Need to find an apartment in the Pittsburgh area

**Python73** · January 3rd, 2012, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by JustinHEMI

How much you looking to spend? Two bed/two bath townhouses in my nice plan are about 1500/month.

The crazy thing about housing prices are how varied they are. That's more than the mortgage on our house in Cranberry Twp. Which is a 3 bedroom 2 full + 2 half bath house with a yard and attached garage. The most likely reason are the FUCKING ABSURD Allegheny County property taxes. Which bleed everyone living in the county in order to finance bullshit and pay bloated retirement benefits for the hundreds of thousands of current and former county employees. Sickening.

OP - good luck on your search.

**hurley1718** · January 3rd, 2012, 03:11 PM

Check out Shannon Heights in Castle Shannon. You can be at the waterfront in 20 minutes. I am not sure on the rent but the neighborhood is nice and you are 2 steps from route 88 and about 8 minutes from South Hills Village. I own a house 2 minutes Shannon Heights.

**Justin///M** · January 5th, 2012, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by Python73

The crazy thing about housing prices are how varied they are. That's more than the mortgage on our house in Cranberry Twp. Which is a 3 bedroom 2 full + 2 half bath house with a yard and attached garage. The most likely reason are the FUCKING ABSURD Allegheny County property taxes. Which bleed everyone living in the county in order to finance bullshit and pay bloated retirement benefits for the hundreds of thousands of current and former county employees. Sickening.

OP - good luck on your search.

I agree, when I moved in here, it was 1300 which was more than I wanted to pay for a rental, but when I moved here I needed something NOW and it was available..., and nice. Then it got bumped up last year, but I wasn't in a position to move due to timing at work. 1500 was what my mortgage was back where I came from and it is WAY more than I want to pay for a rental.

So, like the OP, I am now on the hunt too. Plus, I want out of the townhouse. I have a rather powerful home theater system and it is being held back by courtesy for my neighbors. :P

I am looking for houses in the 1000 range. I would look to buy again, but I can't guarantee that I am going to be in the area in the next 5 years so I want to rent..., but I don't want to pay more than 1000 to rent. I am going to have to pay a relatively large lease break fee, but I my yearly bonus is coming and I was just going to blow it on guns and shit anyway.

Justin

**bman1187** · January 22nd, 2012, 10:33 PM

Annhurst apt in jefferson Hills Pa I lived there for a couple years nice,safe and affordable 20 minutes from Waterfront in Homestead. If you want to live real cheap co op in Dravosburg Pa a bunch of row houses but no trouble, my friend lives theres nothing to look at but safe and clean you must pass a credit score check so it keeps out the trouble 10 minutes from Homestead. If I was single these 2 would be my choices.

**zeroflat24** · January 23rd, 2012, 03:29 PM

have you looked into cranberry? a lot of people, most live elsewhere and commute here. but some of the older apartment complexes are reasonable. very little crime, and about 25 mins to pittsburgh. plus there are 2 shooting ranges, one is 5 mins from cranberry the other is in wexford, 10 mins away.