrote

Reply to Moving to PVD from Boston fall 2023, how early is too early? by IheartFredArmisen

I think you have a good feel for it.

I can recommend Fox Point, a fringe more blue-collar artsy neighborhood of the East Side (toniest neighborhood in Providence). It's where a lot of Brown grad students, hospital residents, and young professionals live. Walkable. Lots of coffee shops, tiny eateries and bars, parks, dogs, three good markets, bookstores, Brown, RISD, an art cinema, one or two breweries, between two rivers, bike path.

So: yes, there are a good number of owner-occupied tenement houses, just as many absentee landlords. Some airbnb's and suspicious-looking "group"-bought properties? But all of them with grad students who are leaving will empty for Sep renters, and they are usually asked to give landlords plenty of notice so you will want to start looking Feb-Mar.

Good luck 🍀

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