I'm looking for an apartment and I don't really know much about them. There's no adult in my life that can help much either. I'm just curious as to the size of an apartment. It doesn't need to be big at all, but it needs to accommodate three people semi-comfortably. Is 615 sq. feet extremely small? If so, what would be a good size (in sq. feet) for an apartment if three people are going to be staying there?
As I said, we're not looking for anything huge. We can't afford it (ha). But we want it to be big enough to where we don't have to sit on each other's laps.
christina answered Friday May 22 2009, 2:08 am: I live in an apartment with my boyfriend and his mom, so it's a 2 bedroom and there's three of us. It's about 800 sq feet. It's a good amount of space for the 3 of us, but since me and my boyfriend share a room, it's a bit different from your situation. Our rent is about $500 something since my boyfriend helps manage the building, but rent here is normally about $1100 he tells me. Pretty expensive, but we live in a nice neighborhood in Southern California so it's a little bit more expensive here than anywhere else.
I think anywhere from about 900-1000 sq feet should be good for you guys. My parents and my brother have an 2 bedroom that's about 1000+ sq feet and they pay like $765 a month. That isn't too bad for the neighborhood they live in. My parents live in New York.
The cost of rent will very much depend on the neighborhood you're in, your income, and other factors. You should probably get those Apartment catalogs they have in those newspaper looking boxes around town. You can also check some stuff out online and call around to get quotes & maybe do a walk-through of some apartments.
I really think that it can be affordable since it's going to be 3 of you. I can see if it was just you, but there's 3 of you so it could be quite affordable if you think about it. Here are some sites you can check out:
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