Any ideas? I also need a place thats flexible with bad credit (stupid decisions w/ credit card when youre younger....yeah i know)

Any leads would be appreciated! Thanks guys...

7/20/2008 10:07:43 AM

most places will be cool with your credit, you'll just have to pay the full deposit.

as for cheap 1 br places. The cheapest place I ever lived was a place in Cary called Misty Woods. It was $400 a month. Not much to the apartment and there was a pretty strong mexican population, but I was hardly there anyway.

7/20/2008 10:34:05 AM

hahaha misty woods

oh lawd

we always dread going over there

7/20/2008 12:15:41 PM

Misty Woods? lol.....hmmmm.

Well is the place decent? If the outside and inside are respectably nice then that might work. And what I mean by that is if my gf and her friends come and see me and theyre scared shitless to come inside then thats obviously a no-go.

7/20/2008 12:31:13 PM

keep in mind it was about 5 years ago when I lived there so some things may have changed, but it was OK. I mean, you get what you pay for. floorplan is really basic, but it had a pretty cool little back porch. Bedroom was decent size, bathroom was small. no pool or any other ammenities really. just a basic little apartment in an area right off of 440, so it was convenient to everything


it might help if you define "cheap".

[Edited on July 20, 2008 at 12:57 PM. Reason : a]

7/20/2008 12:54:17 PM

So what youre saying is...

the mexicans arent that scary? id like to have some people over for some beers---or 20, have some downtime with the gf and not worry. I can make the place nice inside, 400 bucks sounds nice. but seeing it was that long ago, i would figure the price has gone up.

7/20/2008 12:56:47 PM

oh yeah, I had people over all the time. i mean it looks like any other apartment complex, and the fact that it is in Cary near Crossroads pretty much gave the illusion that it was a really nice place. Just keep in mind at that price range, you aren't going to be surrounded by little rich white girls who's daddy's are paying their rent.

7/20/2008 12:58:37 PM

why does everyone hate on mexicans

7/20/2008 2:15:05 PM

kpark

7/20/2008 3:46:43 PM

do you mean like Kentwood Park?

7/21/2008 1:41:34 AM

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/NC-Cary-Cary-Brook-Apartments-formerly-Misty-Woods.html

Misty woods is now called Cary Brook apartments.

kpark should mean Kensington Park, which is off of Avent Ferry Rd just south of campus. If I were you, I'd look at some of the "roommate wanted" postings in classifieds. I imagine most of the people on here are people like me who are decent roommates. You'll save on utilities that way too.

7/21/2008 2:52:34 AM

That Pine Knolls is like 525 or 540 and I think it comes with wireless (avent ferry by centennial campus)

7/21/2008 3:04:24 AM

^540

walked by that sign today...i almost lived there back when they were like 395...then they renovated and jacked up the prices, and kensington park has a pool

7/21/2008 3:05:57 AM

awesome, i like all these suggestions, keep em coming.

i know my friend lives at those log cabin looking apartments (Burt Dr Apts) on the corner of Crest and Burt Dr......its a 2 bedroom for 550 a month. so im guessing theres bound to be good deals on 1 bedrooms out there (given its not exactly clean on the outside and there are sketchy breezeways where it looks like homeless people shack up)

7/21/2008 3:56:10 AM

The Lakes off of Sandy Forks have studios for 479(535 sq ft.) and 1 bedrooms @ around 735 sq ft for 499. Shit ton of amenities, pool w/ outdoor gas grill, furnished lounge, tanning bed, gym, beach volley ball court. 5 mins from 540, 10 mins from 440.

7/21/2008 7:57:17 AM

$499 for a 1 br is pretty good. My one bedroom here in Greensboro was $535, 800sq.ft. $10 of that was pet rent though.

7/21/2008 9:00:23 AM

I can make the money, thats not the biggest issue for me. I'm just worried about my credit....stupid ex-gf (long story short). So most of these places will just make me pay a full deposit if my credit is subpar?

7/21/2008 10:40:33 AM

yeah, most places only use credit to determine how much of a deposit you will have to pay. as long as you have a good rental history and can prove that you make more than 3 times the rent per month, you should be good.

7/21/2008 12:06:53 PM

too bad I have no credit so my score is below the 600 that all these require. such bs because i make like 5 times the rent..

7/22/2008 2:00:44 AM

those places require 600 credit score to rent? that's fucking rediculous. Shit, with a 600 credit score you can get a pretty decent interest rate on a mortgage and buy your own shit.

7/22/2008 8:54:50 AM

jeebus...if thats the case im screwed royally

7/22/2008 12:42:07 PM

i am almost sure that isn't the case. if you have a good rental history (i.e. always pay on time, never broke a lease, etc.) then they will most likely rent to you regardless of your credit. they will just charge you the full deposit.

7/22/2008 2:20:02 PM