I currently live and work in SF. I live with a roomate who is tolerable but not someone I enjoy living with. I used to live in Freakmont. It was otay. I moved to be closer to work but I realize that living in the city really isn't for me. It also doesn't hurt that the GF lives out east and it would be nice to be a lil' closer to her.

I do have few questions though... First off where do I look for apartments for rent? I've tried Craigslist but they list mostly roomates and inlaws. What is arealistic price to pay for a 1bdrm apt? I would go with a studio if I find something decent. I'm thinking of something as far as Dublin/Pleasonton as long as I'm near the BART line.

Anyone with leads or info on their own situation? I'm probably looking for a Jan 1st move in.

 

i'd say Walnut Creek would be the place to move to.....its closer to the city then pleasanton and dublin and it would be a little cheaper as well.

Also there is HUGE bart station in Walnut Creek.

 

I got a room for rent is San Rafael. 15 min away from Golden Gizzy!

 

I second Walnut Creek. I used to live in a super nice apartment complex about 45 seconds away from the Bart Station. The name of the place is Palm Lake apartments and it's on the corner of Treat and Oak Grove. You should check it out. My 600 sqft 1 bed/studio thingy was 9 something a month. The best part is that the whole community is gated and you get to park your car in an underground parking structure.

-Chris

 

w3rd....Chris' old complex is safer then his GARAGE in antioch

 

Indeed. I think the neighbor kids want to steal my car. Oh well. I just hope they total it so I can get something else. :x

-Chris

P.s. thanks for rubbing it in

 

haha..it was in your location, I had to

 

That was originally written as a joke... but the longer I live here the more plausible it seems. Let's just say that I picked out a nice new Remington 870 Express Super Mag 12 guage (3 1/2 inch booya) that I'll pick up by the end of the month. If they try and take it, I sure hope I catch 'um.

-Chris <--- I think Bruce Lee is wearing off on me

 

Isn't Walnut Creek kinda fancy? Never been through there. I'm thinking less than $900 per month. The cheaper the better of course... Especially since I will be commuting.

How would I look for WC housing? It's pretty sparse on CL.

 

It is and it isn't. Some areas are a little older and are just nice quiet neighborhoods. The area that I lived is on the border of concord and looks just like any 1960-70s housing area, but it has a super low crime rate and lots of trees and landscaping. It's about 5 min from downtown (the 'fancy' area.) The closer you are to downtown the more expensive the rent. Like I said, check out Palm Lake. The address is 780 Oak Grove Rd. COncord, CA 94518. It is technically in concord, but EVRYTHING around it is Walnut Creek. That area is kinda odd like that. Depending on what street you are on you could be in Pleasant Hill, Concord, or Walnut Creek all withing two blocks.

-Chris

 

I rexamined my needs and it looks like the Dublin area would work best. Anyone from there that could be able to give info on pricing for a 1 bdrm apt and where to look? Newpapers? The Tri-valley Herald is the only one I can find online. Craigslist doesn't have many listings for that area.

The situation is this... GF goes to school/may work in Stockton and I work in SF. Dublin looks like it's in between and has BART access for me.