Gosh, I could really use that second bathroom about now because I am so fed up with living with three males who seem to need some Cheerios in the bowl for aiming purposes.
There’s also good storage space in the house, but in the bedrooms, the closets have those mirrored sliding doors. I positively hate mirrored sliding doors.
Another downside? I also found out that whoever moves in will have to pay all the utilities. And the big backyard that used to be behind the house? Well, they’re building a small apartment building back there so the yard is completely gone. That means if you’re longing for grass and a garden, this might not be the place for you.
The owner asked me if I thought he was asking too much money for the place. I told him yes, the price seemed high to me. Then again, I shared that I moved to this neighborhood almost nine years ago, back when one-bedroom apartments were $500 instead of $1800 and a two bedroom was $650, not $2400.
He laughed and told me I was lucky I have rent control.
I absolutely agree.
He then told me he’s pretty sure he’ll have the place rented within a week, no problem.
I wonder, has LA really come to this? Will folks really pay $3500 to live in a house with a torn up front yard, construction going on in the backyard, and mirrored closets?
I suppose so. Some trio of hip, young artsy types will move in. They’ll maintain their LA slimness because they aren’t eating because the money that would go to food will instead be going to pay the rent. They’ll park vintage BMW’s out front. They’ll throw a party where someone strums an acoustic guitar and tries to channel Alanis Morrisette. They’ll fall in love and then have very loud, public break-ups that I’ll overhear at two in the morning.
Then they’ll move away from LA, disillusioned with the sparkle and glitz that at one time seemed so promising.
Yes, the new landlord will have no problem renting that house. Folks will pay that much money for rent because the only truly “affordable” option is somewhere in South-Central LA. But that’s not the trendy, hot neighborhood right now.
So come be my neighbor if you’d like to take a whirl at life in LA. In nine years, it’ll be your turn to marvel at someone else paying way too much for a place to live.
