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Cheap housing in San Francisco; Is that an oxymoron?
Topic Started: Mar 27 2009, 12:49 PM (267 Views)
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My son will be needing an apartment toward the end of the summer as he'll be starting a graduate program at UC SF. Any ideas on where or how to look? Does anyone know of any good resources for as far as people seeking roommates and that sort of thing? He's in Taiwan at the moment and has always been a bit clueless about these kind life skills.
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kathyk
Mar 27 2009, 12:49 PM
My son will be needing an apartment toward the end of the summer as he'll be starting a graduate program at UC SF. Any ideas on where or how to look? Does anyone know of any good resources for as far as people seeking roommates and that sort of thing? He's in Taiwan at the moment and has always been a bit clueless about these kind life skills.
Housing in San Francisco is hideously expensive, Kathy. In the decent neighborhoods, it's as bad as Manhattan. There are plenty of roommate finding organizations, but first he has to decide where he's going to live, and whether he can afford to live in town (and how dicey an area he's willing to put up with ... or might even want).
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Better wait until after the next earthquake. He could probably pick up some great deals then.
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Mar 27 2009, 01:00 PM
kathyk
Mar 27 2009, 12:49 PM
My son will be needing an apartment toward the end of the summer as he'll be starting a graduate program at UC SF. Any ideas on where or how to look? Does anyone know of any good resources for as far as people seeking roommates and that sort of thing? He's in Taiwan at the moment and has always been a bit clueless about these kind life skills.
Housing in San Francisco is hideously expensive, Kathy. In the decent neighborhoods, it's as bad as Manhattan. There are plenty of roommate finding organizations, but first he has to decide where he's going to live, and whether he can afford to live in town (and how dicey an area he's willing to put up with ... or might even want).
Do you supposed the school has resources? On campus student housing? Lists of people seeking roommates?
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Mar 27 2009, 01:02 PM
Better wait until after the next earthquake. He could probably pick up some great deals then.
Haha. Then again, it might swallow up a good portion of the housing stock.
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Tell him to check the university’s housing office. Not only do they manage the school’s own dormitories but they provide listings and bulletin boards for off-campus housing as well.

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kathyk
Mar 27 2009, 01:07 PM
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Mar 27 2009, 01:00 PM
kathyk
Mar 27 2009, 12:49 PM
My son will be needing an apartment toward the end of the summer as he'll be starting a graduate program at UC SF. Any ideas on where or how to look? Does anyone know of any good resources for as far as people seeking roommates and that sort of thing? He's in Taiwan at the moment and has always been a bit clueless about these kind life skills.
Housing in San Francisco is hideously expensive, Kathy. In the decent neighborhoods, it's as bad as Manhattan. There are plenty of roommate finding organizations, but first he has to decide where he's going to live, and whether he can afford to live in town (and how dicey an area he's willing to put up with ... or might even want).
Do you supposed the school has resources? On campus student housing? Lists of people seeking roommates?
The school would be the first place I'd start, but it isn't the only place.

Start here to get an idea of the costs of apartments in various locations. It can be quite stunning.

http://www.rentalguide.com/
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I'm afraid to look. :(blue:( But, I'll pass it on and also nudge him to get in touch with the school.

He's on his own at this juncture though. I think he's getting a fairly good stipend (or whatever they call it), but I'd hate to see it completely eaten up by housing.

QL, do you think they have those resources on-line?
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I would think so, Kathy, but it's been about seven years since I lived there, so I'm extrapolating a bit.

A friend's daughter went to UCSF for grad school, but she has enough money to do as she likes, and she's from the Bay Area anyway, so I think she lives out of town.
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http://campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/housing/default1.php
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Excellent. Thanks. :thumb:
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craigslist is very widely used in san francisco for that sort of thing.
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Good, good, good - I will pass this all on to him.
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He probably shouldn't pin up flyers around the pubs, advertising for a roommate. Not that he'd have a difficult time finding one, but ah... :unsure:
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